A review by anhibbert
Too Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal

4.0

I enjoyed this book much more than I originally expected. After picking it up from a book exchange with roommates, it was the description of a "translated, intellectual, but out-there" work that made me grab it. I was not expecting to get a prophetic, poignant tale that follows the protagonist's discoveries of life and how knowledge manifests itself within humans, and through consumption of literature. Being such a short read stocked full with nuggets of metaphorical snippets, I found it hard not wanting to grab a pencil and begin marking it up (since it is a borrowed book). It is one of those books that you can pick up at different points in your life and it will speak to you in a new light. And for that reason I am highly considering purchasing my own copy.