A Child Called 'It'
Registered by vicar-of-dibley of Aberdeen, Scotland United Kingdom on 10/24/2006
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Journal Entry 1 by vicar-of-dibley from Aberdeen, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 24, 2006
very moving story
Journal Entry 2 by vicar-of-dibley at By mail in A BookCrosser, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (10/31/2006 UTC) at By mail in A BookCrosser, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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This was a very gratefully received RABCK, sent to me by vicar-of-dibley. Bless you for your kindness.
I will start reading this book today because I finished a bookring book last night and have nothing to read!
This was a very gratefully received RABCK, sent to me by vicar-of-dibley. Bless you for your kindness.
I will start reading this book today because I finished a bookring book last night and have nothing to read!
Received today. Thanks, mallary! (and for the postcard too!) :')
Dave Pelzer grew up in California, the second of five sons. He has fond memories of his younger childhood, but as his mother became more of an alcoholic and emotional unstable, Dave became the victim of child abuse and starvation. In this, his memoir, he tells the horrible tale of how his mother became increasingly cruel and torturous, while his brothers remained relatively safe and unharmed.
This book received a fair amount of attention back when it was released in the mid-90's. I would imagine that was due to the unspeakable horrors told in this story, which, despite all of its awfulness, was sure to catch the media's attention. And like a train wreck, you can't help but want to read about it.
I really disliked this book for lots of reasons. Anyone reading it can't help but become angry and wonder how a mother could treat a child in such a way. But I also had so many questions that were really never answered, which also made me angry. Why did David's mother treat him this way in the first place? Why did she single him out and not treat any of his brothers similarly? Why didn't David just run away or seek help from another adult? And more than anything, why in the world did his father continue to allow these awful things to happen? I don't get a lot of it. I don't necessarily doubt the truth of anything revealed in this memoir. However, it really was not very well written, and I had a lot of trouble getting through it, more because of that than because of the disturbing subject matter. It really needed a good edit job. I don't want to downplay the meat of this story, because I do think it needed to be told, but it could've been told much better than it was.
This book received a fair amount of attention back when it was released in the mid-90's. I would imagine that was due to the unspeakable horrors told in this story, which, despite all of its awfulness, was sure to catch the media's attention. And like a train wreck, you can't help but want to read about it.
I really disliked this book for lots of reasons. Anyone reading it can't help but become angry and wonder how a mother could treat a child in such a way. But I also had so many questions that were really never answered, which also made me angry. Why did David's mother treat him this way in the first place? Why did she single him out and not treat any of his brothers similarly? Why didn't David just run away or seek help from another adult? And more than anything, why in the world did his father continue to allow these awful things to happen? I don't get a lot of it. I don't necessarily doubt the truth of anything revealed in this memoir. However, it really was not very well written, and I had a lot of trouble getting through it, more because of that than because of the disturbing subject matter. It really needed a good edit job. I don't want to downplay the meat of this story, because I do think it needed to be told, but it could've been told much better than it was.
Sending off to PBS member. Enjoy! :')
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