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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
I read this book a while ago, but if I ever come across it again, I'll give it another read. This is definately one of my favorite books. It's very depressing, but it's also a very good book.
This book is an autobiography. David wrote about the child abuse he suffered for all his childhood. This is a continuation of the first book, and it talks about David’s life from ages 9 to 18.
I read the first book of the trilogy, ‘A Child Called “It”’ a year ago. I cried so hard. It shattered me and I still think of it every now and then. Books and their stories have a great impact on me, and the difference between this book and others is that it is real. Unlike other characters who have suffered, this character is a real person who has actually experienced all that. Here is my review of A Child Called “It”.
It’s hard to review it. I’m not sure I can. It was very inspirational. What I loved about it was that he did a lot of mistakes. Some people like to show others that they are perfect and everything that has ever went wrong was other people’s mistakes, but Dave admitted to have done mistakes. It was his choice to be friends with the wrong people and to not care anymore. It’s all understandable, I think. After not experiencing love for so long, you crave that sort of attention. I know I had my issues when my brother was born and I still do, and to not have any sort of attention growing up, only hate, is unbearable. Kids have needs, simple needs, and to not fulfil them is cruel.
I don’t think I’m going to finish the trilogy because I read this out of curiosity. I wanted to know how he set free and how his teen years were like.
I also want to point out how much I love the book titles.
A Child Called “It”.
The Lost Boy.
A Man Called Dave.
They are so appropriate and perfect, not a lot of books have great titles like that.
I read the first book of the trilogy, ‘A Child Called “It”’ a year ago. I cried so hard. It shattered me and I still think of it every now and then. Books and their stories have a great impact on me, and the difference between this book and others is that it is real. Unlike other characters who have suffered, this character is a real person who has actually experienced all that. Here is my review of A Child Called “It”.
It’s hard to review it. I’m not sure I can. It was very inspirational. What I loved about it was that he did a lot of mistakes. Some people like to show others that they are perfect and everything that has ever went wrong was other people’s mistakes, but Dave admitted to have done mistakes. It was his choice to be friends with the wrong people and to not care anymore. It’s all understandable, I think. After not experiencing love for so long, you crave that sort of attention. I know I had my issues when my brother was born and I still do, and to not have any sort of attention growing up, only hate, is unbearable. Kids have needs, simple needs, and to not fulfil them is cruel.
I don’t think I’m going to finish the trilogy because I read this out of curiosity. I wanted to know how he set free and how his teen years were like.
I also want to point out how much I love the book titles.
A Child Called “It”.
The Lost Boy.
A Man Called Dave.
They are so appropriate and perfect, not a lot of books have great titles like that.
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Dave Pelzer, the author, was able to give a good, first hand account of living in the foster care system. He was able to share his experiences and how he transitioned from escaping his childhood trauma to this next stage in his life.
There was a lot of good stuff in the first 2/3 of the book, but I feel as if the last part was rushed. I know that there was more to include in that first section because of the transition, but it could have meshed a little better.
Overall, a good, quick read, even if the topic is a little heavy.
There was a lot of good stuff in the first 2/3 of the book, but I feel as if the last part was rushed. I know that there was more to include in that first section because of the transition, but it could have meshed a little better.
Overall, a good, quick read, even if the topic is a little heavy.
The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family by Dave Pelzer (1997)
dark
emotional
informative
fast-paced
This is the follow up to A child called It and its an emotional read just as the 1st one was.
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
I have read a lot of books but this one really stays with you. I was probably in my twenty's when I read "A child called It" then this one. I liked the first one better yet one needs to read this one if they read the other.