Title: Relax, Release, Reboot
Author: Kim Hoffman
Publisher: Great Writers Media
ISBN: 1956517057
Genre: Autobiography/Self-Help
Pages: 44
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
Pacific Book Review
It is said good advice, taken wisely, creates a man who learns from the mistakes and mishaps of others, therefore not having to repeat them in this own life. This autobiographical book is exactly the humble reveal of mostly many unfortunate events of Kim Hoffman. In his memoir titled Relax, Release, Reboot, the author peels away the fluff of daily events which had no significance on his life, yet expands quite humbly the most memorable, powerful, tragic, and revealing moments which have shaped the author’s life.
Relax, Release, Reboot is a rather short read, allowing it to be easily completed in one sitting, forming what could be described as the genre of a story told in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Yes, details highlighting many positive memories, such as raising pigeons in the attic, even capturing the birds on a train trestle were fun to read. The “love at first pinch” when he met his beautiful wife-to-be, and ultimately the mother of his two children was inspiring as showing fate has a defined role in life. Kim Hoffman’s ambition and striving for perfection in his business successes shows a side of his personality which is very impressive. Yes, there is even some comic relief when he writes about a trip to Mexico, and being from Canada, burning up on the first day from the hot sun. Yet throughout, all readers are pulled down into the mental disorder, dysfunctional, often violent and truly sad life which he has lived. This is a book of redemption and provides readers a generous dose of self-help for those who may be afflicted by alcoholism, drugs, domestic violence and loneliness.
Kim Hoffman has written some poetry which he graciously showcases in this book. It shows a depth of emotional maturity and humanism of the author. Tragically, being struct in his head by a group of young teenagers with skateboards, falling unconscious from a blow to his head, has caused years of rehab and drug therapy, of which caused problems of its own. The take-away of his advice is the title: Relax, Release, Reboot.
This advice, well presented to intelligent readers, may in fact be just what is needed to have others learn from the mistakes of Kim Hoffman; and if this occurs, then the goal the author has set out to achieve had been accomplished.
