http://www.macsbacks.com/event/feed May 17 2012- June 16 2012 en http://www.macsbacks.com/event/macs-book-club-1 <div class="start">Start: 05/19/2012 - 7:30pm</div> <div class="end">End: 05/19/2012 - 9:00pm</div> <p> Mac's Book Club will discuss <strong>My Friend Dahmer</strong> by <strong>Derf</strong>. </p> <p> You only <em>think</em> you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer—the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper—seared himself into the American consciousness. To the public, Dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. To Derf Backderf, “Jeff” was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides. In <em>My Friend Dahmer</em>, a haunting and original graphic novel, writer-artist Backderf creates a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of a disturbed young man struggling against the morbid urges emanating from the deep recesses of his psyche—a shy kid, a teenage alcoholic, and a goofball who never quite fit in with his classmates. With profound insight, what emerges is a Jeffrey Dahmer that few ever really knew, and one readers will never forget. </p> http://www.macsbacks.com/event/macs-book-club-1#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:32:40 -0400