My Friend Dahmer

The firsthand accounts and factual checking on the author’s behalf assists in delivering a faithfully authentic and unbiased backstory to one of the most renowned serial killers of our time.

Hearing the horrific situations that happened through Dahmer victims and his interviews. This story explains some answers i had

wow. that was- wow.

Such an interesting perspective! I loved it.

amazing read

I've always been fascinated by serial killers for some odd reason, I can't explain why other than it's just generally fascinating what makes them people tick. My Spring Term of 2017 in College I took Psychology, and we did projects on mental disorders. One of the groups in my class had a mental disorder most serial killers have. By the end of all the groups presenting, my teacher explained to us that while people are not justified in their doings, we need to understand that they were people before their awful acts took place and something along the way made them snap or come undone, whether it is genetic or develops over time. We were told to understand before making hasty judgements. While we don't have to or should feel the need to sympathize- we have to understand we are all human beings and we all have a breaking point. While what Dahmer did after you graduated is awful, you in some form have humanized him for the public and helped others understand that serial killers like Jeff are developed over time. I'm curious as to what would have happened, had someone reached out to him at any point in those years? (Maybe not you, but someone who would have tried to sympathize with him being gay and attempting to understand him before he committed his first murder.) The world may never know. Either way, this book is appreciated on so many levels, and I enjoyed the artwork.

Pretty great. Left me hanging, though. Pity

Here's my issue with this book. They aren't friends; mostly associates and only for a short time. A lot of the book is conjecture and I can't say it truly gives me insight. I could read court transcripts, psych evaluations or any other first had sources and would really get a better understanding. This guy is on the outside looking in. So when he says my friend that's just untrue.

It's frustrating just like on the news it's always some distant relative, someone who knew the person in passing that is the first to speak. I just think this book offers little in the way of understanding Dahmer as a youth which is unfortunate.

This book was actually pretty good. I was born after Jeffery Dahmer was arrested for his crimes so I didn't really know to much about him until I had to read this book for a college class but this book gives such a great perspective on Jeffery Dahmer. Loved this book and would highly recommend it!!

Derf's style is unmistakable and always engaging, and as memoir it's riveting. A true five star graphic novel.