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Dave Pelzer - A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive

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Average Rating: 5.0
 
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167 out of 167 people found this review helpful.

The Cold, Hard Truth of Child Abuse

Date of Review:  Jul 30, 2000
Review: Child abuse. Cold, cruel, heartless, unbelievable. Something that no one wants to talk about, yet it happens to the most vulnerable members of our society way too often.

Don't read this book unless you are prepared to have your heart...
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  5.0

by: beckish
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
emotionally charged, very well-written
Cons
will make you angry at what he was...
 
153 out of 153 people found this review helpful.

A Child Called "It"

Date of Review:  Aug 1, 2000
The Bottom Line: Very sad, but inspiring, true story of a man who overcame extreme child abuse.
Review: This is the stuff Stephen King books are made of: absolute horror; cruelty beyond imagination. Except it?s a true story. I heard about Dave Pelzer and his childhood of abuse from other social workers I work with, so I thought I knew what I was...
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  5.0

by: Yzerman
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
True story, excellent writing
Cons
Very sad
 
151 out of 151 people found this review helpful.

A Child Called "It" Is a Book You Will Never Forget! (Helping Hands Write-Off)

Date of Review:  Jul 15, 2001
The Bottom Line: A true story which will make you treasure your own children even more. Just the thought of all the abuse this child suffered is incomprehensible.
Review: This review is my contribution to the Helping Hands Write-Off sponsored by bgoodday. All proceeds from these contributions are to be donated to the cause of the author's choice. Please read below the review for more information and a list of...
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  5.0

by: kelly60
Recommended to buy: Yes

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This story will grab you and not allow...
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That any mother could do these horrible...
 
139 out of 139 people found this review helpful.

For God's Sake, Don't Just Stand There!! DO SOMETHING!!

Date of Review:  May 20, 2000
Review: David Pelzer is a survivor. He is my hero. He is also one of few seriously abused children who miraculously made it to adulthood. This painful emotional true story, A Child Called It, is the first of a trilogy describing in vivid, horrific detail...
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  5.0

by: Mimi369
Recommended to buy: Yes

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shows the strength and fortitude of...
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this story is so disturbing that I...
 
120 out of 120 people found this review helpful.

Something my mind will never be able to comprehend

Date of Review:  Sep 24, 2000
Review: Like many others who've reviewed this book, I've had A Child Called 'It' just sitting on my shelf for awhile. Why you may ask would one buy a book only to let it sit there? Well, I wanted to read this book. I wanted to read the story of this amazing...
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  4.0

by: bops_mom
Recommended to buy: Yes

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a story everyone should be aware of
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it is a sickening tale of horrifying...
 
129 out of 130 people found this review helpful.

He was called "It"

Date of Review:  Mar 2, 2001
The Bottom Line: Incredibly sad and graphic documentary of a life of child abuse
Review: Tortured, physically and mentally, from the time he was four years old to thirteen, David Pelzer's story compels you to understand and think about the amount of abuse and torture a physical mind and body can take before reaching a breaking point, if...
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  5.0

by: AngelaBar
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Chilling saga of child abuse and neglect
Cons
Almost too tragic to read
 
119 out of 120 people found this review helpful.

"It" Is Revolting, Sickening, And Heartbreaking

Date of Review:  Dec 16, 2002
The Bottom Line: If you're reading this for inspiration, skip it. This book is a stream of consciousness detailing some horrific abuse.
Review: Although I completed reading this book some time ago, it's extremely difficult to decide just what to write about it. I came into it thinking that I was going to read a story of inspiration. I thought that although the topic was not a happy one,...
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  1.0

by: kristinafh
Recommended to buy: No

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Written in a style that is very...
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Author leaves you hanging with how the...
 
80 out of 80 people found this review helpful.

May This "Mother" Burn In Hell

Date of Review:  May 13, 2000
Review: He was starved and tortured by his mother. He was neglected by his father. He was shunned by his brothers. And he was teased and bullied by his peers. Yet somehow Dave Pelzer miraculously survived his traumatic childhood.

After reading...
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  4.0

by: Kassie
Recommended to buy: Yes

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An honest account of child abuse in our...
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The fact that this could ever happen.
 
70 out of 70 people found this review helpful.

A Lesson in Survival

Date of Review:  Oct 11, 2000
Review: What can be more demoralizing to a child than losing his identity in the world? Can you think of anything sadder than a child who was not considered human by his own family?

This book is an autobiography written by David Pelzer about the...
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  5.0

by: juliewh
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Inspirational, Courageous
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Very difficult to endure the horrible...
 
69 out of 69 people found this review helpful.

A must read!

Date of Review:  Aug 9, 2000
Review: This is one of the best books, although tragic, that I have ever read. It is simply amazing what this child is put through and yet he manages to live to tell about it.

This book is about a little boy and child abuse, "the third worst case...
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  5.0

by: LisaDo
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Excellent story of a boy's fight for...
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Fairly Graphic
 

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