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Mijn vriend Dahmer by Derf Backderf

4 reviews

crimsonash606's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

A good read for those interested in true crime. It gives a complex and heart breaking perspective on what kind of life precedes the horror Dahmer inflicted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Vomit, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism

chaoticbeing's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

THIS is what a true crime novel should be about. It doesn’t feel like some flashy, exploitative story about Dahmer. Very quickly it becomes less and less about him and more and more of a commentary about how small town Americana leaves the most exploited and abused behind to keep up an image. 
The movie adaptation is bad though. Don’t bother.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Vomit and Abortion

calamitymeat's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.75

Not as sensationalized and out of touch as literally any other true crime story. I appreciate that Backderf only explicitly shows or mentions the murders like 2 or 3 times. It's a lot more tasteful and respectful to the victims and their families than portraying in detail the brutal murder and torture of gay men of colour, unlike other books and shows about Dahmer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, Vomit, and Cannibalism

lilybear3'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: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol