Too Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal

Too Loud a Solitude

Bohumil Hrabal with Michael Henry Heim (Translator)

98 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction classics literary reflective sad slow-paced

Description

Hanta has been compacting trash for thirty-five years. Every evening he resues books from the jaws of his hydraulic press, carries them home, and fills his house with them. Hanta may be an idiot, as his boss calls him, but he is an idiot with a di...

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Community Reviews Summary of 912 reviews

Moods

reflective 77%
dark 45%
sad 43%
emotional 41%
funny 22%
challenging 20%
inspiring 12%
lighthearted 6%
mysterious 6%
tense 6%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 48%
medium 31%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 92% | A mix: 2% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 11%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 23% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 18%

Average rating

4.07

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