Child Called "It"
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781558746381 (1558746382)
Publish date: April 1st 2000
Publisher: Health Communications
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Book Club,
Adult,
Sociology,
Biography Memoir,
Psychology,
True Story,
Abuse
Series: Dave Pelzer (#1)
This is a really heart-wrenching story, but a fabulous read! Break out the tissues for this one!
I'm kind of conflicted on this story. Aside from some telling me it's true, and others telling me it isn't, the manner in which the mother treats Dave is a bit off. Being a survivor of child abuse myself, I know all about the random beatings, the "games", and the starvation methods. While my mother ...
So the mother went from being the best mother in the world to smashing his face against the mirror ,just like that ?We never find out why the sudden change .We never find out why David and not any of the others.Why did she hate David so much ?Why didn't the father do anything or anyone else for that...
I read this book years ago and it still haunts me. I can't remember all of the specifics, but some scenes are still vividly burned into my memory and my heart aches whenever I think about it. The fact that Dave has grown into a functional human being is a miracle and an inspiration to me personally,...
I read this book in middle school and since then I don't think I've read another book that has completely broken my heart quite like this one.