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[missgoddess]

heya...i know it must seem selfish of me to only post when i have a set back but i feel visiting the site when i'm not feeling effected it makes me feel kinda hyper aware of things and starts to make me worse...


anyway i read this book and it upset me...i was wondering if anyone else has read it...a child called it? it really upset me...usually words don't bother me but it is written so cleverly and is graphic...

[harmonygirl72]

UGH, yes! That book REALLY upset me as well! I have friends who loved it and read all the sequels, but it really made me feel awful, like physically sick. Ugh.


Mary

[Jenneh]

hey yeah i read it too.


shocked me... certainly did shock me.


and it's upsetting to think that is was a true story and things out there are done to people.. innocent kids. but i knew that already.


Jen xxx

[missgoddess]

yeah i felt very sick...i dunno y i read the section to the end...maybe i thought it wouldnt really happen...my mom is trying to make me feel better by telling me his brothers say a lot of the stories never happened but i dunno what to think...the words keep playing on my mind...i am carrying on reading it tho...i feel i have to or else it will become a big issue for me Edited by: missgoddess

[Jenneh]

i think reading the sequel books are often a good idea... because it shows how he grew up to be a fantastic bloke e.t.c despite his experiences... it shows howstrong we are as humans.. we can overcome anything if we put our mind to it.

[missgoddess]

yeah...suppose it makes me feel like now ive read that ive read the worst thing i possibly could so in a way thats an achievement, and if he got over it i sure can

[hippychick]

I read it and while it was disgusting I didn't find it believable. I know that sounds insane because he is telling us this is true and what happened and maybe my mind refuses to believe it I don't know. I didn't find it written that well, whereas others rave about it. I thought the way it was written made it non believable and I didn't bother with the sequels

[Jenneh]

non-believable?


i'm not abot to pounce on you... just wondered if u wud explain that a bit further? what made u think it was non-believable?


xxx

[hippychick]

It's been a while since I read it so I can't really go into specifics. I think there was just a certain tone...or a certain way things were worded that made me less inclined to believe them. Maybe it was poor wording, Maybe I can't get my head around it (though I kinda doubt that) I'm not saying none of it happened but just.....I didn't find it written in a likeable and believable way.


I know I'm in the minority lol Maybe it's because of how many autobiographys I read I'm not sure, but I haven't read it since then and didn't bother with the rest of the books.


I wish I could explain more fully, without re-reading I probably couldn't pinpoint it to you right now, but I certainly didn;t see why everyone went on about it at the time. Like I say it could just be poor wording, or maybe I am heartless as some people I know suggest [img]smileys/smilies_05.gif[/img]

[roxxi277]

I, too, have read that book. It was quite upsetting. I
can't believe what that poor child went through! It did make me a
little sick-feeling, but I HAD to read it to the end. I have not
read the follow up books to the story. Can anyone tell me if they
were any good, or worth reading? Carrie

[Jenneh]

you are NOT heartless!! i can see where ur comin from altho i too hvent read it in a while..all this tlk of it is making me wnt to read it again.. lol.


xxxx

[hippychick]

Yeah I mean, like I say I think it's just a case of how it's worded, people respond to different things you know? They connect differently. Maybe I'll re-read and see now how I feel. Thank you for not immediatly having a go at me btw, some people defend this books so strongly and make me feel so crap LOL

[sage]

I've read all his books - the first one indeed upset me - boggled my mind for days, weeks maybe. Perhaps we phobics are more sensitive to such things, as the "danger" centres in our brains are so highly developed. Nevertheless it was quite disturbing. I also saw him on TV a couple of times - interesting fellow.


As for "believable"...it's the same question I have with some clients. What are the facts, exactly. You know what! We'll never know...facts to one person are different than to another, believe it or not. What IS real is the feelings. His memory of facts may not be the same as his brothers, but his memory of the feelings is HEART-RIPPING RAW. No doubt about it. What people "remember" is 85% emotion, 15% fact. When I listen to someone's story, I don't care if they've got the "facts" right or not. I'm listening to feelings, and I'm listening for feelings. They never lie.


Go ahead and just let these stories disturb you - better than tryiing to supress them, I think. As for others who haven't read these books - ... don't.

[Jenneh]

don't??


you don't recommend people read the books sage?


that interests me because i would have thought it would make some of us put things into perspective a bit more you know? make us feel like we're not weak characters like we sometimes make ourselves out to be....


Jen xxx

[peachfeet]

I've read the entire series. At first I thought it wasn't true, because my mind couldn't grasp the possibility of someone enduring so much torture and pain - even after so many years still having the ability to recollect it in such precise detail. However, I don't know the man so I can only assume it's fact.


My first impression with the book was: "Wow... my problems are just miniscule compared to his." Since after reading it my self-pity completely diminished. Then I read the others, which were good but not as good as the first.


I love reading true stories like that. Some other books that are good which blend into that kind of genre is: It Happened to Nancy and Go Ask Alice, which are both diaries. Recommended!

[chicajojobe]

I think it's all an individual thing how you react to books that are about torture or abuse or rape, that sort of thing.



For some it's: "Oh my god, why did I read this? I never want to hear anything so horrible again."



For others it's: "Yikes.....this is really eye opening about all the horrible things out there."



Unfortunately you can't really know what yours will be until after you read something like that.

[broken_angel]

I haven't read the book but I'm interested in it now. I know someone who has it so I might give it a shot.

[bexcelica]

oh man i just bought that book

[sage]

Well....I guess I didn't want to recommend it because emetophobes generally are quite traumatized people. And yes, that dude's mother was a real piece of work...but sometimes the emotional scarring that we went through can be just as devastating to your life. Anyway, I think that for some people on this forum, you're already traumatized enough as it is...those books really weigh quite heavily on a person....they could trigger some bad sh*t. But hey - it's a free world, right? You can read whatever you want. Harry Potter's a little more fun, though.

[chicajojobe]

You know, sage, you're basically implying that we probably can't handle
reading a book like this because we're emets, so does that mean that if
we weren't you would be of the opinion that we could? That's not very
positive feedback.



I'm not saying that I think everyone here should read the book, and you
may be right that some emets would be traumatized by this book
but.....peachfeet is a prime example that not ALL are.



I admit I was rather upset by that sentiment. I mean there's enough
that I tell myself I couldn't handle doing without having someone else
add to the list.

[broken_angel]

Yeah just because we fear vomit doesn't mean we can't handle anything</span>.

[broken_angel]

Have any of you seen pictures of him.. I seen a couple of child ones and he's got scratches:



Picture 1

Picture 2

[broken_angel]

I've read some of the first book now.. I can't believe someone would
force their child to eat poo and his sick. Oops maybe I shouldn't be
saying that on here.[img]smileys/smilies_12.gif[/img]

[wing]

I've read the book. Was disturbing but to tell the truth, I read so many fiction books. I kinda forget sometimes that its non fiction. ^^;; I like un-reality better so I dont read much non fiction stories unless its for school and such and I forget sometimes what is real and what is not.

[sheri-baby]

I'm just curious as to what would compel someone to even want to read a book so sad and depressing as this one, I just read what it was about, and there is no way I would want to read it, maybe because I have kids and I got tears in my eyes just imagining what that poor boy went through. It seems like a lot of us are not the happiest people on the planet, and this book just would add to our sad thoughts and make us feel more down. Remember, laughter is the best medicine![img]smileys/smilies_04.gif[/img]I hope I did not offend anyone here.


Sheri

[broken_angel]

Well I've read all of the first 'a child called it' now and it hasn't
traumatized me. Sure it's sad and disturbing what he went through but
it hasn't depressed me.. it's a good book to read about what life can
be like for other people and puts into perspective how strong you can
be and highlights how little our problems are compared to other people
that may be in his shoes. I think it is a good read for those reasons
but it isn't a happy one.. not every book can be happy.

[broken_angel]

Well....I guess I didn't want to recommend it because
emetophobes generally are quite traumatized people. And yes, that
dude's mother was a real piece of work...but sometimes the emotional
scarring that we went through can be just as devastating to your
life. Anyway, I think that for some people on this forum, you're
already traumatized enough as it is...those books really weigh quite
heavily on a person....they could trigger some bad sh*t. But hey
- it's a free world, right? You can read whatever you want.
Harry Potter's a little more fun, though.

I now see why you would not recommend it to us lot as it does have a
bit to do with v*ing and it might disturb people who don't even like to
think about it.

[bexcelica]

i read the entire book yesterday. and i am so glad i read it. i want to help kids like that now. i have a ba in psych. maybe ill go into that.


it does have some very graphic v* parts, but it touched me

[sheri-baby]

good for you! it looks like the book had a positive outcome for you. i think that's so admirable of you to want to help children, they really need more caring people like you. it's got to be one of the most rewarding things you can do, so....stick with that plan!


Sheri