Everything I Never Wanted to Be (Paperback)

from LiterateHousewife

Everything I Never Wanted to Be is a look inside the cycle of substance abuse. Everywhere Ms. Kucera turned, there were adults using alcohol or pills to cope with life. It's no wonder that she ended up dropping out of high school after the 9th grade. There wasn't a parent responsible enough to co...

from roses7184

To say that this book was a difficult read would be a complete lie. Although the content of Dina Kucera's book can sometimes be a bit rough, it is written so perfectly that I honestly couldn't put it down. She has found the perfect recipe for this memoir. A healthy dose of hope, a pinch of religi...

from SweetReaderMA

A great book for anyone that has ever had to deal with or have bee alcoholics or addicts. Dina writes about the ugly reality that people face as they grow up with or are alcoholics/addicts themselves. I am the daughter of an alcoholic and I have fought my whole life to make sure I don't go down t...

from Liaeve

Mildly entertaining, at best. This is not a book that grabs you, nor is it a book that makes you truly become involved with its characters. Sad, because the characters are real people. I think. That's one of the major problems with this book. Not the fact that it was written by a comedienne, with...

from amymerrick

Kucera's memoir is an honest and surprisingly hilarious account of her family's -- and her own -- struggles with addiction. A stand-up comic, Kucera has a conversational and off-kilter voice and a knack for capturing a telling anecdote. Though she doesn't hide the ugly realities of her situation,...