History YMMV / AChildCalledIt

* TheWoobie: David.

* {{Narm}}: After a while, the sheer ''amount'' of crap David goes through becomes so overwhelming that it spirals around to ridiculous. Especially bad if his siblings are telling the truth and the stories are false/heavily exaggerated.

* TheWoobie: David, if it is really based on a true story.

* {{Narm}}: After a while, the sheer ''amount'' of crap David goes through becomes so overwhelming that it spirals around to ridiculous. Especially bad if his siblings are telling the truth and it's a lie/heavily exaggerated.

* {{Narm}}: After a while, the sheer ''amount'' of crap David goes through becomes so overwhelming that it spirals around to ridiculous. Especially bad if his siblings are correct, and it's a lie.

* TearJerker: The whole idea that someone could be so cruel their children.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: A real-life example is David himself. An IronWoobie who survived a childhood of abuse and whose books have a very well-deserved fanbase? Or a sick AttentionWhore who CrossesTheLineTwice by lying about an abusive childhood and blaming his late parents?

* TheWoobie: Arguably David, if it is really based on a true story.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: A real-life example is David himself. An IronWoobie who survived a childhood of abuse and who's books have a very well-deserved fanbase? Or a sick AttentionWhore who CrossesTheLineTwice by lying about an abusive childhood and blaming his late parents?

* {{Narm}}: After a while, the sheer ''amount'' of crap David goes through becomes so overwhelming that it spirals around to ridiculous.

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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: A real-life example is David himself. An IronWoobie who survived a childhood of abuse and who's books have a very well-deserved fanbase? Or a sick AttentionWhore who CrossesTheLineTwice by lying about an abusive childhood and blaming his late parents?
* {{Narm}}: After a while, the sheer ''amount'' of crap David goes through becomes so overwhelming that it spirals around to ridiculous. Especially bad if his siblings are correct, and it's a lie.

* {{Narm}}: After a while, the sheer ''amount'' of crap David goes through becomes so overwhelming that it spirals around to ridiculous. Not helped by how his own siblings claiming it's all a lie.

* TearJerker

* {{Narm}}: After a while, the sheer ''amount'' of crap David goes through becomes so overwhelming that it spirals around to ridiculous. Not helped by how his own siblings claim it's all a lie.

* TheWoobie: ''Oh my God,'' '''David!''' If you don't want to give young David a hug at any time, you have no soul.

** IronWoobie: Again, '''''DAVE!!'''''

* MoralEventHorizon: Catherine crosses it many times, especially by putting his arm on the stove!

* TheScrappy: CATHERINE...who else!!!???

* NauseaFuel: Catherine forces David to vomit after school every day to make sure he isn't sneaking food at school. One day, when she discovers food remains in his vomit, ''[[Squick she puts it in a bowl and forces him to eat it.]]''

* NauseaFuel: Catherine forces David to vomit after school every day to make sure he isn't sneaking food at school. One day, when she discovers food remains in his vomit, ''she puts it in a bowl and forces him to eat it.''

* DudeNotFunny: OBVIOUSLY, the abuse of David!!
* MoralEventHorizon: Catherine crosses it many times, especially by putting his arm on the stove!

* TheWoobie: ''Oh my God,'' '''David!''' If you don't want to give young David a hug at any time, you have no soul.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Most of the abuse is just horrifying. ''Especially'' the part where Catherine stabs David.

* MoralEventHorizon: [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV]] as to when Catherine crosses it, but by God, does she cross it.

* NightmareFuel: Most of the abuse is just horrifying. ''Especially'' the part where Catherine stabs David.