Review: The Selfless Act of Breathing

The Selfless Act of Breathing by J.J. Bola
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Let’s start with this:

Michael seems like he’s got his life together. A good job as a teacher, loved by his students and his mother, and the starting a of a life savings. But under that shiny exterior, Michael is struggling with inner demons, and decides to run away from his home in the UK, and explore the U.S. He does so, visiting various parts of the country until his money runs out.

This was a very hard book to get through. Honestly, the whole thing was quite sad from the depression and lack of self worth, to the crime and issues in the world today. That aside, there were no dates on the chapters, only location and time, making it very difficult to figure out the timeline of the story.

This is a deep, dark, and depressing kind of book. However, overall, it wasn’t terrible, in fact, parts were quite beautiful and simple in that sometimes just being, and breathing, and loving is enough.

I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway.

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