The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer
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Summary
When Milwaukee police entered Jeffrey Dahmer's North 25th Street apartment in July 1991， they discovered that for some time this quiet， undemonstrative man had been living amidst the debris of an orgy of killing。 A severed head lay in the refrigerator。 A freezer contained two more heads and a human torso。 Two skulls and a complete skeleton were found in a filing cabinet。 A styrofoam box concealed two more skulls， and a large blue plastic drum was found to contain three further human torsos in various stages of decomposition。 This is the story of the mass murderer， Jeffrey Dahmer。 Brian Masters's subjects for biography have ranged from John Aspinall to E。F。 Benson， from Marie Corelli to Georgina， Duchess of Devonshire。 His study of mass murderer Dennis Nilsen， "Killing for Company"， won the Gold Dagger Award for non-fiction in 1985。
Reviews
Monica
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A thoroughly gripping brilliant read if you want all the extra details on the Dahmer cases。 explores the victims with Humility and understanding。 all i would say is some of the language is abit outdated now and sometimes we are guided onto tangents about religion and mythology which I wanted to skip past。 For most part though an absolute page turner and must read。 I would also like to say that I appreciate the point of view from Masters， being a Gay man who actually went and lived through the te A thoroughly gripping brilliant read if you want all the extra details on the Dahmer cases。 explores the victims with Humility and understanding。 all i would say is some of the language is abit outdated now and sometimes we are guided onto tangents about religion and mythology which I wanted to skip past。 For most part though an absolute page turner and must read。 I would also like to say that I appreciate the point of view from Masters， being a Gay man who actually went and lived through the terrible trial of Jeffrey Dahmer and having such a great knowledge of serial killers， he really is an expert in guiding us layman through the psychology of ones mind。 The book is written beautifully and uses many quotes from the sciences and literature throughout。 it has ALL the information you could need if you are researching Dahmer and really fills in some of the missing patches。 I dont understand how any review can give less than 5 stars。 I may even read it again！ 。。。more
gigi
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This book goes beyond just the gritty details and dives into the ideology of why Jeffrey Dahmer did what he did。 You will walk away from this book with questions you never thought to ask， and opinions you didn’t know you had。 Masters is knowledgeable， yet at times loses you in his own beliefs。
Tony Toni
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This book is amazing！ I gave it four stars instead of five only because I find some inconsistencies in the argument that Masters presents， which， although petty details in his fleshing out of the psychological theories he applies to the evidence he presents， really do hinder some of the conclusions that he draws。 Read it for yourself and see what you think， his analysis may ring truer with you than with me！The author is meticulous in his analysis of the evidence he wishes to share with his audie This book is amazing！ I gave it four stars instead of five only because I find some inconsistencies in the argument that Masters presents， which， although petty details in his fleshing out of the psychological theories he applies to the evidence he presents， really do hinder some of the conclusions that he draws。 Read it for yourself and see what you think， his analysis may ring truer with you than with me！The author is meticulous in his analysis of the evidence he wishes to share with his audience。 It is true analysis。 He put so much thought into this book before he wrote it。 His insights into Dahmer's behavior and state of mind are invaluable for those wishing to understand the question that plagues us all: "why did he do these awful things？" Masters writes in a manner in which he is quite distant from the events he describes in order to analyze the facts he collected and arrive at conclusions that are very insightful。 He gives small details about his presence at Dahmer's insanity trial when necessary， but does not， in any way， turn his piece into something that might sound like an autobiography。I found this book to be an addictive page-turner。 As a trained literary critic with a specialty in psychoanalytic theory， I found some moments in the text that seemed like non-sequitors， but I really appreciate how the author has made an attempt at analysis。 No piece of evidence presented is left without scrutiny。 Everything in this book is examined and criticized， including the trial for Dahmer's insanity defense。 The author is quite aware of his responsibility to not only present the facts， but to also submit those facts to criticism and analysis。 If he quotes someone， you'd better believe he's quotes that someone to talk about something related to what we all want to know， which is "why？"I also very much appreciated the author's critique of the trial that would determine whether or not Dahmer was insane。 It is， in fact， my favorite part of the book。 It criticizes the American legal system very closely。 It does not leave any authority's words without comment or criticism。 It tells you what the judge did wrong （because the judge made mistakes according to Wisconsin legal procedure）， what the lawyers did wrong （neither defense nor prosecution are left unscathed）， and what the extent to which the jury was subjected to a conundrum that， in my own personal opinion， no jury should ever be asked to decide。 The so-called "Dahmer phenomenon" in the media， as we who are old enough to remember， know was often savage， even in a pre-Instagram and pre-Twitter age， will find solace in this book because it was written and published in the age before social media and even cell phones。 This book was originally published when we were all still shoving coins into pay phones。 It's fresh for this reason， because it was researched， written， and published at the beginning of the 1990s， around the time Dahmer was sentenced to 937 years of prison。 The author lived it， breathed it， analyzed it inside and out， and got it out in print。 It's like a time capsule and an attempt at the answer to the question we all ask， "why？" from the very context it was born in。It's a "gotta read" if you're interested in this sort of thing。 But it isn't perfect。 。。。more
Angelia
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This was an odd read。 There is a lot of interesting information and I think the author was trying to be balanced and compassionate in discussing Dahmer， his victims， and their families。。。。but the author goes off on different tangents， analyzes various philosophies， psychology theories， and religious beliefs， and provides kind of random commentary that sometimes feels out of nowhere。 （He's British and was maybe writing for a British audience because there's a section where he literally explains w This was an odd read。 There is a lot of interesting information and I think the author was trying to be balanced and compassionate in discussing Dahmer， his victims， and their families。。。。but the author goes off on different tangents， analyzes various philosophies， psychology theories， and religious beliefs， and provides kind of random commentary that sometimes feels out of nowhere。 （He's British and was maybe writing for a British audience because there's a section where he literally explains what a diner is。。。he also does not approve of victim impact statements before sentencing and other aspects of the American legal system。。。sometimes interesting， sometimes odd。） The author apparently attended the trial and interviewed people relevant to the trial， so it does have something of an observer's perspective。 It was published shortly after Dahmer was sentenced， so there's no long view。 I generally read historical true crime and I think I am used to authors having a longer perspective in analyzing the cases and crimes they are discussing and researching。 This is contemporary to the events， so it has a very different feel。。。that's something some readers may enjoy。 For me， it was just kind of odd。 。。。more
Lillie m
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Amazingly written and very much in-depth。
sara
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I’ve been interested in this case for years now so I’ve gained quite a lot of knowledge before reading this book。 After finishing it， I have to admit that I got a much deeper understanding of Jeffrey Dahmer and the whole case itself。 This book goes all the way from his childhood to the trials。 It’s extremely informative but also very well written。 In my opinion there weren’t really any dry or boring pages because somehow every little detail played a huge role in understanding his motives。I am no I’ve been interested in this case for years now so I’ve gained quite a lot of knowledge before reading this book。 After finishing it， I have to admit that I got a much deeper understanding of Jeffrey Dahmer and the whole case itself。 This book goes all the way from his childhood to the trials。 It’s extremely informative but also very well written。 In my opinion there weren’t really any dry or boring pages because somehow every little detail played a huge role in understanding his motives。I am not a big fan of people portraying serial killers as simple monsters and creatures， saying they kill because they have an evil nature， etc。 There’s always so much more to it and this book really served it’s purpose - Education。 Portraying both， the killer and the victim as humans。 I recommend this to everyone who has a passion for true crime and is willing to really invest some time to reflect on Jeffrey Dahmers development。 。。。more
james mc donagh
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Fascinating Read。 Very well written book， the crimes which Jeffrey Dahmer committed were absolutely horrendous。 Found it difficult to put this book down。
youarebymyside
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The beginning with mythology was confusing。 The middle part with the killings was very interesting。 The third part with the trial kept dragging itself like a severely injured leg that cannot be saved。 Jeff's killings were An Experience。 However， the author's takes on gay people and sexuality， religion， history， mythology etc were not necessary and quite annoying sometimes。 My rating went from 4 to 3 to 2。5 stars easily。 More facts， less water and imagination please。 The trial description was a c The beginning with mythology was confusing。 The middle part with the killings was very interesting。 The third part with the trial kept dragging itself like a severely injured leg that cannot be saved。 Jeff's killings were An Experience。 However， the author's takes on gay people and sexuality， religion， history， mythology etc were not necessary and quite annoying sometimes。 My rating went from 4 to 3 to 2。5 stars easily。 More facts， less water and imagination please。 The trial description was a circus that could have been written WAY shorter， not to mention a time wasteful take on cannibalism （and whatever else） for more than an hour after the trial。 I couldn't get through that part in the end and dropped the book。 If the writer wanted to write a novel， he should've taken it to fiction of his own， not to insert it here， to non-fiction。 Even Ted Bundy's girlfriend， having no experience at writing， wrote her book in a much more interesting way。 。。。more
mr s robinson
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Lots of new informationI thought I already knew all about Jeffrey Dahmer， but this book have a lot more detail and information than any I've read previously Lots of new informationI thought I already knew all about Jeffrey Dahmer， but this book have a lot more detail and information than any I've read previously 。。。more
Johnny Kyro
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Very detailed passages about his crimes。 Found this book to be very interesting。
Ashleigh Hoare
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 • the fascinating and grizzly story of American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer who killed 17 men before being caught， all while maintaining his employment at a chocolate factory • Dahmer is a fascinating case - he truly does not fit the mold of your garden variety serial killer; he crossed ethnic lines （most don't）， murdering mostly Black and Latino men; he didn't torture animals as a child， rather he found already dead ones and disected and experimented with preserving them; and he didn't enjoy t • the fascinating and grizzly story of American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer who killed 17 men before being caught， all while maintaining his employment at a chocolate factory • Dahmer is a fascinating case - he truly does not fit the mold of your garden variety serial killer; he crossed ethnic lines （most don't）， murdering mostly Black and Latino men; he didn't torture animals as a child， rather he found already dead ones and disected and experimented with preserving them; and he didn't enjoy the murdering， the murder was just necessary to get what he wanted • Dahmer was socially isolated and withdrawn， only truly comfortable with the dead。 So he would murder men for company， using their corpses to experiment sexually （he did derive great pleasure from disection） and for comfort， keeping bodies for days before reluctantly disposing of them• twice Dahmer tried to make a zombie who would keep him company by drilling a hole into the skull - he would then inject liquid into the brain of his victim， but he was unable to perfect this method。 One victim of these experiments escaped after gaining consciousness， made it to the street and to Police。 Dahmer came running out and convinced the Police to return his victim to his apartment， where the victim was then murdered• tonnes of strange coincidences happen here - after his first kill， on his way to dispose of the body， Dahmer was pulled over by Police。 The cops accepted his excuse of having old garbage in the car and sent him on his way。 The same cop who ran that traffic stop was the detective who interviewed Dahmer when his crimes were discoveredI thoroughly enjoyed this read， but it involves necropolia， cannibalism and murder （though not gratuitous）， so it's certainly not for the faint of heart。 。。。more
Anastasija Popova
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Honestly， firstly， the book was flooded with speculations， quite annoying。 One does not have to give the imagined account for things which do not have to be clarified for the reader。 Secondly， seems like the author collected all the possible explanations of the character’s deviances from all the other books， philosophies， psychological theories the author has recently read。 It was like a soup of his guesses why Dahmer was as he was， why he did what he did。 It definitely felt like the book was wr Honestly， firstly， the book was flooded with speculations， quite annoying。 One does not have to give the imagined account for things which do not have to be clarified for the reader。 Secondly， seems like the author collected all the possible explanations of the character’s deviances from all the other books， philosophies， psychological theories the author has recently read。 It was like a soup of his guesses why Dahmer was as he was， why he did what he did。 It definitely felt like the book was written quickly for a hungry for scandal， non-critically thinking reader。 With so much information available about this case， a much better account of the case could have been provided。 。。。more
Nick Leak
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I'm rounding this up to 2 stars based on the author's detail of Jeffrey Dahmer's crimes， that was enlightening。 His thoughts and opinions on religion I didn't really need。 Wasn't interested also in his psychological opinions。 When he tried to draw similarities to Dahmer's crimes as to how they relate to normal sexual intimacy he really lost credibility with me。 It felt at times he was minimizing Dahmer's crimes。 I'm rounding this up to 2 stars based on the author's detail of Jeffrey Dahmer's crimes， that was enlightening。 His thoughts and opinions on religion I didn't really need。 Wasn't interested also in his psychological opinions。 When he tried to draw similarities to Dahmer's crimes as to how they relate to normal sexual intimacy he really lost credibility with me。 It felt at times he was minimizing Dahmer's crimes。 。。。more
Ryan Oxley
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The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer by Brian Masters is undoubtedly the benchmark for how you write a crime biography。 This striking character analysis of Dahmer's trifling list of neurosis （sociopath， psychopath， necrophiliac， cannibal） is not one for the faint-hearted， and nor are the descriptions （only a few， mind） of his heinous 17 murders。 However， Brian Master's does well in that he writes about these murders， but he spends a lot more time in this book writing about Dahmer's character， defence tr The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer by Brian Masters is undoubtedly the benchmark for how you write a crime biography。 This striking character analysis of Dahmer's trifling list of neurosis （sociopath， psychopath， necrophiliac， cannibal） is not one for the faint-hearted， and nor are the descriptions （only a few， mind） of his heinous 17 murders。 However， Brian Master's does well in that he writes about these murders， but he spends a lot more time in this book writing about Dahmer's character， defence trial， childhood， alcoholism， narcissism， and how the world understands such predators， rather than the glorification and sensationalism of 17 horrific murders of men by a homicidal Homosexual。 The obvious comparison is with England's very own Dahmer: Denis 'Des' Nilsen。 Having read Brian Master's analysis of the 1980s London serial killer， it's hards not to make a connection。 You wonder if Des knew of Dahmer - the similarities in how/why they killed， what they did with the bodies， mummy issues and the like， are striking and must have been hard for Master's not to have delved into this further。 Brian Master's attended Dahmer's trial and that gives the reader that all-important （and often rare in true crime books） first-account insight。 It serves well as the narrative progresses。 You can almost feel the tension in the court， as Dahmer is unanimously found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment。 The book stops there and we all know what happened next。 Kharma came for Dahmer - I wonder what Masters would have made of that （almost poetic） ending to a killers life？ A definite recommendation for those of you true crime enthusiasts。 In places， the book can be a bit heavyweight on the psychological analysis and uses some interestingly long words but that is what comes with a book from an author of high intelligence。 It's expected from a Master's book。 He's an author who feels the need to give an honest account of each criminological case that he writes。 Bone-chillingly good！ 。。。more
shiloh Stellato
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By far the most interesting source I have consulted about Dahmer， especially the last chapters addressing the trial， psychological aspects and the different approaches of the experts called to weigh in。 I wish there were more books like this。
Rhys
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The details are insane！！
Tammy MacMullin
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I didn't realize I had purchased a diagnostic manual when I bought this book。。。 that's how it reads。 While psychology is interesting， it's not exactly what I had in mind when I chose this book。 The facts of the case are gruesome， and that's kinda why I wanted to read about Jeffrey Dahmer （I'm morbid， so what， I'm allowed to be）， and this book didn't disappoint in that regard。 But page after page of clinical debate about his mental state。。。 ugh。。。 BORING。 He was insane， umm yeah he was， but he kn I didn't realize I had purchased a diagnostic manual when I bought this book。。。 that's how it reads。 While psychology is interesting， it's not exactly what I had in mind when I chose this book。 The facts of the case are gruesome， and that's kinda why I wanted to read about Jeffrey Dahmer （I'm morbid， so what， I'm allowed to be）， and this book didn't disappoint in that regard。 But page after page of clinical debate about his mental state。。。 ugh。。。 BORING。 He was insane， umm yeah he was， but he knew right from wrong！ 3 Stars for gruesomeness。 And after reading this， I sort of feel bad for young Jeff。。。 （not murdering cannibalistic Jeff）。。。 he had a shitty mother and no friends。 Who could not feel for any child in that situation。 But hey， most don't grow up and eat people。 🤷♀️ 。。。more
Aranka
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Pretty much what I expected， an interesting summary of Dahmer's life and crimes。 Gets pretty gory， obviously。 A little pseudoscientific for my tastes at times。 Pretty much what I expected， an interesting summary of Dahmer's life and crimes。 Gets pretty gory， obviously。 A little pseudoscientific for my tastes at times。 。。。more
Camila
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A good book but the author could have described Jeffrey’s crimes in detail。 Instead he chose to “spare us” from the some of the horrific nature of Jeffrey’s crimes。 This is a true crime book after all。 I was puzzled when Brian left out the details。 He could have also focused more on what prison was like for Jeffrey & the conversations he had with Detective Pat Kennedy and the discussions and interviews he had with his father， step mom & the amount of fan mail he got from women。 Instead there wer A good book but the author could have described Jeffrey’s crimes in detail。 Instead he chose to “spare us” from the some of the horrific nature of Jeffrey’s crimes。 This is a true crime book after all。 I was puzzled when Brian left out the details。 He could have also focused more on what prison was like for Jeffrey & the conversations he had with Detective Pat Kennedy and the discussions and interviews he had with his father， step mom & the amount of fan mail he got from women。 Instead there were mostly chapters dedicated to what psychiatrists thought if a criminal/serial killer were sane when they committed the crimes。 It wasn’t long before I completely lost interest in the book especially the last few chapters。 。。。more
Finny
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''The camera translated reality into fantasy， and the orgasm celebrated it。''When I first started reading this book I was telling anyone who would listen all about Dahmer's life， his pathology， and his early， clumsy murders。Gradually the details became too grim and I started giving broad stroke explanations instead， glossing over the grisly details， and telling people they should probably read the book themselves。By the book's midpoint， I decided it was better if I just kept it all to myself。 Th ''The camera translated reality into fantasy， and the orgasm celebrated it。''When I first started reading this book I was telling anyone who would listen all about Dahmer's life， his pathology， and his early， clumsy murders。Gradually the details became too grim and I started giving broad stroke explanations instead， glossing over the grisly details， and telling people they should probably read the book themselves。By the book's midpoint， I decided it was better if I just kept it all to myself。 The book's content is so disturbing—both the descriptions of the murders themselves， and the psychological insights into Dahmer as a person—the book itself feels dangerous， like it's supercharged with an evil electricity， like something deadly and magical and bad。 The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer is a masterpiece of true-crime; exploratory rather than exploitative。 A necessary spotlight lighting up some of the darkest parts of the human experience。 It's incredibly well written， staggeringly in depth， brutally honest， and brilliantly intricate。。。 but these elements are also what makes it so difficult to recommend—it's been a long time since I needed to take a break from a book after reading a particularly nasty section。 Deeply gruesome and profoundly disturbing， and difficult to recommend because of it， but absolutely necessary for those with the constitution to find something valuable here。 。。。more
Nate Hendrix
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I remember when Dahmer was arrested and convicted， but this book went into details I was unaware of。 My only disappointment is the book was published soon after his trial， so It doesn't have anything about his time in jail or his death。 I remember when Dahmer was arrested and convicted， but this book went into details I was unaware of。 My only disappointment is the book was published soon after his trial， so It doesn't have anything about his time in jail or his death。 。。。more
Sully Rivera
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The book exceeded my expectations。 You'll be submerge in a fascinating， chilling， and emotional journey。 From Jeffrey's childhood， his fantasies- and when they started， his struggles， his killings and eventually his trial。 Masters was insightful， and thorough。 Be prepare to debate whether Jeffrey was completely responsible of his crimes， or if he was insane。 You'll read facts and psychological points and analysis that sustain both。 "One must not confuse what is sick with what is sickening" 。。 Ma The book exceeded my expectations。 You'll be submerge in a fascinating， chilling， and emotional journey。 From Jeffrey's childhood， his fantasies- and when they started， his struggles， his killings and eventually his trial。 Masters was insightful， and thorough。 Be prepare to debate whether Jeffrey was completely responsible of his crimes， or if he was insane。 You'll read facts and psychological points and analysis that sustain both。 "One must not confuse what is sick with what is sickening" 。。 Masters adds references of Wendigo， primitive cultures， and religion。 All on which add some "explanation"？？？ Find out for yourself！ If you are looking for a factual and hard-to-put-down book about Dahmer's life and crimes， this is it。 。。。more
Lyndsey Gollogly
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This had me gripped！ After watching Des which is a tv adaptation of the UK serial killer Denis Nielsen who killed in similar ways to Dahmer this author came to my attention。 This delved deeper into Dahmers life and childhood it’s so easy to place blame when in fact this was a very sick individual！ We could argue he was a victim of the very poor mental health system。 The book is very well written every well researched it in no way glorifies the hideous crimes committed by Dahmer but it does bring This had me gripped！ After watching Des which is a tv adaptation of the UK serial killer Denis Nielsen who killed in similar ways to Dahmer this author came to my attention。 This delved deeper into Dahmers life and childhood it’s so easy to place blame when in fact this was a very sick individual！ We could argue he was a victim of the very poor mental health system。 The book is very well written every well researched it in no way glorifies the hideous crimes committed by Dahmer but it does bring to your attention the thin line the mental health sits on。 This poor men and their families I did find a few parts very hard to stomach and read and it keeps you questioning all the way through I think my husband got annoyed at me constantly trying to discuss or read certain bits out to him just so I could process them myself！ It’s a fascinating subject in the sense do we decide between nurture vs nature， control and no control is there that part of the brain missing in men like Dahmer that says no stop missing？ Also it brings to light very slack policing also shines a bad light on those professionals that didn’t pick up those warning signs could some of these men’s life been saved？ 。I guess it’s something we will never know！ 。。。more
Molly Brown
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Really interesting insight into Dahmer’s childhood traumas surrounding surgery and losing ‘control’ over his body at a young age。 Compared to Killing For Company though， this book was a bit monotonous as the court case dragged on。 Less cool psychoanalysis lol
Vanessa Tainton
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Interesting Very interesting and informative。 Author uses an analytical way of writing。 Was lengthy which I don't think it needed to be but good Interesting Very interesting and informative。 Author uses an analytical way of writing。 Was lengthy which I don't think it needed to be but good 。。。more
Erin
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Brian Masters provides a compelling case study of a destructive man overcome by his own macabre passions。 This is unlike any other true crime book out there。 You are immersed neck deep into the life of a madman as Masters goes into full depth of the details and insight of how one man could have so many problems。 He recounts every significant element that eventually connects in the intricate puzzle of the mind of a necrophile and schizophrenic murderer。 Master’s starts from the very beginning as Brian Masters provides a compelling case study of a destructive man overcome by his own macabre passions。 This is unlike any other true crime book out there。 You are immersed neck deep into the life of a madman as Masters goes into full depth of the details and insight of how one man could have so many problems。 He recounts every significant element that eventually connects in the intricate puzzle of the mind of a necrophile and schizophrenic murderer。 Master’s starts from the very beginning as he covers the early trauma， childhood experiences and other influences that played as the components that eventually created the horrific imagination and impulses of Jeffrey Dahmer。 This deep analysis encourages the reader to consider additional aspects of his obscure personality and cautiously suggests to imagine oneself in the shoes of Dahmer in an attempt to understand such complexities and， at best， humanize him。 This book is genuinely fascinating as Masters not only accurately covers Dahmer’s crimes but investigates the psychology of a killer。 Masters’ portrayal of Dahmer’s derangement and every evidence of his corruption being ignored before his final arrest is bone chilling。You will have to pace yourself through this book for it is not an easy read。 The author does not hold back with the gruesome details and overload of psychiatric analyzation as he delves into Dahmer’s state of mind。 Of this subject， a vast portion of this book covers the biggest argument of Dahmer's trial， what defines insanity？ Master’s questions if the killer truly had control of his impulses and an emotional understanding of his behavior。 Masters is able to logically articulate that there is something deeply wrong with Jeffrey Dahmer but the execution of his heinous acts does not define him as truly insane， rather so， immoral and lacking a conscious。 。。。more
James
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This book gives a reasonable account of the main events in the life of Jeffrey Dahmer， up to his conviction in 1993。 I enjoyed the first 200 or so pages， despite the rather extravagant use of language and numerous literary references， which occasionally made it feel like an academic paper。 Many of the references felt like they were shoe-horned in to fit the author's agenda or demonstrate how well read he is， without adding anything of value to the reader。The final section of the book， which cove This book gives a reasonable account of the main events in the life of Jeffrey Dahmer， up to his conviction in 1993。 I enjoyed the first 200 or so pages， despite the rather extravagant use of language and numerous literary references， which occasionally made it feel like an academic paper。 Many of the references felt like they were shoe-horned in to fit the author's agenda or demonstrate how well read he is， without adding anything of value to the reader。The final section of the book， which covers the trial， was very disappointing。 It was very biased， and rather than providing a balanced account of the trial， it concentrated on a lot of aspects of why the author felt the trial was flawed。 I have read a little about Brian Masters， and he is neither a psychologist nor a legal expert， yet he would claim to know better than numerous highly distinguished persons within those fields， by using his hindsight and opinions to point out what he considers to have been faults in the trial process。This final section of the book is also very heavily laden with psychological language and theories making it quite hard to read for somebody with limited knowledge of the subject。I have read a lot of books about true crime， and generally the authors have some insight or access to an aspect of the subject matter which makes their book stand out from other books retelling the story。 Masters did not speak to Dahmer， and only appears to have briefly spoken to a few peripheral characters。 He does not appear to be in a strong position to back up his opinions on the case。 。。。more
Daisy Gunner
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Have to take older true crime novels within the context of the time they were written， especially when talking about mental health。
Darren-lee
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Like the other reviews said。。。
Ruth Harwood
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