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624 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679725220
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 19 February 1990
Description
Published two weeks after his seventieth birthday, Ada, or Ardor is one of Nabokov’s greatest masterpieces, the glorious culmination of his career as a novelist. It tells a love story troubled by incest. But more: it is also at once a fairy tale, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 748 reviews
Moods
reflective 46%
dark 38%
emotional 38%
funny 30%
sad 22%
mysterious 12%
tense 10%
relaxing 8%
lighthearted 6%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 45% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 34% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Adult/minor relationship, PedophiliaModerate
Suicide, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts624 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679725220
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 19 February 1990
Description
Published two weeks after his seventieth birthday, Ada, or Ardor is one of Nabokov’s greatest masterpieces, the glorious culmination of his career as a novelist. It tells a love story troubled by incest. But more: it is also at once a fairy tale, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 748 reviews
Moods
reflective 46%
dark 38%
emotional 38%
funny 30%
sad 22%
mysterious 12%
tense 10%
relaxing 8%
lighthearted 6%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 45% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 34% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Adult/minor relationship, PedophiliaModerate
Suicide, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts