Official Review: When Life Doesn't Turn Out the Way We Ho...

Pennybutterfly8 · Post by **Pennybutterfly8** » 20 Mar 2021, 16:36

I wonder if Tom’s mom have ever apologized to all the wrong during to him? This could’ve have been prevented to these children. This has been an issue for a long time. Very sad, traumatizing story

Jsovermyer · Post by **Jsovermyer** » 20 Mar 2021, 16:36

This is an autobiography of the author's life until age twenty. His childhood was filled with alcoholism and physical and verbal abuse. Congratulations to the author for having the courage to write his story, chosen as BOTD. This was a very good review. Thanks to the official reviewer.

Aisha_123 · Post by **Aisha_123** » 20 Mar 2021, 16:44

We have a lot of unlearning to do as a result of our childhood traumas and I hope people give themselves and others the chance to do that. Nice review!

Jack Winnick · Post by **mrlefty0706** » 20 Mar 2021, 16:54

When Life Doesn’t Turn Out the Way We Hoped It Would? Volume 1 by Tom Wick is an autobiography of the author for the first twenty years of his life. The struggles, pains, and dysfunctional childhood upbringing he suffered were detailed in this book.

The author, Thomas Edwin Wick, was born to Marvin Edwin Wick and Dauna Pearl Conant. Thomas’s father was an alcoholic, but a good man. His mother, on the other hand, was always nagging and complaining. She disapproved of her husband’s drinking, but her complaints only drove him to drink more. She also played a significant role in Thomas’s dysfunctional childhood upbringing. Thomas was raised in an environment where alcohol and substance abuse was common. So, it’s no surprise that he started taking drugs from a young age and eventually became addicted to alcohol and drugs. Thomas’s sister and brother despised him because they felt their father loved him more. As a result of this, he was subjected to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. When Thomas eventually joined the Navy, he experienced a lot more violence. Read up to find out how things turned out for him.

This had to be a hard book to write since the author had to write about the best and worst things that happened to him. I appreciate his honesty and it is a well written book. The official review was very good. This book series should be recommended for high school reading so teens can see what happens when one makes bad choices.

Odette Chace · Post by **Odette Chace** » 20 Mar 2021, 17:04

It sounds like this book was probably therapeutic for the author to write. It makes me a bit uncomfortable that the author shares his ancestry and photos of him and his family and exposes so much dirt on his family's past. However, I'm glad that readers can be inspired by his story. I don't enjoy memoirs, so I'll be passing on this one, but thanks for an honest review.

Mukembo Alex Jura · Post by **Mukembo Alex Jura** » 20 Mar 2021, 17:16

When life doesn’t turn out the way you want it, it will make you a stronger person. You will realize that you can’t control everything. You will learn that life has its ways to make you feel down, dejected and disheartened, that life will leave you scars and bruises, that life will make you realize you’re not perfect. But that is life!

rusyalana · Post by **rusyalana** » 20 Mar 2021, 17:59

I'm not a fan of autobiographies but I've read the review and the book seems interesting and inspiring. A lot of people would have given up having experienced what the author have come through. Still the author manages to defeat his demons, forgive the people who caused him the greatest pain and go on with his life. Congratulations on becoming BOTD!

Chigo Nwagboso · Post by **Chigo Nwagboso** » 20 Mar 2021, 18:19

I must applaud the author for sharing his first twenty years experience with. hoping that there will be inspiring lessons to derive. Thanks for a detailed review.

enna_idEsrun · Post by **enna_idEsrun** » 20 Mar 2021, 18:20

This autobiography about the author's struggle through an abusive childhood certainly promises to be quite a revelation. But I doubt that When Life Doesn't Turn Out the Way We Hope it Would? is a book for me as I am rather sensitive to child abuse and violence. So on that basis, I'll pass on this one. Thanks for the great review!

Justine Ocsebio · Post by **Justine Ocsebio** » 20 Mar 2021, 18:50

This is an honest account of a man who grew up in an abusive househould. This autobiography expresses the first twenty years of his life. I applaud the author for sharing his life story and managing to go through all that hurdles in life. I’m sure many people will find this book inspirational.

Dylan921 · Post by **Dylan921** » 20 Mar 2021, 18:55

Thank you for your interesting review. Autobiographies are very interesting to read, but can be very difficult at the same time.

Scerakor · Post by **Scerakor** » 20 Mar 2021, 19:02

This book definitely looks like it is a clear example of how life isn't a fairy tale of violets and roses. Between the mental, physical, sexual, and emotional abuses the author suffered, this book is likely full of difficult experiences.

RachelEmmanuel · Post by **RachelEmmanuel** » 20 Mar 2021, 19:10

Sounds like a really sad book! I hope writing the book was therapeutic for the author.

EddyFiend · Post by **EddyFiend** » 20 Mar 2021, 19:12

Things are not always what they seem on first glance. Kudos to the author for sharing hard experiences of abuse in the household.

AvidBibliophile · Post by **AvidBibliophile** » 20 Mar 2021, 19:13

Despite the presence of dysfunctional childhoods, alcoholism, abuse, and endless struggles, it sounds like this book successfully shares an eventual end message of ultimate survival. Thank you for sharing this helpful analysis!