A Child Called It 6

Although the beginning of the book starts out with David being brought to safety, the end of the book is a surprise. Why? Because although the book was not very long, the story itself felt so manipulating and elongated. I almost started to forget that the beginning of the book guaranteed David actually survives.
But, I am glad he does. And the best part about the end is he finally starts to believe in
G-d again. I was not surprised that he ended up having a life and a family with a child of his own. He is definitely going to be a love parent because of the loveless child hood he endured.
My one worry is that he may be overprotective. His fear of his child getting hurt may cause him to say not allow him to date, or near other family members. It is like a protective mother of her son going off to college and saying that she will always love him more than any other girl ever could. It is sweet, but can be creepy.
My hopes for David are that he does not live in denial because he wrote the book to prove it. And, I also hope he doesn’t not feel sorry for himself because what he went through was terrible and took up his entire childhood. I have a feeling that he might live vicariously through his son for a while, but that is ok. As long as he deals with life as it is at his current older age, David is free to see himself in his son… imagine himself in his son’s shoes surrounded by love.