i think there are probably better books about this case out there (although it is significantly better than the netflix show, for obvious reasons). Jeff came from a family where his parents argued, they cheated on one another and they hated one another. I found this book quite hard to read in the beginning didn’t like the way it was written but did when I got further into it. however i didn’t like how opinionated the author was from the start, and although i sometimes appreciate jokes / dark humour when appropriate to lighten the mood when speaking about heavy topics, i found the jokes in this book pretty cringe to be honest. His mother, comes across as mentally unstable, selfish and in denial of how her actions have led to Dahmers delay in development.

However, I did that he referenced a couple other books to debate the claims made in said books but it was still dripping with condescending tones rather than allowing the reader to make their own mind up from the thoughts he had brought up. I would not have been surprised if she also had BPD and since she ever got treated or diagnosed it just got worse and worse. it’s sad that’s people can feel so much sadness and pain it leads them to do such awful and disturbing things. I don’t know why I am saying this, but I guess it’s just crazy that I’ll see him one day for myself.His parents were not the best parents but they werent the worst either and they loved him despite all of the horrible things he did! As someone who is from the UK, I don’t invest a lot of time learning about the justice systems from other countries. A lot of people read true crime to learn what red flags to pay attention to in a the behaviour of men or women. Any book about Jeffrey Dahmer will include very graphic descriptions of rape, murder, mutilation of a still living person(s), the mutilation, cannibalisation of their corpses. Whatever his illnesses, they’re not the reflection of people who are diagnosed with these conditions.

i thought the racial element of the case (how dahmer predominantly chose people of a minority ethnic background, and how dahmer managed to get away with his crimes for longer because of the police’s attitude to people of a minority ethnic background in the area) was quite glossed over throughout the book, and not really discussed. He got away with killing for so long because of the inherent bias and systemic racism embodied by people of authority. This man is not a monster although he is a sick man with an out-of-control mind which I honestly wish I could have studied and seen.If two people have an interest in necrophilia it doesn’t make them any more similar personality wise then if two people have an interest in working out or true crime documentaries.