Richard B. Pelzer (1965–2019)

David Pelzer's brother Richard Pelzer offers a book which confirms much of what David has said and describes his own abuse when David was finally removed from the home. Basically, Richard became the target of the methodical and sadistic torture the Pelzer mother is reported to have needed to express. This is a horrific tale in its own right and backs up David's claims of food torture (deprivation and forced feeding) as well as a pivotal moment when he was stabbed by his mother.

I found it quite appalling that the brother of "A Boy Called IT" could get financial remuneration in the form of his tale. He tries to make you feel sorry for him and his tale of woe, yet for those people who know what his brother went through it doesn't quite work.
While Richard listened to his lunatic of a mother and treated his brother in the mose dispicable way, his brother became a nothing, treated like less than garabage.
I believe Richard Pelzer wrote this book to ride on his brother's show more coattails and try to help extinguish his guilt from when he was a child.
Shame on you, Richard Pelzer. show less

Richard B. Pelzer is the younger brother of David Pelzer, author of the incredibly inspirational story of survival detailed in his personal memoirs, beginning with "A Child Called It".

Richard's memoir is a must read for anyone who has been moved by the story of his brother David, as it provides an important point of view in this story of horrific abuse--that of a sibling who first participated in the family's abuse of David, and then after David was removed from his abuse environment, as show more the new recipient of his mother's alcohol fueled rage. Unfortunately, there is no dramatic resolution at the end--although he is able to escape from his emotional attachment to his abusive mother, physically he was not able to escape from the nightmarish environment she provided.

What is so incredibly shocking is that the Social Service system would have allowed that mother to continue to raise any children in the house after they deemed her unfit to have any contact with David. Certainly, the abuse that Richard suffered could have and should have been prevented by authorities who knew better. show less

This was a quick and easy read though the topic wasm't easy to handle. I agree with the previous reader that this is not as good as Dave's book and her reasons but I did like to read it. It was interesting to see how things changed when Dave left. This woman was so cruel and that is putting it lightly. It is amazing these men did not grow up to be serial killers or something. I hope to eventually read the rest of their books and see how they recovered when they finally got away from her. I show more wish this book had gone a bit longer into Richards life. The ending left us hanging. I didn't like that at all. show less