A Child Called 'It' - Dave Pelzer Reviews

A Child Called 'It' by Dave Pelzer. A few years back at school I was told to read and write about a true story, I wasn't really into reading but I had heard a lot about this book so chose this to read and do my essay on. Dave' s a young child who suffer's and the hand's of his alcoholic mother, who no longer see's him as her ...  Read the complete review

I remember being in a year 9 English lesson and my class mates were talking about this book, years later i found the book in a charity store and thought i would give it a read. A child called it, is the true story of Dave Pelzer. Pelzer was the subject of extreme child abuse which at the time was the third worst case of child abuse ever ...  Read the complete review

Boy Called IT! by David Pelzer It is the true story of a boy mentally and physically abused by his mother from the age of 4 until his rescue, at the age of 12, by his teachers and social services I read this one summer, after being lent it by a friend. This is a book i found i could not put down, i do not read often as i find ...  Read the complete review

For my summer holidays, I decided to look around for some good, intellectual summer reads (alongside the usual chick flicks) and amongst the books I borrowed from the library was 'A Child Called 'It'' by Dave Pelzer. I had previously heard a few references to the book and made my mind up to read it for myself. After finishing it in one sitting, ...  Read the complete review

This is the first of three books written by Dave Pelzer and tells the true story of his early yet rough years as a child. Dave' s a young child who suffer's and the hand's of his alcoholic mother, who no longer treats him as a son let alone a person, he is known as an it. This is a brutal tale and shows how nobody else even ...  Read the complete review

Firstly I should begin this review by confessing that I very rarely ever read books let alone finish them largely to my concentration span being similar to that of a gnat. David Pelzers book and true life account of what one can only describe as one of the most horrific child hoods ever documented was one of the very first. David Pelzer ...  Read the complete review

Dave Pelzer's story is the story of a child brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games - games that left one of her three sons nearly dead. Dave had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son, but a slave; ...  Read the complete review

This is one of the most upsetting books that I have ever read. It is a true life story of a little boy who was rased in an abused home and in later life is coming to terms with it. I have read his other books on his upbringing which are also as disturbing as this one. I was very moved by his words and that still to this day he has not ...  Read the complete review

I can't imagine that there are many people who have not heard of the book - "A Boy Called It" by David Pelzer, but just in case there are some who have slipped the net I have decided to write a review of the book. The book is first part of the trilogy written by Pelzer of his life, 'The Lost Boy' and 'A Man Named Dave' finish ...  Read the complete review

I remember sitting in the library in Year 10, and my mates started talking about this book they have just read. When they had heard that I had not read it, one of them pulled a copy out of their bag and leant it to me. I remember going home that night and reading it very quickly considering how many tears I probably shed that night. ...  Read the complete review

After going through the phase where I had move on from more "childish" books, I couldn't find anything that I wanted to read. Then I found "A Child Called It", as I began to read the book I become more and more emotionally tied to what was happening. It tugs on the strings of your heart and makes your emotions twirl. It's ...  Read the complete review

"A Child Called 'It'" is the true story of a child who grows up in a world of abuse, violent and torture. At just the tender age of five, David goes through more in his life than many of us would and still manages to hold on to hope that someday everything will change. He's an outcast in his only family; his brothers don't want to know ...  Read the complete review

This book tells the story of child abuse from the inside, from the abused childs perspective. The story is about a young boy named Dave who lives with his abusive mother and his father who drink alcohol excesivly. Dave is forced to sleep at the bottom of the stairs in the garage and is called up to play a 'game' with 'the mother' that often ...  Read the complete review

When i first read this book, i couldn't help but cry and feel overcome with emotion. It is such a powerful book that effects anyone who reads it. A child called it is about a boy who suffers such violent child abuse that it was seen as one of the worse cases of child abuse in America. The first time i read it i was shocked by the things his mother ...  Read the complete review

This story opened my eyes to the sad reality of child abuse and how it can affect a child. I have never before read something that was so emotional and compelling. A child called it is based on the true story of David Pelzer who was physically and mentally abused by his mother and the emotional scars she left him with. It tells you in detail the ...  Read the complete review

I've got a feeling I might get a bit of criticism for what I'm going to say about this book because I knew it seems to be a very highly thought of autobiography. That doesn't mean I didn't think it was well-written and touching, but I was a little disappointed after reading it. I don't think there will be many people who haven't heard ...  Read the complete review

When I first read this book I couldnt put it down...Dave Pelzer tells his story as a child growing up and how his mother abused him. He leaves nothing out and tells you exactly how it was for him and I honestly feel that he must be an extremely brave man to go through it all again while writing this book and even more extraordinary is that he ...  Read the complete review

This book is not for the faint hearted. It is the first of a trilogy of the life of David Pelzer. I purchased this book after seeing the author on a popular daytime television programme. It is a dramatic book in which the author recalls events from his childhood. The author recalls how his mother disliked him and punished him in the most ...  Read the complete review

A Child Called 'It' by Dave Pelzer is the first in a trilogy of books telling the story of his life as an abused child to growing up as a teenager and a man dealing with his past. This book concentrates solely on his childhood before reaching his teenager years. I'm not going to give too much away about it as I think it's a book that ...  Read the complete review

I've always been a fan of true story books or films and a child call it is one of the best and worst i've read in a long time, the book is based on Dave Pelzer as a child, the pain and torture he suffered in his every day life from his mother Catherine Roera. From the word go the book grips you with it's bold title and the picture of a ...  Read the complete review