Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Mon ami Dahmer by Derf Backderf

7 reviews

louislover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

It was a nice change to see a book about someone like this based on their life before they did what they did, it was really interesting to see from someone who actually knew him the things he noticed as he looks back on it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Blood, Alcohol, Bullying, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, and Stalking

Minor: Ableism

lilybearillini3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

I appreciate the way Backderf tells this story and how his visuals help express the heavy emotions.  If you read the ebook, there are some deleted scenes and sketches that I found interesting.  I was also engrossed in the notes and notes on the Dahmer family in the back of the book.  I am interested in the 2017 movie adaptation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and Alcohol

librarymouse's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

3.5

The graphic novel didn't trivialize the terrible things Jeffrey Dahmer did, and it did give insight into the circumstances through which he was created, or at least not stopped. It felt weird to read about him in a positive light. The author specified that Dahmer's actions were unforgivable and that his sympathy for Dahmer ended at his first murder, but the narrative can be disconcerting at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Violence, and Ableism

Moderate: Abandonment

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, and Murder

msradiosilence's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

1.5

I was really expecting more. An insight into his background would’ve been interesting, but not this apologetic work. I understand it’s a memoir, and cheers to Backderf for finding it in his heart to feel sympathy for Dahmer, but you won’t find any from me, and it makes me a little sick that Backderf tried to explain that Dahmer’s issues were a result of a bad home life, intrusive thoughts, bullying, and the like. Plenty of other people have had one of more of those things happen and didn’t stalk and murder other people. This books reads a lot like the news reports of (TW!!)

school shootings,

where they try to make it out like the perpetrator was also a victim, but like I said, there are people who are going through the same things, or worse, and aren’t unaliving other people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

booksborrowed's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad fast-paced

3.0

A former classmate of Jeffery Dahmer shares his personal experiences and collective research of others to show a speculative story into Dahmer's childhood. 

This graphic novel was easy enough to follow and kept my dark interest into the human psyche entertained. There is a lot of added materials and notes to get even more information from at the end. 

It could have been interesting if there was less explanation in writing and the author used the drawings for more of an emotional impact. 

Overall, this was a quick on sitting read, and held a lot of opinions reading as a memoir. I wouldn't say don't try it, but it didn't "wow" me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, and Violence

moonlit_paperbacks's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Animal cruelty, Ableism, and Bullying

Moderate: Rape