A review by librarymouse
My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
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.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Violence, and Ableism
Moderate: Abandonment