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A Man Named Dave
A Man Named Dave
Author: Dave Pelzer
ISBN-13: 9780694521616
ISBN-10: 0694521612
Publication Date: 11/1/1999
Edition: Abridged
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: HarperAudio
Book Type: Audio Cassette
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mrsb avatar reviewed A Man Named Dave on + 78 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is the final book in the triology (A Child Called It (aged 4 to 12) and The Lost Boy (aged 12 to 18)) and this book is centered on his life from age 18 onward. I have to say that this is my favourite of the three. The other two were good as well ... they were just kinda difficult to read.

This book FINALLY answers some of your questions (and his as well) if you can believe what The Mother says to him (which he even admits he's not sure if she was honest or playing one of her "games" again). There are some more hellacious horrors revealed in this book and it just makes it all the more difficult to believe that there really ARE people like this cruel, hateful and vindictive MOTHER out there in the world!!

You get to see his "reunion" with his father, confrontations with his mother, his marriage and his wonderful awesome love for his son ...

Although I wasn't physically abused by my mother growing up, I was emotionally and mentally abused by her and I really REALLY related to this part of his life. Trying to figure out why he can't trust people and why he pusehes those he does love away and why he never feels like he is worth the love he is offered. I honestly learned some things about myself in this book and it was nice to see a happy ending in this wonderful person's life. It's amazing his amount of forgiveness ... I am not sure I could do it ... but I'm learning ... and trying ... with the help of his words from this book!
mrsb avatar reviewed A Man Named Dave on + 78 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is the final book in the triology (A Child Called It (aged 4 to 12) and The Lost Boy (aged 12 to 18)) and this book is centered on his life from age 18 onward. I have to say that this is my favourite of the three. The other two were good as well ... they were just kinda difficult to read.

This book FINALLY answers some of your questions (and his as well) if you can believe what The Mother says to him (which he even admits he's not sure if she was honest or playing one of her "games" again). There are some more hellacious horrors revealed in this book and it just makes it all the more difficult to believe that there really ARE people like this cruel, hateful and vindictive MOTHER out there in the world!!

You get to see his "reunion" with his father, confrontations with his mother, his marriage and his wonderful awesome love for his son ...

Although I wasn't physically abused by my mother growing up, I was emotionally and mentally abused by her and I really REALLY related to this part of his life. Trying to figure out why he can't trust people and why he pusehes those he does love away and why he never feels like he is worth the love he is offered. I honestly learned some things about myself in this book and it was nice to see a happy ending in this wonderful person's life. It's amazing his amount of forgiveness ... I am not sure I could do it ... but I'm learning ... and trying ... with the help of his words from this book!
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If you read the first 2 books by Dave Pelzer then you must hear this final chapter that continues to as cripping as the first 2 books about his life of cruelty.
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WONDERFUL BOOK!!
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I had t throw this book out do to the very mildewy smell that is had when it arrived. I sent a message to live help and they said there was nothing they could do about smell it was not in the terms. I sent a message to the person who sent it, and have updated my terms.

Smell should be a term in your conditions, especially if it is mildewy. My husband could have gotten extremely sick!