Jump: A Memoir by Lenerd Louw

Not many people are attentive enough to hear an inner voice let alone listen to it. Lenerd Louw had always had a small voice inside of him urging towards a direction he had never taken before. The voice was leading him to veer off a life he had always lived, enjoyed and took some measure of pride in. The voice only grew louder over time. So loud that it could no longer be shushed or ignored. Then Lenerd took the time to actually listen to the voice. He took the time to audit his life and venture into the unknown with nothing but a large backpack. 5 years later, he has a new outlook on life. 

Lenerd leaves nothing to the imagination. He lays it all out there. He holds nothing back. He lets the reader deep into the belly of the story. He tells such a vivid story that while he is momentarily mesmerized by the Jacuzzi fire, the reader will be right there with him. You can almost smell the cocktail of diarrhea and vomit when he attempts to rid himself of parasites. 

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His style of telling his story is completely engaging and involving for the reader. There is an authentic air about the author. Even as he accuses himself of inauthenticity, the fact that he is questioning means that it lies somewhere within him. You can tell that he is not in any way completely devoid of it. This quality comes through in the way he tells the story as well as the events he chooses to highlight. 

This was definitely a story worth telling. It is a story of triumphs. Often people think that those perched atop privilege and success have it easy. Truth is that they too, undergo the same kind of struggles that everyone does. In that sense, this story is relatable. The reader may not exactly have the means to traverse the world in the way he did, though the experiences he had are relatable. Lenerd’s experiences and his candid narration of the story connect him to the reader right from the beginning. 

The reader will be gripped right from the scene by the fire with the two girls on the table to his recall of the Café at the Edge story. Everything in between will be a beautiful rollercoaster. Speaking of the story, it is the perfect ending to a great story. It is so apt and fitting and wraps up the book quite nicely. 

The story tends to jump around without notice. This may leave you a little confused like when someone digresses when they tell a story. Regardless, you will enjoy Lenerd’s discovery of self. You too will be on a first name basis with this man whose soul you have deep knowledge of but have never met. Five stars out of five for this story.