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    <body><![CDATA[ i read this book  as recommended by a fellow member &quot;  A MAN NAMED DAVE my namesake... but that is were the similarity ends  quote.....<br/><br/>as i child i was horribly ed abused by my mother..  well not trying to  be insensitive or numb... but sociologically speaking   take an individual ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75106074">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow this book is so good. It has a really triumphant ending to the trilogy and makes you feel hope and happiness.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was wonderful!  It touches on so many topics.  I don't even think you need to read the first two books, to enjoy this one.  However, if you read the first two you will just see how much David has been through.  This was a fantastic read.  I was a bit hesitant to read these three books, but...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20213612">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;A Man Named Dave&quot; is the third book in the &quot;Child Called It&quot; series. A memeoir on a troubled life by Dave Pelzer. I liked how Dave would put flashbacks in his memior from previous books in the series, there were stories from all ages of his life. However, Pelzer included some th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53805935">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am half way through this one. This is a amazingly true tale that allows the reader to realise something. It is NEVER too late to learn, to live and make things happen. <br/><br/>I have now finished the book. I was right. There are so many words- so many ways to describe this bok.All-inspiring. T...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51402060">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was very tedious to wade through, and as Pelzer developed his series, and became more confident in his writing, he became more wordy and as such this book was far and away the worst of a poor series. I think it's a little rich of him to claim the book is about forgiveness: he clearly hasn'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70339644">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[buku ketiga dari trilogi Kary Dave Pelzer ni mengisahkan tentang kehidupan Dave setelah berusia 18 tahun..setelah penderitaan yang ia alami di masa kecilnya bersama ibunya..dan masa2 pengasuhan di bawah orang tua asuh..maka kini saatnya david meneruskan hidupnya hingga membina rumah tangga dengan Pa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48959569">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Again, being that this was the third in the series, I read this not too long after the second book.<br/><br/>It really opened my eyes to what people can really be like, in a way. It also spurred my passion for helping other young people who have been in 'the system' and changing the policies surro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77581492">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Sayang banget kalo buku terakhir David ini menurut gue ngerusak trilogi. Seharusnya mungkin dia berhenti aja di buku kedua. Gue ngga tahan bacanya and yes, this book juga masuk ke kategori buku kamar mandi.<br/><br/>Setelah baca buku ini gue jadi mulai berpikir, apa iya dia bisa inget seluruh keja...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5338548">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I haven't read &quot;A Child called It&quot; or &quot;The Lost Boy&quot;, the first two books of this series, but I know enough about them to have read this book. Dave also retells some of the things that happened to him, which helped.<br/><br/>Dave tells the true story of the horrific abuse his m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20647301">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book had made me cry throughout the chapters. what was amazing was that this was the really book. This book had catch my attention to wow how amazing it is that a persons enviroment could change their personalities and the way of life. <br/>This book is about Dave had finally grown up and he f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24104301">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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