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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
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My Review: As I strolled through this heartbreaking journey with Dave Pelzer, thoughts after thoughts keep going through my head. How did he learn to survive? How tiring it was to keep on guard all the time? How a person could completely lost the sense of security when the one who suppose to keep you secure kept on betraying you over and over and over again. Even though The Lost Boy was not as gruesome as its prequel, A Child Called “It”, the emotional agony and struggle that this boy had to face still manage to bring chill down to my spine.
In The Lost Boy, readers were introduced to the life of Dave Pelzer after he was rescued from the hell he called home. Despite being freed from his abusive, alcoholic mother, he still suffered from the after effect of all those emotional and physical abused that he received from her. He was unable to feel at peace at anytime and he also continued to live in fear because he believed that it cannot be this easy for his mother to let him go. The thing that I found most heartbreaking was when Pelzer kept on thinking that he deserved to be punished for every little thing he did wrong but he wasn’t deserved to be loved and to be taken care of by the people who loved him. This showed the intensity of emotional scars and burden that he carried on his back.
During the years he lived under foster care, he faced a trouble to fit in which resulted in him trying to do anything possible to please anybody that was “willing” to absorb him into their inner circle. Little did he know that all these people were just using him and when anything turned out wrong, he was the one who had to take the blame. The people who lived during that time was also very prejudice, where they thought that foster children were troublesome and didn’t have any right to be among them. How sad, ridiculous and disturbing was that? Though I truly admire him for his ability to come out of this situation – battered but uncrushed, frail but pretty much alive.
There were so many things that I’ve learnt by reading these two books by this author. It reminds me that when I think I got it tough, there is someone out there who got it a lot tougher than I currently am. Dave Pelzer surely deserves a lot of credit for what he has gone through and for what he has achieved thus far. A recommended read for those who enjoy reading non-fiction book that could toil your emotions upside down.
Final Verdict: I wouldn't call this book "enjoyable" cause there is nothing enjoyable to read someone suffer for numbers of years in his life. But this is a kind of read that make you appreciate what you have in your life, knowing that someone else has it a lot worst than you do. Perhaps this is not a book for everyone but I'm sure that those who love reading non-fiction would love this book as much as I did.
Memorable Quote: I clamped my eyes shut for the longest time. My head swam with a stream of endless thoughts. I didn't care whether I slept on a couch or a bed of nails. I just wanted to stay at a place that I could call home - Dave Pelzer
Read more: http://bibliophiles-journal.blogspot.com/2010/03/lost-boy-by-dave-pelzer.html#ixzz0nvZkKmKQ
In The Lost Boy, readers were introduced to the life of Dave Pelzer after he was rescued from the hell he called home. Despite being freed from his abusive, alcoholic mother, he still suffered from the after effect of all those emotional and physical abused that he received from her. He was unable to feel at peace at anytime and he also continued to live in fear because he believed that it cannot be this easy for his mother to let him go. The thing that I found most heartbreaking was when Pelzer kept on thinking that he deserved to be punished for every little thing he did wrong but he wasn’t deserved to be loved and to be taken care of by the people who loved him. This showed the intensity of emotional scars and burden that he carried on his back.
During the years he lived under foster care, he faced a trouble to fit in which resulted in him trying to do anything possible to please anybody that was “willing” to absorb him into their inner circle. Little did he know that all these people were just using him and when anything turned out wrong, he was the one who had to take the blame. The people who lived during that time was also very prejudice, where they thought that foster children were troublesome and didn’t have any right to be among them. How sad, ridiculous and disturbing was that? Though I truly admire him for his ability to come out of this situation – battered but uncrushed, frail but pretty much alive.
There were so many things that I’ve learnt by reading these two books by this author. It reminds me that when I think I got it tough, there is someone out there who got it a lot tougher than I currently am. Dave Pelzer surely deserves a lot of credit for what he has gone through and for what he has achieved thus far. A recommended read for those who enjoy reading non-fiction book that could toil your emotions upside down.
Final Verdict: I wouldn't call this book "enjoyable" cause there is nothing enjoyable to read someone suffer for numbers of years in his life. But this is a kind of read that make you appreciate what you have in your life, knowing that someone else has it a lot worst than you do. Perhaps this is not a book for everyone but I'm sure that those who love reading non-fiction would love this book as much as I did.
Memorable Quote: I clamped my eyes shut for the longest time. My head swam with a stream of endless thoughts. I didn't care whether I slept on a couch or a bed of nails. I just wanted to stay at a place that I could call home - Dave Pelzer
Read more: http://bibliophiles-journal.blogspot.com/2010/03/lost-boy-by-dave-pelzer.html#ixzz0nvZkKmKQ
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inspiring
reflective
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medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Cursing
Slow story, and not very easy to keep interested in it. The first book was better.
I don't know how you couldn't give a story like this 5 stars. This man told his story, and it was a compelling life story at that. I envy this Dave for being able to put up with that, and live the life he has today. Definitely a book to read!
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Listening to this audiobook, my heart hurts more for Dave. After escaping hell with his mother, he struggles as a foster child. He is moved to and out of countless foster houses and schools. He’s bullied by other foster kids, students, and even adults. His mother even tries to bully him by trying to convince the state that he’s dangerous and he’s to be locked away.
Time and time again, Dave finds himself hanging out with the wrong crowd. The other kids set him up and laugh as he gets into trouble. He only ever had a handful of friends throughout this time. Along with only having a limited amount of friends, only a small amount of adults try to help him.
Regardless of all the bs Dave went through, I’m glad to know that he survived. Not only did he survive, but he joined the military, made a future for himself and had a son. He went through hell, but in the end, they couldn’t break him.
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slow-paced
Refer to my review for the first book..
Sometimes I prefer fiction to 'real' life.
Sometimes I prefer fiction to 'real' life.