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A review by vacanthungarian
A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.5
That.... Was hard to read.
Honestly, for the most part it's a recount of an astonishing lack of empathy and conscience from a woman as seen through the eyes of a child. I found myself being absolutely distraught over the physical pain, abandonment and disbelief that child must have faced on several occasions. It's also incomprehensible that any human being can be so sadistic and take such pleasure in doing these things without ever taking a step back and asking themself why they just did that. Christ it's awful.
I wonder how many people saw this as a symbol of awareness and how many just read it out of morbid fascination.
Honestly, for the most part it's a recount of an astonishing lack of empathy and conscience from a woman as seen through the eyes of a child. I found myself being absolutely distraught over the physical pain, abandonment and disbelief that child must have faced on several occasions. It's also incomprehensible that any human being can be so sadistic and take such pleasure in doing these things without ever taking a step back and asking themself why they just did that. Christ it's awful.
I wonder how many people saw this as a symbol of awareness and how many just read it out of morbid fascination.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, and Excrement