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Summary: Best of the Three
Review: This book is about the compassion and forgiveness the author finds in the face of horrible abuse. In the first two book we all felt the author's natural reactions to his abuse. Now in the third book the author gives us the solution. Not the solution to abuse but the solution for all victims of abuse - compassion and forgiveness. I did not get this understanding until after I read the book An Encounter With A Prophet which more explicitly shows how to accomplish the solution.
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Summary: A Few Words From ME
Review: I thought that this book was a good way to finish the life story of himself. Although this wasn't as good as the first two, it complete the whole book. I really enjoyed reading though about how his life ended with his son. What is just so unbelievable is how anyone's mother would do something like that. Why would someone's parent not want to claim the child. If you didn't want your kid, give him up for adoption, you don't just treat them like a nothing. Even though they might do the worst thing in the world or say the worst thing in the world, you treat them like your child. I just didn't understand it. I enjoyed reading the final version of Dave Pelzer's book. He really did a good job!
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Summary: A super book!!
Review: This book was really a follow up on what has happened throughout the years. You almost NEED to read the first two books that he has written in order to understand this one. I honestly can't figure out why anyone would want to even think about treating their child like this, I think it's really stupid. Who on earth would want to even think about hurting their OWN flesh and blood? It's just that the middle of the book is sad since him and his wife ended up getting a divorce, it just makes the whole life unhappy. I think it's a pretty good one, although not as good as the first two it's pretty good. I recommend you read it if you've read the first two.
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Summary: A Library Book For Now
Review: The final chapter in David Pelzer's chilling autobiography could be considered a "must read," but not quite a "must buy." David once again shows the dark side to his battered childhood and the changes and growth he has come through as an adult. As David illustrates his changes as a person from the time he was rescued from the home of his abusive mother, to the time he finds the true love of his life, he keeps the reader actively involved. Not only do we want to reach out and comfort him during the hard times, but also show him the correct way to survive his daily life. Every step of the way Pelzer keeps us thinking, and never fails to keep readers totally enthralled in his third masterpiece. However, if you have read the first two books in this trilogy, you may want to check this one out at the library. Repeat readers may become bored within the first few chapters, when Pelzer overlaps into the second book, and in the frequent flashbacks he uses throughout. Perhaps if the author illustrated more heavily on the present and his adult life, the book could be a must buy. But the repetition of the details from his childhood creates a "put you to sleep" type feeling. Overall, this is a good writing, but definitely not his best work.
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Summary: A Great Writer Named Dave
Review: A Man Named Dave was an inspiring book. it was about the survival and what a young man had to deal with after escaping the abusive clutches of his mother. Dave Pelzer tells about the obstacles he overcame, such as interacting with others, once he left his mother's house. He talks about his biggest fear of becoming like the mother he hates so much. I liked this book because it made me think about how I wanted to treat my children in the far future. I was shocked that a mother could cause her child such pain. I was amazed that such a small child could suvive such brutality and still grow up to be a great person. The book is a great ending to the three part series(A Child Called It, The Lost Boy). I can see the three of these books becoming a movie one day. I feel that people will be reading these books for years to come. A Man Named Dave was so well written that I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: Dave Triumphs!!!
Review: A Man Called Dave is the heart-warming conclusion of the autobiographical trilogy which began with A Child Called It and The Lost Boy. As with Dave's other books, this book will also have you crying and cheering. Crying at the horror of what he lived though, crying at his stolen youth, crying at his courage and aiming to please and to be the best at whatever he attempted in his life, especially being a wonderful father to his son. Crying because he never, ever gave up. You will be cheering at his accomplishments, at facing and overcoming his fears and cheering most of all, because Dave Pelzer learned to grow in love and not to grow in hate. Dave not only learned to love, but he learned to forgive admist the hate. You will cheer at his hope and how that spark of hope kept him going - kept him surviving.I do so admire this man, who fought against THE most incredible odds of abuse by his mother, to become a New York Times best-selling author, having a distinguished career with the air force, and receiving numerous prestigious humanitarian awards, one of which was being chosen in 1994 as the only American to receive The Outstanding Young Persons of the World award. Dave also contributes his time and talent in helping other abused children and teens to overcome their familial abuse and to reach their potential. Dave's faith in God helped pull him through, but Dave also proved that he had faith in himself and the strength to persevere. As a child, his mother physically brutalized him, stabbed him, starved him, tortured him mentally, and treated the family dog better than she treated him. Yet he never, never gave up. As with other abused children, Dave also sought the approval of his mother until the day she died. I cry just thinking about what he lived through, what he endured for so long before his school intervened and "rescued" him from his torture chamber. This book deserves a 10 and I HIGHLY recommend reading the entire trilogy of Dave's books (More 10s!!!). Afterwards, you be thankful for the loving family that you have. This book is an INCREDIBLE testament of the human spirit, of faith, of hope, and of love. Be prepared to cry deeply, so keep the Kleenex handy. Yet cheer loudly as Dave surmounts the horrific and we are able to see the beauty of his spirit and soul soar! You are one heck of a person, Dave. Your books touched my soul deeply and I am thankful that you choose to share with the world your "stories". You have made the world a better place by your presence! God Bless you.
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Summary: Read it. Just read it.
Review: I thought I had a pretty good grasp about the atrocities that an abusive parent could put their child through, but Dave Pelzer's mother goes beyond anything I've read before. The truth and simplicity of the emotions Dave goes through while writing his three books is sure to touch anyone. I personally dare anyone to read his books without feeling an incredible maternal instinct...man or woman. I didn't think that Dave's second book would be as good as the first, but I was wrong. After the second one, I almost didn't buy the third; thinking it could only be a disappointment after the first two, but if anything, A MAN NAMED DAVE was the best of the three. The metamorphosis of this man into a normal human being was incredible to behold, however you can still sometimes see the little boy that he was. I have always thought about becoming a foster parent, and this book made me decide for sure. There are more children out there like Dave and when you read his book you'll understand better what a person must go through to truly forgive an injustice.
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Summary: A Man Named Dave
Review: JUST TONIGHT, I MET DAVE PELZER. HE DID A LECTURE IN MY HOMETOWN. HE IS THE MOST AMAZING MAN I'VE EVER HAD THE HONOR TO MEET. ALL THREE OF HIS BOOKS WERE AMAZING. NOT A SINGLE ONE BETTER THAN THE OTHER! TO SEE ONE MAN GO THROUGH AS MUCH AS HE HAS, AND TURN OUT AS GOOD AS HE HAS, IS ALMOST UNBELEIVABLE. I AM A 22 YEAR OLD MALE, AND THIS IS THE FIRST HUMAN BEING THAT HAS MADE SUCH A HUGE IMPACT ON MY LIFE! I SUGGEST YOU ALL READ HIS BOOKS!!!!!!
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Summary: Abused Child can relate
Review: I have read all of Daves books. At first I had Horrible nightmares. It touched me all the way to the core of my soul. I could not even imagine how a Mother could be as horrible as she was. I have Three children of my own. I was a abused child my whole life, I thought I had it bad until I read his books. They helped me to put a close to my anger and resentment I had against my Father and Stepmother. I also have been very angry at my real Mother for leaving me and my two siblings with our Father. But Daves books let me know that if he could survive and become what he is today anyone can. Dave you are truly a inspiration to me. I will tell everyone about your books and pass them down to anyone that woukld like to read them. Thank you for sharing your life with us all. You are somone I will never forget!
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Summary: a terrific conclusion.....
Review: to a story that has and will continue to touch my heart. through years of abuse at the hands of "The Mother", an adult david still trys for her love. as someone reading this story, its hard to understand why one would continue to try after what she has put him through, but raising a child of my own, im reminded that my daughter only wants to be loved by me and will do almost anything to get that love. he has grown up to be a fine man, hard working, providing for his family and showing love to a child! in raising a child, he is able to see what a family is all about and that in itself has to be the best reward!
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