A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
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- ISBN13: 9780452281905
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The inspiring conclusion to A Child Called “It” and The Lost Boy
“All persons years you tried your best to break me, and I’m still here. One day you’ll see, I’m going to make something of myself.”–Dave Pelzer, from A Man Named Dave
These words were Dave Pelzer’s declaration of independence to his mother, and they represented the essential act of self-reliance. Dave’s father never intervened as his mother abused him with shocking cruelty, denying him food and clothing, torturing him in any way she could imagine. This was the woman who told her son she could kill him any time she wanted to-and nearly did. The more than two million readers of Pelzer’s previous international bestsellers, A Child Called “It” and The Lost Boy, know that he lived to tell his courageous tale. A Man Named Dave is the gripping conclusion to his inspirational trilogy. With stunning generosity of spirit, Dave Pelzer invites readers on his journey to learn how he turned bring shame on into pride and rejection into acceptance.Amazon.com Review
The third tale in David Pelzer’s autobiographical trilogy, A Man Named Dave is an inspiring tale of terror, recovery, and hope veteran by the leader throughout his life. Known for his work as a child abuse advocate, Pelzer has been commended by several U.S. presidents and international agencies, and his previous life tale of growing up as an abused child (A Child Called “It” and The Lost Boy) have touched thousands of lives. He provides living proof that we can “stop the cycle” and lead fulfilling, rewarding lives full of healthy relationships. Ultimately triumphant, this book will have you living through the eyes of a terrified child, a struggling young man, and an adult finally forgiving his dying father–reading with tissues nearby is recommended. Ending with a touching conversation between the leader and his own son, you’ll end reading this with a warm heart and an enriched understanding of the need for compassion in all parts of life. –Jill Lightner
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As somone who survived an abusive childhood, the industry that Mr. Pelzer has built on his pain rings a bit hollow. It’s fantastic that he has all ears attention on the plight and struggle of abused children, but…
Dave, you make a excellent living off of it. We all have to handle it in our own way, but you have turned it into a side show. It makes me turn my head away, it cheapens my own struggle.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
I’ve seen a number of people mention their admiration that Dave has forgiven his mother, yet their disgust at the criminality of his father for “not doing something”. I find this both perplexing and nauseating, because it’s a warped outlook. If they have disgust with the latter, they should DOUBLY condemn the principle of forgiving evil!
Dave, of all people (who has the status of hero to so many) ought NOT to spread the message that it’s OK to forgive evil, which his mother personified. That’s a warped message to be spreading, since people who forgive evil are liable eventually to be callous to excellent people.
Part I VERY MUCH admire: The fact that, even though Dave had been place through hell, yet he summoned up the excruciatingly-hard objectivity necessary in dealing with and rectifying a callous world. Why? So that the *world* could handle it. Yet I bet the vast majority of the world, had they been in his shoes, would have self-pitied, self-destructed, or turned criminal.
THEORY: WAS HIS MONSTER-MOM PERHAPS POSSESSED BY EVIL ENTITIES DUE TO ALCOHOLISM?? This might clarify why Dave’s dad was so deathly worried of his wife – maybe she had superhuman might during possession? Who can imagine what dire consequences an evil entity (language via his wife) might have threatened him with? (I read that the Son of Sam serial killer admitted to Father Malachi Martin that he’d been possessed. So my theory is not that farfetched!
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
This book stinks. The tale is not appealing nor inspiring. I did not read the two prior books by this leader but it is clear that he has taken the same tale and stretched it out. I’m sure he’ll get a half a dozen books out using the same tale. So don’t buy any more of these books.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
It is truely incredible that a person that has dealt with what Dave has can right the wrongs done to him throughout life and survive as he has. My young sons have read all three books and are amazed at what he went through and what his mother got away with. He is reasonably a man! Excellent Luck Dave in everything that you do!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
I would’ve been really mad at myself if I hadn’t read this book or at least gotten it since it’s the last of the series and everything. I just hadn’t expected it to be this terrible; I thought that it’d be even better than the previous one (I thought that was the best of the three). I just establish this book dull and pathetic. The whole time, he’s just asking himself the same question over and over again. I reflect the only reason this book came out was because it didn’t fit in with the second one and so a third one had to be written. Only now all that’s left to say is that he’s an adult. I honestly don’t reflect this book is worth buying. If you’re like me and you’ve just got to know the ending, then get it borrow it from the library.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5