I bought this book because I've always had good luck with books that are rated high on Amazon.com. It was an extremely fast read for 2 reasons:1) I read it while Chris was at our friend's house watching the Super Bowl while I sulked at home with a fever, headache and incredibly stuffed sinuses.
2) It's a memoir written by a dude who, had his story not been so compelling, never would have made it as an author. No offense, Pelzer.
This book tells the story of a kiddo whose sick-in-the-head mother decided that he would serve as a slave instead of a family member. The details of her abuse are nauseating-- especially the fact that it took the schools so long to realize what was going on with this kid. But like I said, it wasn't written by a writer, but rather a guy who had a story to tell. You catch my drift? I'm just not sure why it got such high ratings on Amazon...
(2.5/5 stars)
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