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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 752 reviews
Moods
reflective 48%
dark 38%
emotional 36%
funny 30%
sad 21%
mysterious 11%
tense 9%
relaxing 7%
lighthearted 5%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 44% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 23%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 35% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 13% | 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, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt624 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 752 reviews
Moods
reflective 48%
dark 38%
emotional 36%
funny 30%
sad 21%
mysterious 11%
tense 9%
relaxing 7%
lighthearted 5%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 44% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 23%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 35% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 13% | 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, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt