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My Friend Dahmer Derf Backderf
Publisher: Abrams, Harry N., Inc.

The author was an acquaintance of Dahmer in high school. Teen Book Club: My Friend Dahmer. I know, I know--the idea of "graphic novel" and "Jeffrey Dahmer" in combination seems like a queasy choice at best. It chronicles the high school years of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. You Only Think You Know This Story. Join us as we discuss this comic-format memoir from a high school classmate of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. €�My Friend Dahmer” is a graphic novel project that was released earlier this year, written and illustrated by Derf Backderf. Dahmer-cover My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf. What is the first thing you think of when you hear the name Jeffrey Dahmer? Thus reads the book jacket's dramatic intro, a single sentence in ominous red type. I take some issue with Backderf's view expressed in the interview that people should have done more, that there were 'red flags' and so on. To Derf Backderf, “Jeff” was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides. He's got a new autobiographical graphic novel out about his high-school friendship with the infamous serial murder and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, called My Friend Dahmer. So I've visited this house many times, for reasons other than My Friend Dahmer. Derf Backderf, the author of MY FRIEND DAHMER, actually went to school with the notorious serial killer. This powerful graphic novel about well-known serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is completely unique. Let me start by saying this one of my first forays into the Graphic Novel universe, and it was definitely a good choice to start with, for those of you that also may not like graphic novels. €�My Friend Dahmer” looks great.