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.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Blood
Minor: Suicide, Homophobia, Vomit, and Cannibalism
brookey8888's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
3.25
I don’t know something about this doesn’t sit right with me. I know the author did his research but it feels like all of this is not his information like he only hung up with him like once. That being said I did learn some things because I’ve never really watched any of the TV shows or movies about it because it’s kind of weird to me. I don’t know the other style I also really don’t like at all to be honest. I would say if you wanna learn more maybe but I don’t know it just felt weird to me.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Cursing, Murder, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
lilybearillini3's review
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.
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
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