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3.89 AVERAGE
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Addiction
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A great read harrowing in places but inspirational that David turned his life around and has achieved so much after such a bad start in life.
I think that this book is even more touching that the first one, showing David going from home to home to find a sense of belonging. I feel so sorry for him, especially when his mon keeps on stalking him throughout the book. And in the middle of it, David finds out that one of his brothers has been getting beatten by their mom ever since he left. The women has serious problems. But I'm glad that David got out of it alright.
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This book was good and I love how David was able to break out of his prison that was his house and the journey dealing with and overcoming the trauma of his last. I also appreciate the brutal honesty that he writes down and not showing that once he was free everything was a happy ending and he had more of a journey to become psychologically free. Yet, I look forward to the conclusion to this man's incredible story.
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This is Dave's sequel to "A child called IT"". It's his true life story. A very sad tale of abuse, neglect and self-destruction. But there's also a glimpse of hope for "the System", as some calls it: the foster care system, social services and child protection agencies.
This is not a new book, but it was a new read for me. As painful as it is, it was also fascinating to realize the strength of the human spirit. I couldn't put the book down. I still think that the first book of this trilogy was the most shocking one, because it introduced us to Dave as a very young boy and the abuse that he suffered at home with a drunk mother and a father who wouldn't stand up to his emotionally unstable wife and protect his kids.
This second installment follows Dave throughout his teenage years until he graduates from "the System" at 18 years old.
I'm looking forward to reading the last one.
This is not a new book, but it was a new read for me. As painful as it is, it was also fascinating to realize the strength of the human spirit. I couldn't put the book down. I still think that the first book of this trilogy was the most shocking one, because it introduced us to Dave as a very young boy and the abuse that he suffered at home with a drunk mother and a father who wouldn't stand up to his emotionally unstable wife and protect his kids.
This second installment follows Dave throughout his teenage years until he graduates from "the System" at 18 years old.
I'm looking forward to reading the last one.