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A review by candelibri
The Selfless Act of Breathing by J.J. Bola
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
So, I had really high hopes for this one but I just never got into it. It was mid at best. Very philosophical which I'm usually into but I just couldn't become
interested in Kabongo as a character.
Listening to the audiobook, there was also a moment where he is questioning assault and r*pe and then proceeds to *repeat* the word - I kid you not, 18 times?! - extremely antagonistically. And then asks, if you repeat a word over and over does it lose all meaning?
No. No, it does not. Not that word. Especially not if you say it like that.
This was a miss for me.
interested in Kabongo as a character.
Listening to the audiobook, there was also a moment where he is questioning assault and r*pe and then proceeds to *repeat* the word - I kid you not, 18 times?! - extremely antagonistically. And then asks, if you repeat a word over and over does it lose all meaning?
No. No, it does not. Not that word. Especially not if you say it like that.
This was a miss for me.