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kdahlo's review
1.0
I generally like serial killer content, I do not like sympathetic serial killer portraits. Especially when the premise is: something horrible must have happened to him make him do this! I feel like authors who write these narratives feel like they are insightfully reading between the lines of historical records. In fact they are gullible: repeating and elaborating on excuses spun by unrepentant killers. Fact is thin on the ground here if you don't ascribe to the (rather dull) theory that killers "must be" victims in some way. A similar graphic novel I would recommend is the Green River Killer, that story focuses on one of the investigators, and does a much better job researching the lives of the victims and the community. This book just regurgitates a lot of lurid speculation about the killer's "tragic" childhood. Dull.
daiareads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
courtneyjane's review
5.0
Those illustrations were almost done too well. Can't wait for nightmares about the nipple belt.
readingpicnic's review
I'm not really sure what to rate this or if it's inappropriate to rate a true crime book? I didn't know much about Ed Gein, so I learned quite a bit from this, although the authors point out in the back that some of the scenes depicted are dramatized. The explorations of gender were very sad and disturbing, and I don't really know how to feel about them. What do I do with the information that Ed Gein may have been trans? This was just a lot for me honestly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault