Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle by Vladimir Nabokov

Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle

Vladimir Nabokov

624 pages first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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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, ...

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Moods

challenging 84%
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

slow 80%
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%

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