BOOK REVIEW : A SOLO ACT by sun:jeev

 BOOK REVIEW : A SOLO ACT by sun:jeev

What happens when life leaves you alone… and you finally have no one to hide from?

A Solo Act is not just a book—it is a conversation with grief, aging, and the self. Written as a 34-scene stage play, it introduces us to Old John, a widower who has grown old too soon after losing his wife, Sylvia. Left behind by his children—or perhaps choosing to stay behind—John lives in a quiet house filled with memories, anger, regret, and unanswered questions.

This story doesn’t rush to heal him.
It lets him break.

John hallucinates. He contemplates suicide. He cringes, cries, fights with the ghosts of his past, and slowly begins to confront the parts of himself he tried to ignore. What makes this book deeply moving is how John separates his existence into three states of being—
I: the angry, impulsive past that made mistakes
Myself: the rigid, stubborn present
Me: the soul—the true self still searching for peace

Through this internal dialogue, the play becomes a mirror. It asks us what we carry, what we suppress, and what we are finally ready to let go of.

The writing is raw, theatrical, and painfully honest. Each scene feels like a monologue whispered in the dark—perfect for the stage, yet powerful enough to sit quietly with you on the page. There is no dramatic rescue here. No easy closure. Only the slow realization that solitude is not emptiness—it is confrontation.

A Solo Act is about grief, yes. But more than that, it is about soulitude—the courage to sit with your soul, forgive your past self, and search for peace when everything else has left.

This is Old John’s story.
But somewhere between I, Me, and Myself… it may become yours too.

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• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FCYBMV1C
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Notion Press (12 June 2025)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8899611797
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