A review by read_katie_read
The Selfless Act of Breathing by J.J. Bola

dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

The writing is poetic and thoughtful. Overall it’s a very deep meditation on depression and trauma. As someone who deals with depression, it felt incredibly accurate and authentic. But in turn, this means it’s a really depressing and dark novel. I wasn’t in a great place for something like this so my rating is more re my emotional reaction to the book and not the writing.