Reddit reviews Panzram A Journal of Murder

There's a book called Panzram: A Journal of Murder and it's partially an autobiography of a serial killer and rapist from the early 1900's. It has his candid correspondence with one of his guards. If you can stomach it, he talks at length about how he became who he was, and the justifications he concocted for his evil deeds. You almost feel sorry for the guy. But then you read that he raped over 1k men and you lose that pretty quickly.

The book "Panzram: A Journal of Murder" is well worth the price if you're interested in his story.

http://www.amazon.com/Panzram-Journal-Murder-Thomas-Gaddis/dp/1878923145

Horseshit you're just redefining smart and intelligence.

If you don't think hitler was smart, well jesus christ you just are completely unaware of what your enemy is capable of, and you will lose.

Theres so much wrong with ur post.

>Truly smart people don't find joy letting their lives revolve around hate and greed.

You have no idea what every human is like. There are probably humans who get genuine happiness and contentment from their lives revolving around hate and greed.

>They understand that helping others with health and happiness results in a much more rewarding life in the long run.

This is not necessarily true for everyone. You're just assuming it. And even if it is true, one can simply move the goalposts of "helping people" to satisfy that internal need, and still be doing harm overall.

>Not to mention the peace of mind of helping future generations.

There are people in power who literally would rather being itself to cease. They are the columbine shooters(read what they wrote, they literally tell you this), except they are way better at it.

>Happiness and contentment through money alone is a mirage.

Again, for you. And again, you're missing things. Its power, money, success, a sense of specialness, all things that the human nervous system rewards you for.

Here - read this book. https://www.amazon.com/Panzram-Journal-Murder-Thomas-Gaddis/dp/1878923145

I can't actually expect you to read it based on a offhand reddit comment but here is a line, this is an autobiography by the way. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Panzram

>In my lifetime I have murdered 21 human beings. I have committed thousands of burglaries, robberies Larcenys, arsons and last but not least I have committed sodomy on more than 1,000 male human beings. for all of these things I am not the least bit sorry. I have no conscience so that does not worry me. I don’t believe in Man, God nor devil. I hate the whole damed human race including myself.

>hurry up and bring on your electric chair I want to leave here and take a nose-dive into the next world just to see if that one is as lousy as is this ball of mud and meanness. I am sorry for only two things. These two things are I am sorry that I have mistreated some few animals in my life-time and I am sorry that I am unable to murder the whole damed human race.

Read it, and realize that there are very VERY intelligent people with the same motivations who actualize them not by murdering and raping people, but by destroying countries.

"Panzram: A Journal of Murder" Thomas E. Gaddis & James O. Long https://www.amazon.com/Panzram-Journal-Murder-Thomas-Gaddis/dp/1878923145

It's a highly interesting read, very thought-provoking. The reviews I've seen often put it in about the same way; The story of Carl Panzram truly is one that you would never think of yourself, and once you read about it, it never really leaves you.

Carl Panzram wrote a book piece by piece when he was in prison.

https://www.amazon.com/Panzram-Journal-Murder-Thomas-Gaddis/dp/1878923145

Maybe try Carl Panzram's book He's an absolute monster of a human being, but a surprisingly decent writer.

Fun note: Have you ever tried The Last Podcast On The Left? They do a lot of true-crime stuff that you might like!

Agreed. Here is a link to the book. I have read many SK books and this one has always stayed with me. Also, 2nd I would recommend this one of Albert Fish. Crazy all this guy became and did in his old age.

Can't agree more with the people suggesting Hesse, DF Wallace, Camus, Orwell, Huxley, Borges and Bulgakov. I think most of mine are taken, but I want to throw one more out there:

Killer: A Journal of Murder, which is finally back in print under the title Panzram: AJOM, is a tremendous and disturbing memoir about the darkest parts of the human mind. Carl Panzram was a man capable of almost unbelievable cruelty and hatred, and reading his justifications and explanations for his detestable mindset and actions is something that, while perhaps not totally relate-able, reveals a dark truth about life. The fact that, in the end, this monster reveals itself as a human - capable of fear, pain, and even love amidst all that hate - is something that elevates this book beyond the typical True Crime fare.

Panzram: A Journal of Murder

"Panzram - A Journal of Murder" by Gaddis & Long.

From the sleeve: "In my lifetime I have murdered 21 human beings, I have committed thousands of burglaries, robberies, larcenies, arsons and last but not least I have committed sodomy on more than 1.000 male human beings. For all of these things I am not the least bit sorry. I have no conscience so that does not worry me. I don't believe in man, God nor Devil. I ahte the whole damn human race including myself"

This dude lived a life full of rape and murder and when he finally was on death row he started writing about his life. This book goes through these writings and gives you context about the things he is describing (he lived between 1892 and 1930). He was a huge and powerful dude full of malice. Not only is it remarkable how anyone could grow to be that monstrous but also how lucid and (considering his lack of education) well spoken he was. No delusions here - he was fully aware of what he was doing but he did it anyway because that's how much he fucking hated the world.

Try reading A journal of murder, telling the messed up story of Carl Panzram in his own words when he was on death row.


https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1878923145/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_qpLGDbZZQA851

Don’t know if it check’s your „serial“ requirement, but „Panzram“ is written by a mass murderer himself if I‘m not mistaken

Panzram: A Journal of Murder https://www.amazon.de/dp/1878923145/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_yLQrDbD34KHQ9

I recommend two books.

Mephistopheles: The Devil in the Modern World by Jeffrey Burton Russel

Panzram: A Journal of Murder (A detailed memoir and self-analysis by a mass murderer himself)