No comments about Jeffrey Dahmer.

1 comments about Milwaukee Massacre.

1. This book was hard to read, to say the least. This book is not for the faint of heart, nor is it an everyday book that sits by your nightstand. However, if you're interested in reading about serial killers, this book will definitely interest you. The book is a quick-paced book about one of America's most bizzare serial sex killers. Jeffery Lionel Dahmer is responisble for at least seventeen confirmed murders. All men that were all strangers to this sick serial killer. This book chronicles Dahmer's life. From a young age Jeffery Dahmer found himself fascinated with death. When most kids were collecting sports cards, toys, ect., Dahmer collected dead animals. That wasn't all though. He would take a chemist-set his parents bought him and see what chemicals would disolve the dead animals (the same method he would use on numerous humans; victims). As his parents' marriage fell apart, so did Dahmer and his soul. He quickly found himself indulging in large ammounts of alcohol, which started around the age of fourteen.
   His first victim was Stephen Hicks, who had failed to return to his parents' home after a weekend rock concert. They filed a missing persons report, but little did they know that the infamous serial killer Jeffery Dahmer had killed the poor young man, and destroyed his body through the use of chemicals and then took a sledgehammer and crushed his bones and hid them. At the young age of eighteen, Dahmer had begun a killing spree that would last for thirteen years and involve sixteen other victims. Jeffery Dahmer was a insane sex killer, who prayed on innocent victims and seen that any of them that were in Dahmer's grasp meant certain death. Dahmer would lure his victims in with the promise of money, what they got is unmentionable. Dahmer was a closet-homosexual, that would try to disolve the dead bodies in diffrent kinds of chemicals (trying to dispose of their bodies), he was a cannibal (in one section of the book, authorities asked him why he had a human heart in his freezer, he replied "I was saving it to eat later"), he was also a necrophiliac who had a terrible fear of abandonment. This book is very informative, taking interviews from neighbors, childhood friends, family members and local authorities. However, this book isn't for anyone with a weak stomach, they explain EVERYTHING. This book is also a little out of date -- it didn't mention his death in prison (he actually died at the hands of another inmate) nor did it take it any further than a month after the bizzare discovery. If your a reader of the minds and actions of serial killers, then I highly recommend this book, even if you're interested in the murders that Dahmer committed. This book delves deep into the mind of the serial-sex-killer and will leave you speechless.

4 comments about Jeffery Dahmer.

1. I could not put this book down. I was drawn into his evil acts and shocked by his actions. How could someone be that demented? I know that he wouldn't have stopped. But he was tired of playing his games. He was his own God and he created his own world in which his fantasy would become real. I believe he couldn't have been a happy person. He wanted to be loved so badly but he went about it in the sickest way possible. His fantasy world took over him. As dark as it was but in his mind it wasn't bad. To him he loved to people he murdered. They would live forever inside him.



2. Engulfed by Joel's words more than any other psychologist, psychotherapist, psychiatrist etc ever before, even including Park Dietz and his honest humanity; I can read his book in the minimal of time, because I cannot put the book down. 'Accurate' is an understatement to his definition, understanding and forthrigheousness. Morris' almost matter-of-fact like observancy is obvious of his qualification to talk on such matter - his account of Dahmer is supurlative, the ONLY one. If I may, I could ask you to check the review below........Quotes as such "I was drawn into his evil acts and shocked by his actions" and "He wanted to be loved so badly but he went about it in the sickest way" Copyright permitting from this person's review - this should really be the point of view from anyone, I think; and eventhough a negative and a poitive still equal a negative; I really STRONGLY agree; I do say that Dahmer could have been happy, but recognising anything 'different' in the age of a 6 year old is a nightmare for anyone, if not impossible. Whichever way, Joel Norris make this even more apparent than ANYONE could have thought before. I reccomend this book to anyone interested in Jeff, and serial killers in general - or more to the point.....EVERYBODY.



3. this is a very good book filled with many interesting tid bits. i must have read it about 5 times. it's well illestrated, and really gets you thinking about one of the worlds biggest monsters as a person who only wanted to be loved.



4. I presume this book was written very soon after the Dahmer trial, as the gaping holes in research are most apparent.
   There is no mention of Dahmer's childhood double hernia operation, which according to his father, changed him from a happy bubbly child to a withdrawn loner.
   However, it was interesting to read quotes from former classmates etc.
   I would recommend Brian Master's book for accuracy, although I found at times he was too sympathetic to Dahmer, which made me cringe to say the least.
   There are some major untruths in the book. Dahmer was not an animal abuser, as stated, and his love of his pets was ignored.
   Too much experts ponitificating on their own theories,yawn.
   I would look to other books for a more truthful account.

No comments about Step into My Parlor: The Chilling Story of Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

3 comments about Of Men and Monsters: Jeffrey Dahmer and the Construction of the Serial Killer.

1. Typical of postmodern "theory," the writing is needlessly complex, which, also typical of postmodernists, hides the fact that the author is substantively ignorant of the topic and has no insight to offer. If you can sort through the jargon, this book basically argues that serial murders would not happen if we just ignored the killers, because they are part of a "discursive" loop, in which the killers are a sort of performer who kill to please their audience, which is the public. The author is oblivious to work done in psychology, criminology, sociology, and FBI investigations. Overall, the book is a flight from reality, which would be humorous if the topic were not so serious.



2. I found this to be a good book, given the relatively difficult topic, very informative (another person's (Richard's in this case) is always usefully anyhow; however, this is the most hardest of reading material that I have ever come across. ADVICE: One Korean Gingseng and no alcohol before opening Richard's Book.



3. This is the finest book on the subject, addressing not what serial killers ARE but why we make them the way they are, how they function for us, and why we need them. The prose is witty, direct, and precise; the argument is more chilling than any horror story.

5 comments about Dark Journey Deep Grace: JEFFREY DAHMER'S STORY OF FAITH.

1. Can a story about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer be beautiful?
   
   My mind takes me to a verse in the gospel of John: "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it" (John 1:8 ESV). Dark Journey Deep Grace shows that the darkness of Jeffrey Dahmer's past cannot overcome the light of Christ. The grace of Christ Jesus is more than able to transform a life that has known the depths of depravity.
   
   I was apprehensive about reading this book because of the inevitable retelling of Dahmer's crimes. A couple of chapters are somewhat disturbing, but I found that grace runs through this account. I see it in Dahmer's desire to be baptized and to obediently follow Christ. Because he had done so much wrong, he wanted so badly to do everything right that it bordered on legalism.
   
   This is where God used Roy Ratcliff, a sincere and humble Church of Christ pastor that God uniquely prepared for this situation. Overwhelmed with regret for his crimes, Dahmer thought of suicide. Ratcliff at one time was so low over a failed pastorate that he too contemplated the same. He gently helped Dahmer to see the issue in light of Scripture, and was also able through their ongoing study of the Bible to guide Dahmer away from a legalistic faith. Ratcliff wanted Dahmer to know that he was fully loved and accepted by God.
   
   Ratcliff never sought notoriety, but he had to deal with it when word of Dahmer's baptism reached the press. The grief that it caused was overshadowed by his concern for his relationship with the man he knew as Jeff. He was pleasantly surprised to learn that Dahmer was glad that people learned of his baptism. Dahmer had a desire to share his faith with others.
   
   This is a wonderful account, simply told, of Ratcliff's seven-month relationship with Dahmer. One of the beautiful aspects of the book is that the two became friends. As a result, Ratcliff is able to share intimately about how Dahmer changed after becoming a Christian.
   
   Dahmer dared to ask the question: Is there a place in heaven for a sinner like me? This book answers yes. It's surprising to learn that many people, including Christians, found it difficult to believe that Dahmer could be forgiven and have a place in heaven. It makes one wonder if Christians truly believe that the vilest offender can receive pardon from sin through faith in Christ.
   
   Ratcliff uses misunderstanding in the minds of people to write briefly about the difference between forgiveness and justice. This might help those who struggle with the thought of God accepting Dahmer and his being a Christian. The book, however, leaves little doubt about his faith being genuine.
   
   The writing is excellent making for easy reading. The author shows a wonderful balance in what he chose to write about. He wisely and tactfully addresses a number of issues without being preachy.
   
   There's a beauty in being able to tell the truth in a simple and straightforward manner. That's what I find here.
   
   This is a tragic story made beautiful in the end by the grace of God.



2. One phone call in April 1994 changed Roy Ratcliff's life forever. The call came from a fellow minister who wanted to know if Ratcliff would preside over the baptism of an inmate who was incarcerated in a prison near his home. Ratcliff had never had any experience with prison ministry. Nevertheless, he agreed to drive to the prison and meet with the prisoner. Upon being satisfied that the prisoner had a proper understanding of baptism's purpose, Ratcliff would make all the necessary arrangements. Ratcliff just needed one more piece of information: who was the prisoner making the request? The answer: Jeffrey Dahmer.
   
   Ratcliff, like everyone else living in Wisconsin in the 1990s, was familiar with Dahmer's horrific story of torture, murder, necrophilia and cannibalism. When Ratcliff met Dahmer in late April 1994, he was surprised at Dahmer's quiet demeanor, his fairly lean frame and his small hands. Satisfied that Dahmer understood the meaning of baptism and that his desire was sincere, Ratcliff made arrangements for Dahmer's baptism in May 1994.
   
   After Dahmer's baptism, Ratcliff continued meeting with him for weekly Bible studies and discussions. Little did they know that, in late November 1994, their friendship would be severed by Dahmer's brutal murder at the hands of another prisoner.
   
   His friendship with Dahmer changed Ratcliff's life in several ways. First, the responses of other Christians to Ratcliff's ministry with Dahmer challenged Ratcliff to think deeply about the concepts of mercy, grace and justice. Some Christians encouraged Ratcliff's efforts, others believed Ratcliff was being conned and still others believed Dahmer was too evil to be forgiven. Second, Ratcliff's belief in Dahmer's sincerity and his friendship with Dahmer led him to believe more deeply in God's unconditional love. Third, following his ministry with Dahmer, Ratcliff became involved in several other prison ministries, activities that he is still engaged in a dozen years later.
   
   Ratcliff states unequivocally that God can and does forgive the Jeffrey Dahmers of the world. Ratcliff also states unequivocally that divine forgiveness does not expunge the need for earthly justice. Ratcliff believes that people who cannot understand these distinctions are confused about the natures of both God and society. Social justice required, rightly, according to Ratcliff, that Dahmer should serve out his sentence regardless of his spiritual condition. Ratcliff reports that Dahmer also accepted his penalty as a just one. Neither of these men ever viewed spiritual conversion as a "get out of jail free" card. According to Ratcliff:
   
   "A gross misunderstanding of what Jeff's baptism accomplished was apparent. No one said Jeff was no longer guilty of his crimes. He would not be released from prison, nor should he be, dependent upon his baptism. Baptism does not take away crimes. It addresses sins. The issue in baptism doesn't concern justice in the society. It concerns the forgiveness of God. . . . Jeff's crimes cry out for justice. . . . No one understood this quite as well as Jeff" (pp. 85-86).
   
   This is a profoundly moving book, an unpretentious chronicle of an unlikely friendship that developed around a seemingly unlikely faith. Christians interested in stories of personal testimony will find this book interesting, as it offers insights into the spiritual lives of two men, Ratcliff and Dahmer. They should also find it uplifting, because it offers the promise of present and future redemption to all people, regardless of their past transgressions. Finally, readers of any faith, and even people with no faith, who read this book will be challenged to reconsider their ideas about God, evil and justice.



3. Wisconsin minister Roy Ratcliff, through a series of unexpected developments and coincidences, was offered the opportunity to spiritually counsel serial murderer Jeffrey Dahmer while he was serving fifteen life sentences. Dahmer made headlines in the early 1990's for his cannibalism, necrophilia, and dismemberment of 17 male victims. Ratcliff's story, however, is slim on the true crime details, and rich in spiritual reflections on his relationship with one of America's most notorious serial killers.
   
   Ratcliff baptized Dahmer in the Church of Christ at Wisconsin's Columbia Correction Institution. Dahmer had completed church workbooks and study guides prior to his request for baptisim. Ratcliff's book describes his relationship with a man who was shunned not only by America as a whole, but by the Christian population of America.
   
   Minister Ratcliff describes a strong friendship from which both men grew and developed spiritually. Ratcliff was subject to harsh criticism for counseling a man that most believed was unfit for heaven. His story, however, is not that of a jailbird conversion, but of a friendship with a deeply troubled man who long knew that his urges were demented, but was unable to control them. Dahmer was murdered in prison in 1994, but Ratcliff continues to minister to prisoners to this day (he had never visited a prisoner prior to Dahmer's request for religious contact in prison).
   
   This book is a slim volume that is rich on reflections about religion, friendship, God, spirituality, and society's concept of forgiveness. It is (thankfully) short on true crime details. Admittedly, the dialogue does read as amateurish, and Ratcliff appears to paint himself in an overly angelic light, but this is still a worthwhile read about religion, friendship, and a crime that is imprinted in America's collective psyche.



4. I was only one or two chapters into this book before I started recommending this book to my friends. The message(s) of this book is very powerful. I'm not one to write in books, but my copy of DARK JOURNEY, DEEP GRACE is covered with blue ink, underlining words and making notes in the margins.
   
   I believe this is a book every Christian should read. It will not only teach us to forgive others, but it will remind us of how very powerful and incredible our own salvation is. None of us are deserving, yet God saved us from darkness and sin.



5. Jesus told a parable where a number of individuals worked in a field as day laborers. Some of the workers worked all day long and others worked only one hour. At the end of the day they were all paid the same wage. Those who had worked the hardest felt that such treatment was unfair. The owner replied, "Didn't you agree to work all day for the usual wage? Take it and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you.... Should you be angry because I am kind?" (Matthew 20:13-15). Jeffrey Dahmer discovering the grace of God and responding in simple trusting faith is a true scandal! But it is no more scandalous than Jesus saving a convicted criminal who was crucified beside him. Both were saved, not because they were worthy of salvation, but because they trusted in the one who loved them and took the punishment they deserved.
   
   I am thankful to Roy Ratcliff for sharing his story. It was an encouragement to me to read of a preacher who devoted himself to working for the kingdom of God instead of selfishly working to "grow" his own church. The book tells enough of the horrendous sins of Jeffrey Dahmer so that the reader will understand how wicked he truly was, however, it does not go into unnecessary gory detail. The focus of the author was truly on the marvelous grace of God. Ratcliff tells the story as a humble servant doing his master's bidding.

1 comments about Massacre in Milwaukee: The Macabre Case of Jeffrey Dahmer.

1. This book as far as I know was onw of the first written about the Jeffrey Dahmer case. The copy I got is a reissue that contains a few typos and such...(I wouldn't have their secretary review my work for typos)...but altogether, a very good read.
   Unlike alot of biographies that become a long, boring monologue about the subject, this one captivated me from the beginning, and kept me reading by not dragging on too long about mundane things. Now, just to let everyone know, I have most of the books and other publishings written about Jeffrey Dahmer, so the mere fact that I am scoring this so high says alot.
   The only down side to this book is the fact that it was written so early, before alot of the interviews were conducted with Jeffrey Dahmer, and before alot of information came to light. Most of the information is second and third party information, unlike other books that were written by people who were originally at the scene, but it still reads like it could have been written by someone who had first hand knowledge of the case.
   All in all, I would recommend this book for anyone who is interested in the case, both casual readers, and forensic enthusiasts alike.

5 comments about The Man Who Could Not Kill Enough: The Secret Murders of Milwaukee's Jeffrey Dahmer.

1. This book was written by the Milwaukee Journal crime reporter who was the first reporter on the scene when Jeffrey Dahmer's personal slaughterhouse was revealed to the public on July 23, 1991. This book was published the following year and as such it doesn't have the benefit of time with which to look back on the murderer that shocked Milwaukee and the nation. Of course, Jeffrey Dahmer himself didn't have much time, either -- he was killed in prison in November 1994 by a delusional fellow inmate.

   Dahmer's misdeeds are widely known, if only in part, but this book does bring forth the full horror in the very first chapter. Working the crime beat, Anne E. Schwartz, the wife of a cop who frequently got to go "under the yellow tape" for a closer look, was one of the few who actually got to stand in Dahmer's cramped, fetid apartment. Upon entering, she first noticed the general clutter and the trappings of a gay single man: potato chip bags, cigarette butts in an ashtray, and posters of muscular hunks adorning the walls. But she also couldn't help but notice the twisted and macabre additions that lurked in every room: a filing cabinet containing multiple human skulls, a scrapbook containing photos of partially dismembered corpses, containers of formaldehyde and chloroform, not to mention various bones and decomposing body parts. She knew this would be the case of a lifetime and in fact she was the one who broke the story.

   Schwartz's carefully compiled narrative follows Dahmer from his younger days to the last eighteen months of his life before his arrest, a time he used to kill a dozen men. The book starts strong because the story is simply so shocking. But Schwartz has also spoken personally to many members of the victims' families. Their stories really frame the tragedy, and Schwartz does keep the book moving, but the book nevertheless begins to be less about Dahmer at this point. And while not many other authors would have had the perspective on Milwaukee to address just how badly this case fractured the city and exposed raw racial divisions, the book really ceased to be about Dahmer at this point. I felt it lost its focus. The story of Milwaukee is certainly one that needed to be told -- just not in a book with this particular title.

   For those interested in "profiling" or criminal motive, this book will disappoint you. It's not a detective story, either. Schwartz does go into some depth regarding Dahmer's relationship with his probation officer (recall that Dahmer was on probation when he killed many of his victims) and these details reveal just how sad, miserable, and lonely Jeffrey Dahmer was in the last year of his freedom. But for the most part, this is a book that will appeal mostly to avid Dahmer fans or to those who want to read about the fallout from the case on the city of Milwaukee, its Police Department, and its citizens. It might also hold interest for those who are interested in how journalists work with police departments to report on crime.

   Those of us who are looking for explanations might instead turn to Robert Ressler's book on serial killers, I Have Lived in the Monster. There is a lengthy interview with Dahmer perforated with Ressler's commentary that helps explain why Dahmer felt compelled to commit such acts of violence.




2. I quite enjoyed this book, but found it was in part poorly researched. Dahmer was never cruel to animals, in fact he loved them and would look after them , as did another notorious 'cannibal' killer, Dennis Nielsen, who also killed for company. It was only dead animals eg.road kill that he dissected.
   I have also read Brian Master's book , "The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer" and was more impressed, although I was surprised he would put Dahmer and Ted Bundy in the same category.
   Dahmer was an extremely sick human being, but not a torturer.Sadly we will never know what mental illness made him commit these horrific crimes which ruined the lives of so many families.
   I don't recommend this book.



3. I would not recommend this book at all. It seems to me that this author used the book to brag that she's married to a cop and has an inside scoop on everything instead of using it to tell us the story of Dahmer. I have read many Dahmer books from different points of view and this one was my least favorite. I guess it's worth a read but be warned, it isn't the greatest Dahmer book there is.



4. This manages to make Dahmer's macabre story boring by stiffly recounting the tale in chronological fashion. The writer, a cop's wife and a Milwaukee newspaper reporter who was first on the scene, doesn't really have the skill to write a full length book. She needed a ghost writer to make the facts come alive. It reads like a long and dull newspaper article. With so many better accounts on the market, don't bother with this one.



5. I was interested for the first few chapters, and then completely lost interest, which is crazy because I find the whole Dahmer story very intriguing. She talks far too much about journalism and what the police went through rather than telling about what was going on with Dahmer during all this, and it just seemed to me like she was bragging about being a good journalist who was in with the cops and that she was married to one. It took me weeks to read it just because I kept having to force myself to go on reading about all these things when I just wanted to know more about the man himself. She went to far off topic, it read like an extremely long drawn out newspaper article, and I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.

5 comments about A Father's Story.

1. After recently seeing the unshown interview Stone Phillips did in April, 1994, nine months before Jeff was set up and murdered in prison, my heart goes out to him. The mother and her mother were drunks. Jeff became an alcholic at 14, was molested as a child and seemed to be left out of the family.
   
   I do believe Lionel cared and did the best he could. I also believe if Jeff had been born a few years later, he could have found a slave on the internet.
   
   Jeff seemed like an intelligent man and was easy on the eyes. I have heard people at his trial said, "He looked like an angel and I would have gone home with him."
   
   I wish they had studied Jeff's brain and I wish I could have met him. I do believe he was remorseful and full of guilt. Like most of us, he just wanted to be loved and not be alone. He was proud of his father for writing this book.
   
   RIP Jeff With Love



2. I loved this book and I love to read and study about Dahmer. This is a great book but after seeing a documentary on tv about it, I am a little concerned about the authenticity of the information that his father is giving in this book. He makes a lot of claims about the state of Jeffrey's mother that she denies..... so that leaves me feeling ..hmmm??
   I have to imagine as a father, this book would be very hard to write, talking about the heinous nature of his son's life before prison. What is his motivation for this? Due to some of his comments, I believe perhaps he is a little bit "off" himself too and able to detach himself and provide mostly truths.
   On a personal note, I'm very disappointed that the prison left him in a situation where he ended up murdered. He could have and should have been studied. Not that the studies of Manson has answered all our questions, but when you get someone like Dahmer, it's got to be studied. He was willing to discuss his crimes and do all he could after his sick, twisted lifestyle came to an end.



3. Lionel Dahmer's memoir is the story of the dark journey of a father who was faced with the grisly reality of one of America's most notorious serial murder, mutilation, rape, necrophilia, and cannibalism cases. Lionel was a father who had to grapple not with losing his son to these unspeakable horrors, but with the fact that his son was the perpetrator. As a father, Lionel was asked if he could forgive his son, but before he could determine that, he had to forgive himself. The book presents Lionel's struggle with guilt, bewilderment, anger, and personal chaos during his son's life and in the aftermath of his arrest.
   
   The memoir stands alone in its straightforward prose, introspection, and complete lack of blame shifting. Lionel provides broads stroke of details of the crimes, focusing more on the individuals than on the headline-grabbing depravity of Jeffrey Dahmer's deviance. Throughout Jeffrey's youth, and during the trial, Lionel grappled with his own responsibility for his son's social maladjustment. He identified with his son's need for control, extreme fear of abandonment, and general solitary nature. Lionel even contrasts Jeffrey's zombie experiments with his own hypnosis-control experiments in childhood. After Jeffrey's arrest, Lionel never wanted him to go free, but he did hope and work for psychiatric treatment for the son he was never able to save.
   
   Lionel, I applaud you condor and introspection. You've written a book that will no doubt provide comfort to many parents of difficult children, and will help frame many of the "why?" questions felt by Americans with regards to your son's crimes.



4. On the heels of many a serial murder's crimes, we often find a different type of terrible person. There are often those who try to cash in on the deeds of something infamous, selling their tales to anyone that will listen, and there are those who try to make others forgive them and tell them they aren't to blame.
   It is an ugly world when this happens and uglier still when these things first march into view.
   
   When I first saw this book I thought it was the culmination of the two of these things, and I accordingly dismissed it for a time because the idea repulsed me and the few sensibilities I try to stay connected with. The thing that changed my mind on reading the book was an interview done with Lionel and his son a year or so before Jeffrey's death, when Jeffrey was setting with his dad and talking about many of the things that had transpired. Amongst many of the questions J.D. was asked, he was asked to tell his dad what he thought about what his father had written. This seemed to catch both of them off-guard a bit, but Dahmer finally responded by saying that the book captured things that even he had forgotten and that he thought the book was worth reading.
   Considering how reviled Dahmer was by what he saw himself as, I wondered what that meant and wanted to look into the topic. And what I found was what the title entailed - it as a father trying to understand how his son had become something that he couldn't come close to comprehending.
   
   Far from the read that True Crime readers might be looking for, this is the story of a father and the son he desperately tried to recall. It accordingly goes into the early aspects of the boy and delves into a few curious aspects that the father remembers, but it really spends a lot of its time trying to see where things "went wrong" instead of focusing on the gruesome details of what had transpired. That isn't to say there aren't references to the events that had transpired because there are, and that isn't to say that there aren't times when it seems like Lionel hopes he is blameless because all fathers would hope they were free of this guilt. The thing is that the point of the book is really to look at the exploration of a father wondering about the horrors his son was capable of and where that came from.
   It did this by exploring everything, even looking into the idea of love and wondering how one could possibly ever atone for something so terrible as what his son had done. It also looked at where the father could have gone wrong, and the ideas were - painful.
   
   I'm not going to go as far as some people and commend Lionel Dahmer for writing this book because I'm not sure anyone deserves a commendation for something like this. I will say that the book looked like a struggle, however, and that this struggle looked like one that seems almost unimaginable.
   I would rarely recommend reading of this type but, in this case, the reviews are merited and then some. Knowing the topic tells you if you are interested in it and, if you are, then this is a prospective normally never acquired.



5. I cried when I read this book, I'm sad for Jeffrey and it would have made WAY MORE sense to have him studied in a hospital to find out if this could be prevented in the future. I did not cry for Jeff, I cried for his Father,,,,,I'm the parent of a son who was troubled in his youth and I could just feel his sadness and grief over his son and I wept for him and his wife and his mother and all of Jeff's victims.

5 comments about The Jeffrey Dahmer Story: An American Nightmare (St. Martin's True Crime Library).

1. This book went way too in-depth with the history of Millwaukee and town of Bath. It was almost like a history lesson that didn't seem to relevant to the story as a whole. The rest of the book was an interesting true story. I didn't get the edition that talked to Dahmer after he was jailed, however.



2. This book starts out like it is going to be interestin and then after the first chapter it starts getting really boring. It tells the same thing over and over. First he takes home the boy and then drugs him and then cuts up the body. That is all it says everytime, it doesn't go into detail. The ending is really boring i could barley finish it. He gets caught durin the middle of the book and the rest is just trial crap that is really not intersting.



3. If you know nothing about Jeffrey Dahmer and want to know which crimes he commited and how he did it, this is the book for you. But if you have read other books about him, don't bother.
   
   The facts presented in this book are accurate, but it's such a shame that you don't get to know who Jeffrey Dahmer really was, nothing new about why he did it, his psychology. Okay, maybe nobody knew who he really was, but the author could have at least tried to give us something new.
   
   Although I believe that Milwaukee is interesting doesn't mean that I want to know its complete history! It just went on and on! After a while you know more about Milwaukee and Bath than Jeffrey Dahmer ever did.
   
   I guess that books like this one are written because of the fascination for serial killers. Although nothing new is said, the author knows that people will buy his book. And that's a shame.



4. This book gives great detail into the life of Jeffrey Dahmer's life and the sick crimes that he committed. The thing I did not care for in the book is that it would go off on history of a town or an area and continue for the entire chapter and it left you feeling what does the towns history have to do with Jeffrey and his killings?



5. My review isn't going to be much different from the others.
   
   I have become quite fond of true crime books, and this was the second that I have read. I knew very little about Dahmer before reading this book, and I found much of it to be very interesting.
   
   Unfortunately, the author has prioritized quantity over quality. It seemed to be loaded with all of the bare bones of the crimes, but contains very little meat. It also seems he relied on geography and the history of the regions where Dahmer did his deeds as filler. Believe me, there's plenty of it. I could almost swear that entire paragraphs were duplicated throughout the book just to take up page space.
   
   I'm not a great author myself, which is why I haven't made an attempt at getting paid for it. The fact of the matter is that most of the book could have been written using tourist brochures and local newspaper coverage of the crimes as the only resources.