Brother's Journey : Surviving a Childhood of Abuse by Richard Pelzer

A Brother's Journey is written by the younger brother of David Pelzer who wrote, A Child Called "It" and Lost Boy.

While, Richard did not experience the level of abuse that David did, the abuse he did experience was horrific. This book is mainly about the abuse he received after, David would was removed from the home.

Richard's writing style is simple and to the point. You get a visual of the trauma and horrors that took place in that nightmare home.

Your heart will ache and anger will build inside you. Richard, seems to have taken parts of Davids books and repeated them. I would recommend reading Davids memoirs first and then, A Brothers Journey in order to get a full understanding and appreciation of what occurred to this two boys.

Insightful and sad.

Grade: B+

Synopsis (B&N) Dave Pelzer's bestselling memoir, A CHILD CALLED IT, introduced the world to the Pelzer family and the shocking abuse that took place in their home. Dave was fortunately rescued from the Pelzer household by the time he was twelve, but at this point, his brother Richard became the target of their mother's alcohol-fueled rage. Subject to nocturnal beatings, denied clean clothes, and forced to swallow Tabasco sauce, Richard Pelzer suffered daily abuses throughout the remainder of his childhood. Now, for the first time, he shares his story. At once disturbing and uplifting, it is the story of a boy who found the courage to survive years of physical abuse - and how the human spirit can triumph even through the most sever and horrific circumstances.