(Vol. 2 of 3) When Life Doesn't Turn Out the Way We Hoped It Would? by Tom Wick
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Book 2 out of three (so far), this book brings us along for the ride as tom serves his time in the US Navy. Aboard the ships, we see his interactions with his fellow service members, and we are also given a up front and personal view of what happens every time they pull into port and Tom has some time off. From smoking pot, drinking and raunchy “bedtimes” with the ladies, Tom seems to be living the life. However, something is missing and his emotional scars he carries from his troubled and abusive childhood begin to show through the party boy veneer.
A very interesting biography that started as a task for his AA journey, author Tom Wick lays his history bare for us once more. Although this chapter of his life may not have been physically brutal (beyond the toll he exacted on his own), there was still emotional scarring that continues due to the adverse treatment he received from others around him. While the story was a interesting one to read, some areas, the writing could have bene cleaned up to be more concise and clearer. 3 * for the writing, 4* for the story.


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