Review: Son of a Predator

Son of a Predator by David Davis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I can identify with David Davis and what Todd Davis, the sociopath, put him through. I wish everyone who has been a victim of this kind of abuse could read this book. It is a culmination of a lot of experiences and how David wrestled with his feelings and how he finally overcame the abuse.

It is a different kind of abuse that is rarely talked about and very rarely recognized. The co-dependency is another problem that very few victims recognize they are suffering from. I especially loved how David's faith helped him to overcome. Few people in the Hollywood circuit have the courage to do so. However, the content can be extremely helpful to anyone who lives with, works with, or has a relationship with a bullying sociopath. Todd is not just a narcissist, but a man without a conscience, and has no real inkling of right from wrong. Those kinds of people are extremely dangerous, and very manipulative.

David Davis paints the picture well. However, the 4-star review instead of 5-stars is because the book really, really needs some professional editing. There are typos and grammar errors, but those are not story-flow-dams. It's the wordiness, and passive tenses that bog down this memoir. After the first three incidents/trips, the reader gets the gist of just how horrible Todd Davis is. Also, there is a question of motivations behind the book.

David says the main motivation is to help anyone trapped in this kind of relationship. Perhaps it would help others to read a little more about how to overcome and a little less of the abuse, although I do get it that it takes the brilliance of a search light in order to recognize what one is living through at abnormal. So, maybe I'm wrong on that score.

Anyway, after overcoming something similar with my ex-husband who finally did see the light and with the help of Jesus, turned his life around, I can certainly identify with David's pain and with his joy of overcoming. I'm praying for you David.

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