My Friend Dahmer Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Derf Backderf
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
387

My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf Book Summary

The bone-chilling graphic novel that inspired the major motion picture starring Ross Lynch as Jeffrey Dahmer.
 
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
2013 ALA/YALSA Alex Award
2014 Revelation Award at Angoulême
2015 ALA/YALSA Alex Award (Excellence in Narrative Nonfiction)
 
Named a BEST OF 2012 by Time, The Village Voice, A.V. Club, comiXology, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, MTV Geek, and more!
 
You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer—the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper—seared himself into the American consciousness. To the public, Dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. To Derf Backderf, "Jeff" was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides. In My Friend Dahmer, a haunting and original graphic novel, writer-artist Backderf creates a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of a disturbed young man struggling against the morbid urges emanating from the deep recesses of his psyche—a shy kid, a teenage alcoholic, and a goofball who never quite fit in with his classmates. With profound insight, what emerges is a Jeffrey Dahmer that few ever really knew, and one readers will never forget.
 
Also available by Derf Backderf, Trashed.

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Book Name My Friend Dahmer
Genre Graphic Novels
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 217.53 MB

My Friend Dahmer (Derf Backderf) Book Reviews 2024

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Don't judge a book by it's cover.. Preface: I am (was) not a fan of the graphic novel genre. I dismissed them as adult comic books which offerred little literary value. This was an extremely well written and, of course, magnificently illustrated story. We all know the name Jeffrey Dahmer and his monstrous deeds, but this book's unprecedented perspective gives the reader insight into the formative years of one of America's most ghastly and repulsive characters. Kudos to Derf Backderf on such a great piece of artwork, and thank you for making my horizon a little broader than before. This book is well worth the money!

Due Diligence Paid Off!. 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.

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

Couldn’t put it down. Such an interesting perspective! I loved it.

awesome. amazing read

Eh misleading. 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.

Great Comic!!!!!!. This a great, creepy, thoroughly referenced, and unbelievable but true comic.

Decent. Pretty great. Left me hanging, though. Pity

Great Book!. 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!!

Excellent. When I downloaded this I did not expect what I got - I thought "graphic novel" meant written graphically. (Don't laugh!) But what an amazing surprise! Loved reading this but the "graphic" visuals were compelling - I didn't have to visualize in my head- it was all there. I just wish it could have lasted longer. Thank you for sharing your experience - I could totally relate having also been in high school in the late seventies. I highly recommend!

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

Love It!. Half way through this book and I'm hooked. This is awesome. Can't wait to read more of Derfs work. Great job!

wow. wow. that was- wow.

Understanding Serial Killers. 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.

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Summary of My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf

The My Friend Dahmer book written by Derf Backderf was published on 05 March 2012, Monday in the Graphic Novels category. A total of 387 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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