A Child Called It

this book was the 'hostel', or 'saw IV' of memoirs. i don't really know why i read it. it was free, first of all. and, i guess like any normal human being, i cannot look away from a trainwreck. 'a child called it' is not very well written. you walk away with more questions than you do answers. you d......more

This book was horrible. Period. A waste of my time. You see, what really pisses me off with this book is this: I have known kids that have come from horribly abusive situations that are more genuine than Pelzer is in his "memoir." The stories of his life in this book contradict one another, are extr......more

Easily the most terrifying book I've ever read. I think I had literally repressed the memory of it, until I randomly happened across the title this week. I experienced this book in a fairly odd way, during a week-long cheerleading camp my sophomore year of high school. My coach was reading it and so......more

Second read for me- my first read through was several decades ago. 👵🏻 It’s a book that haunts you- a truly horrific case of child abuse. 💔 God bless the teachers who finally got him help. 🙏🙌 Note: this book is listed as one of the most popular books to be banned, over the past decade, from both schoo......more

Oh my god, what can I possibly say about this book? When I first started reading this book last year, I was just so hooked to it and I just wanted to know everything about this book. It was all about this author's childhood gone horrible with the extreme abuse, the torture and suffering. I really co......more