You Probably Shouldn’t Read This

This book made someone I trust visibly uncomfortable. That's how I knew it was ready.

The Weight of Silence isn't a book for everyone.

It's not for casual readers looking to pass the time. It's for people willing to ask themselves, plainly: Am I living the life I actually want? Or have I quietly given up?

Because if some part of you has gone still, this book will make you uncomfortable.

There's a scene I rewrote seventeen times. Not to get the language right, but because I kept trying to make it easier on myself. And on you.

This is not a pleasant book.

No monsters. No guns. No glamour. Just the quiet violence of letting life happen to you instead of living it. Of watching something break and doing nothing. Of existing one inch removed from your own choices until something finally cracks.

The paperback sits on my desk as I write this. I'm still not sure I should release it.

I set myself one rule: write only what I felt I shouldn't write. Chase the discomfort. Speak into the silence instead of decorating around it.

That's where real stories live; in the places we'd rather not look.

If you're not ready to face the lies we tell ourselves at 3 AM, this probably isn't for you. And that's fine. There are easier stories.

This one just refuses to look away.

But if you read it anyway, you might find yourself asking different questions about the life you're actually living.

Some early readers have said it better than I can:

“Poignant short novella about how a young man comes to turn from passivity to an active life of valuing… succinctly conveying the mood, plot, and characters with sparse but well-chosen details. An enjoyable read with a powerful message.”
— Molly Johnson, United States

“It isn’t just about how staying silent can make you part of a crime—it’s about how letting go of control over your own life can destroy it… a story about fear, hesitation, and that moment you finally decide to stop being quiet and start living.”
— Maria, Germany

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