My Story - Dave Pelzer

Advantages: An amazing story from age 4 to adult
Disadvantages: You will need a pack or 2 of tissues!

My Story by Dave Pelzer is a trilogy which includes A Child Called "It", The Lost Boy and A Man Named Dave. I first heard about A Child Called "It" a few years ago after I had read a book called The Kid, by Kevin Lewis. I had mentioned the book, written about the abuse he suffered as a child at the hands of his parents, to a friend who told me I should also read A Child Called "It". She told me that it was a similar story, written about the harrowing ...
...decided to buy this book, My Story. The book is widely available both used and new, online and in good book stores. The cover price of the paperback book I purchased is £7.99, although a search online will of course bring this book up much cheaper, which is what I did. The book is 490 pages long in total, which includes all 3 books in the trilogy. Please be aware before I get going with the story, if you haven't already read this book, there may ... Read review

Advantages: Truthful, emotional and informative- story of triumph over the odds
Disadvantages: Possibly too upsetting for some

Dave Pelzer was born in 1961, Daly City, California to parents Catherine Roerva Pelzer and father Stephen Joseph Pelzer. He lived a happy life with his two brothers and life was perfect, until one day he became the hated one of his family and his school, abused horrifically by his mother whilst his father and brothers looked on and did nothing to help…in fact he is now known in history as one of the most abused children in California for that ...
...Called It’, ‘The Lost Boy’ and ‘A Man called Dave’ run through his life depicting all the events that have shaped him to become the person he is today. Ultimately he is a fighter and his story has captured millions of hearts and offered help to so many since its publication. Now we have all three memoirs placed into one volume, the cover design of which features the three sepia photographs that adorn each of the singular ... Read review

Advantages: Its all about survivasl in the real sense!!!
Disadvantages: I can't fault it!

The book I am reviewing is entitled 'My story'. It is written by Dave Pelzer, an American, in 2000 and published by Orion Books. It describes the continuous physical and psychological abuses he experienced during the first twelve years of his life, in the 1970s. The book was originally written as three different books under different titles (The Child called 'IT', The Lost Boy and A Man named Dave), but has now been made into one book - "My Story". ...
...(A child called 'IT'), Dave Pelzer takes the reader through the different stages of his life. He tells us about the abuse he suffered at the hands of his mother. There were several occasions when she locked him in the bathroom with a mixture of ammonia and Clorox and left him in there to suffer for an hour. He also talks about how he tried to overcome the horrors of his abuse. In the second part of the book, (The lost boy), Dave tells us about how ... Read review

Advantages: compelling, enlightening, thought provoking
Disadvantages: distressing and heart rending

...one about his youth. MY STORY This is a trilogy of A child called "it", The lost boy and a man named Dave. A CHILD CALLED IT This part of the book lasts for 84 pages and introduces the reader to Dave as a young boy living with his mother and father and brothers in Daly City, California. The first chapter introduces us to the abuse from his mother and the day he is rescued by a dilligent police officer. Thereafter we are taken back to see what ...
...more to the trilogy of books that I have not included in my review for fear of droning on too much more, so I would highly recommend reading this book if you think you can stomach a true life encounter of child abuse and triumph in the face of adversity. ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliantly written, emotional story
Disadvantages: At times the story seems questionable

My Story is the heartbreaking autobiography of David Pelzer. Born in America in the early 60's, David started his life in what seemed to be a happy family. Things changed suddenly for David when his mum turned against him, abusing him both mentally and physically. His siblings, (he had four altogether) seemed to get off lightly in Davids view and often joined in with his mothers abuse of him, and his father did little to halt his mother from beating ...
...the years went by, with his mum forcing him to live in the basement, wear old and dirty clothes, and at times forcing him to do things no child should ever have to do, such as drink pure amonia. The book chronicals Davids move into foster care at age twelve after seven years of abuse, and he also talks of how he was moved from pillar to post, the bad crowd he fell into, and his teenage years as he acted rather delinquently. Things look brighter for ... Read review