A Child Called 'It' - Dave Pelzer Reviews

What a book!! I initially borrowed this book from my uni library, and the librarian warned me that it would be hard reading- but it was worth it. I had been recommended the book and others in the series, (The Lost Boy and A Man Named Dave. I would now encourage others to read them but will say that they are true to the core ...

"As a child, Dave Pelzer was brutally beaten and starved to the extream by his emotionally unstable/ unfit/ crazy, alcoholic mother, a mother who played tortuous, sick, evil, unpredictable games that left one of her sons nearly dead. She no longer considered him a son, but a slave, no longer a boy, but an "it". Hense the name of the ...

A child called "it" is a very nice story and true i felt so bad when all this happend to him.I was creying when i read this story.I jus cant belive its true.His mom abused of him, she burned him,she did everything to make his life impossible.The good thing is that at school he did have someone to take care of him.The nurse took care of ...

Those who discredit David's account of abuse were probably never abused. The tormenter doesn't usually do their evil when other people are around -- they're slick. Also, for those who think the memories are "too vivid after all these years", one never forgets abuse. I think it's great that David was able to "purge" himself of this by writing about it. He has found forgiveness and is able to live a normal life. Why is it so hard to believe that he can do that if these events really happened? Everyone is different. Some people are a lot weaker and unable to "deal" with abuse, while others continue to fight. I have no doubt that David still has demons from his years of torture. He just chooses to channel these feelings positively rather than negatively. Bravo David!

A child called it', is a true story that tugs at our emotions, hits us hard where it hurts and shows us life in a perspective that many of us have never seen before. It shows the horrors in our world that go on behind closed doors and allows us to understand partly the lonliness, isolation and absolute fear of the child in question. It makes us ...

I have wanted to read this book for many years but for some reason I never did. Until another member on readitswapit asked to swap with a book in my list a couple of weeks ago and I saw this on theirs, so thought I would take up the opportunity. I wasn’t going to write a review on this book as I thought it would be hard to rate it with ...

Gee and I thought my life was bad. This book has taught me to look at others instead of myself. I first read this book when I was just 16 years old and I knew then that I wanted to lead a more satisfying life. I then thought about all those kid out their who have had a horrible life but they never get to tell their story because they do not ...

I too have read all 3 books several times, the first time I read them I cried the whole time, but could not put them down. I have so much respect for Dave Pelzer, he is my inspuration, when I come to a tough time or think things cant get any worse, or think my life is so bad I think if that little boy could survive what he did I can Survive. ...

A CHILD CALLED “IT” “As a child, Dave Pelzer was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother, a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games that left one of her sons nearly dead. She no longer considered him a son, but a slave, no longer a boy, but an “it”. The outside world knew nothing of the ...

A CHILD CALLED ‘IT’ This is a book that is set in the 1970’s in California. It is written by a man called Dave Pelzer, and this book is all about Dave Pelzer’s life as he grew up between the ages of 4yrs and 12yrs old. It’s about a young boy who starts off in a very warm and happy family. He has at the beginning a very caring ...

I've read many books. A few have made me laugh, and a few have made me sad. But, I've never had a book draw me to tears before - until this one, "A Child Called 'It'". This is a truely remarkable book written by a truely remarkable man. Dave Pelzer was brutally abused by his mother. In the 70's, his case was the 3rd worst ...

David comes from a happy home where his mother takes pride in her 3 sons and treats them to days at the park, family camping trips and amazing Christmases with masses of presents and beautiful decorations. However, everything changes one day and David’s mother decides that he should be banished to the basement away from the family and forced to ...

I have just finished reading this book and it was a very easy to read book which was sad for the majority of the way through. The book tells the story of a child called 'Dave,' who lives with his mother, father and two brothers. At first Dave had the perfect life of being loved and going on family outings and holidays. Then his mother ...

"It" vanished for ever on 5th March 1973 with the words, "David, you're free. Your mother is never going to hurt you again." These twelve words were spoken by the Policeman who had taken the twelve-year-old Dave Pelzer away from his school. They were spoken the day after he had been thrown down the garage ...

~~~UUUUURRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!~~~ I hate my fingers. No I really hate them now. Barely a minute passes in the library when they start snapping themselves at the hard covers of best-sellers, directing my eyes straight to the book-jacket which more often than not results in another book staring at me, on my ever-bombarding reading-shelf. ...

Dave Pelzer...regardless of his past, is an arrogant right-wing phony who hides behind a stucco wall and a rent-a-cop in a million dollar sh*t-home right off of Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage, California. He and his wife have 4 autos (matching Hummers, as well as her Jaguar and his Lotus). He frequents Sullivans Steakhouse (without his wife) in Palm ...

A child that never told - Advantages: I happy that never happen to me, to have fun and never think that your not A kid, to love every one around you - Disadvantages: I learn that if some thing bad happens to me I have to tell , not to steal , not to lie to your parents

a child called it - Advantages: that you have to respect your perents, be happy that you have a happy life, be strong - Disadvantages: not to steal, not to lie to your perents, if you ever have problem don't be scare tell a friend or someone

a child called it - Advantages: that you have your own life, respect your parents, searching for the best family with love and care - Disadvantages: not to steal, not lie to your family , if you ever have problem tell some one

Great book, terribly sad and hard but worthy - Advantages: great story - Disadvantages: how this things could happen?