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Man Named Dave, A - David Pelzer |
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08/10/00 (386 review reads) |
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This is the third book in the triology about Dave's life.
This deals with Dave the man, who is a product of his childhood.
I have just finished this book and was not suprised to read how his childhood had impacted on his adulthood. Dave clearly shows how his early life has affected his ability to make and sustain relationships. He allows the reader to begin to have some understanding of how we are all products of our childhood, to a lesser or greater degree.
Having fostered children for 20 years, it has never ceased to amaze me how they seem to gravitate to similar children and how they find relationships difficult. Dave shows how and why this happens. He shows how delicate self-esteem in children is and what shattering effects it can have on us as adults. There has been lots of technical stuff written about childhood and attachments, but Dave puts it all in plain words and describes the the feelings and confusion he suffered.
He clearly shows how even when he had lived away from his mother for many years how she was able to reduce him to what he was when he lived with her. The confusion Dave continued to suffer even though he knew he shouldn't have those feelings shows how deeply we can be affected by our experiences.
It is also a book of hope and triumph. After many faltering starts and disasters, Dave has shown us that there is life after abuse, but he also showed what hard work for the individual it can be. I wonder how many of us having suffered childhood abuse have the strength to reach the rainbow end like Dave seems to have?
This book is well worth reading alone but for the full picture read all three.
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