David Pelzer in general

Awesome - Advantages: you learn from his parents mistakes, you get an idea on what to look for in other kids, It teaches so much - Disadvantages: it makes you cry, it makes you sad

This book broke my heart and makes me want to help others who feel so helpless. - Advantages: makes u think, encourges, hope is a good thing - Disadvantages: none

You will feel anger like you've never felt it before at the thought of any grown human being torturing a child like that. You will cry for the horror inflicted on this child. You will cheer when the social workers and the teachers notice something is amiss, only to cry again when the system fails David. You will be torn inside out, your heart, your soul will be flayed, and you will regret every single complaint you ever made about your parents. Some people should not be allowed to have children. And his parents are two prime examples of those people. What he went through is enough to turn anyone against humanity in general, yet he bore it with a strength and ...  Read the complete review

If ever a man had a right to carry a huge chip on his shoulder I reckon it is Dave Pelzer and yet he has not, instead he has become an inspirational man to many. Quite a lot of you will be familiar with Dave’s writing in the trilogy about this own life. He writes it in three parts, as it was not his original intention to go beyond the first part of his story. “A Child Called ‘It’” is the account of his life from age four to twelve and is a fascinating read. (If you have time please read my op on this called “Surviving Hell” and some of the many others written on his books too.) He suffers at the hands of his mother ...  Read the complete review