I Am Not a Serial Killer

My reaction when a third of the way through the book IT happened was something like For those of you that have read the book, you know EXACTLY what I am talking about For everyone else, let me explain as best I can without any spoilers Our story begins in a small town with a wonderful introduction to John Wayne Cleaver John is 15 years old boy who is obsessed with serial killers This obsession is the result of he himself having many of the traits and characteristics of a serial killer and My rea [...]

Quite possibly the best book ever written.

What if a serial killerdoesn t want to become a murderer John Wayne Cleaver knows he has all the hallmarks of a serial killer he likes to stalk people, hurt animals and fantasizes about killing friends and family BUT before you turn away John is doing his absolute best to curb all killer instincts AND he has a great family to support him It s a crazy good mixture of familial love and homicidal urges wrapped up in one book Fear is a it s a weird thing, when you think about it Peopl [...]

John Wayne Cleaver lives in a mortuary But before you go thinking this is all fun and games like My Girl well, at least before Thomas J and the bees , you should know that John Wayne is a killer Well, at least he thinks he is As a teenager, his internal monster makes life considerably harder, especially because John feels no connection to his peers and little to no emotion I Am Not A Serial Killer follows John as he deals with having a serial killer in his town Will being so close to an ac John [...]

Ever since Hannibal Lector flirted with Clarice Starling by telling her about his favorite recipes, it seems like every other thriller features some kind of deranged but brilliant serial killer It s gotten beyond boring, but occasionally some writer will manage to come up with a fresh perspective on the genre Jeff Lindsay s Dexter series put a unique twist on the notion of the serial killer Or at least he did until he wrote the utterly crappy Dexter in the Dark Now Dan Wells is taking a n [...]

I wanted to read this book because of my fascination with serial killers and the intriguing slant in the main character s relationship with himself.While reading, I was put off by Wells writing style It came off as juvenile in that he writes as though he doesn t trust his readers to figure out fairly obvious things for themselves He posts many unnecessary rhetorical questions that the reader is hopefully, or rather should be already wondering about on her own It s muddled in redundancy.All I wan [...]

You are evil, said myself You are Mr Monster You are nothing You are me. Well well wellwhat an odd slice of fun this was Simplistic and understated, this book really doesn t try to be anything other than what it says it is, making for not only a fun, easy read, but a very touching one, as well It s not easy to read about a diagnosed sociopathwell, at least not for the average person For me It felt authentic and real I became entwined and engrossed with this character in the You [...]