Biography Books > T Biography Books > Dave Pelzer

Advantages: It was really interesting
Disadvantages: so interesting i didn't want go to sleep

...to. So I went to the library and I couldn't find it. The lady said it had already been taken out, but she said, ‘A privilege of youth’ was here and I could take it and that's how I ended up reading this book before the others. I would like to say this book is absolutely amazing and that is not an exaggeration. I enjoyed every minute of that book and I’m picking with books. I couldn't put it down, I just wanted to keep reading and I would stay up ...
...this chapter.' The book was full of so much emotion, that you just knew that it was all true. It never ceases to amaze me how he was able to pass across so much hurt, pain, anxiety, happiness and all the other emotion with very few words. What makes this book s heart rending is that as humans we tend to sympathise but in this book you will most certainly empathise, not just feel sorry for him but you could almost feel his pain and sadness that you ... Read review

Advantages: highlights the truth about what people go through
Disadvantages: A very upsetting book to read

The opening of the book is heart rendering, you will feel drained and emotional while reading, there are no fairy tales or laughter, just heartache, cruelness, torture and fear. It is the story of David Pelzer who wrote the book, it is about his childhood and upbringing by a cruel, cold drunken evil sad excuse for a mother. The facts in this book refer to David's case of child abuse as the 3rd most horrific case that the USA has dealt with. When ...
...considered the norm, his mother treated him like any mother would treat their child until things start to change. She turns to drink and starts to torment David, at this point David's life ends as far as childhood goes. As I entered the next stage of the book I find myself wondering how lucky our children are and how petty the things they whine about are, I also find myself enraged that this happened. The family had dogs, the dogs were treated with ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic writing, amazing story
Disadvantages: You will probably cry (I did!)

...we would ever see him on tv again, would he be the same person? The first television appearance was on Jonathan Ross, and I tuned in eagerly, to see if the Hamster we all loved was still there. It seemed yes he was, apart from a new love for celery, and an uncanny ability to recall everyone's phone number! What relief. During this time we had been watching the media storm against the BBC and more specifically Top Gear, claims it was dangerous, it ...
...I had found Hammonds interview on Ross fascinating. Being stingy however, I waited until I could pick it up at two books for £7 in the supermarket! (In all fairness, it's only now Mia's reaching one that I get chance to read anyway!). To be honest, I didn't expect a talented writer when I thought of Hammond, which in hindsight, was silly, he is a journalist after all. I was shocked by the unique and direct writing style he used. Somehow, there ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent read
Disadvantages: None

Russell Watson first came to my attention when I heard him sing at the opening of the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He sang 'Where my Heart Will Take me' (one of mine and my hubbies all time favourite songs) and I suddenly realised what an amazing voice he had. When I knew he was writing his biography I could not wait to get a copy and read it. Russell starts the book in October 2007 at the time of his collapsed and when he was told he needed ...
...We are then taken back to his childhood where he tells about how he grew up in Sunningdale Drive in Irlam, Manchester. He lived there with his mother and father and his younger sister Hayley. He openly talks about how he had a happy childhood due to the fact that his father always worked his hardest and his Mother always had her radiogram playing, he believes this is where his love for classical music came from. He tells us about the group of friends ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, fun and easy to read
Disadvantages: I want her life

I bought this book on a spur of the moment shopping trip, basically because I was interested to see how Coleen went from being a schoolgirl to a WAG in such a short space of time. I was amazed to read her story and see how down to earth she really was, even after being catapulted at amazing speed into the limelight. She was even thoughtful enough to come back to her book and update it with her wedding plans for the release of the paperback edition. ...
...quick life update, within which she includes girly pages with tips on make-up, fashion, nights out and quizzes, making it so much more like a diary. It is really easy to read and highly enjoyable to learn how down to earth she is and how she enjoys nothing more than snuggling on her sofa watching the soaps just like the rest of us. ... Read review