Ada's Room by Sharon Dodua Otoo

Ada's Room

Sharon Dodua Otoo with Jon Cho-Polizzi (Translator)

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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A woman in 15th century West Africa named Ada buries her child and confronts a Portuguese enslaver. A woman in Victorian England named Ada Lovelace, a mathematical genius and computer programming pioneer, tries to hide her affair with Charles Dick...

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Community Reviews Summary of 283 reviews

Moods

challenging 70%
reflective 61%
emotional 54%
mysterious 35%
dark 30%
sad 25%
tense 22%
adventurous 19%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
informative 5%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 25%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 48% | Character: 38% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 28% | No: 18% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 38% | No: 12% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

3.66

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