Search - A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness

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!

The third in a series, this book really brings the sad story of Dave Pelzers childhood and life together and gives it closure. I read it in one day, a great read.

I read "A Child Called It" and "The Lost Boy"... so I felt the need to find out how things turned out. As strange as it sounds, this book allowed me to find closure from the first two books... although a lot of the story was redundant and recalled from the first two books. I understand that he wrote it so that the story could stand alone, but at times it felt a little "chaotic".

Note: While reading this book, I went to the store and found another Pelzer book (A Teenagers Story of Longing for acceptance and friendship).... The "series" wasn't written in sequence and I thought I was following it correctly... but in essence, I found out that this book is not really part 3... I guess it's part 4.

This was a great book. It was a great conclusion to the series. To know there are actually children who went through circumstances like that are sickening. To know that they not only survive, but in some ways thrive is encouraging. It shows what the human spirit is made of.

This is part three of the trilogy that Dave Pelzer wrote. "The Lost Boy" (I also have on here) is part two of same series. A must read for anyone wanting to open their eyes to how life can be for those abused as children.

I read all the books in his series in ONE day, what a horrific story of child abuse and a man who survived. After reading the final book I even wrote him a letter and he responded. Not for the faint of heart.

Very sad book. Well written

The final book of the trilogy of Dave Pelzer's life story is a fast read - and interesting. Having grown up in a pretty average and happy home, it's always intriguing to see life from a different perspective. Ultimately, Dave's accomplishments are inspiring and no doubt have made a difference for many.

This book is so moving - I found myself in tears - Wonderful!!!
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Everyone should read the end of the story that talks about how David dealt with the issues of his child abuse, the sadness of the death of his father, the outcome of confronting his mother, his determination to get into the air force, and the ups and downs of his relationship with his wife. This may not be the end of Dave's story but it's a nice wrap up of many of the questions I had.

Excellent Book (just make sure you read the other two books in the series before this one!)

The final book in the trilogy. A touching end to Dave's story. This book provides hope and peace at the end of a heart wrenching life story.

All those years you tried your best to break me, and I am still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself. These words were Dave Pelzer's declaration of indepedence to his mother, and they represented the ultimate act of self=reliance. Dave's father never intervened as his mother abused him with shocking brutality. The more than two million readers of Pelzer's previous international bestsellars, A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy, know that he lived to tell his courageous story. But even after he was rescued, his life remained haunted by memories of his years as the bruised, cowering "It" locked in his mother's basement.
Desperately trying to make something of his life, Dave was determined to weather every setback and gain strength from adversity.