Ada's Room by Jon Cho-Polizzi, Sharon Dodua Otoo

Ada's Room

Jon Cho-Polizzi, Sharon Dodua Otoo with Sharon Dodua Otoo (Translator)

352 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

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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Moods

challenging 71%
reflective 64%
emotional 57%
mysterious 34%
dark 27%
sad 24%
adventurous 22%
tense 20%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 8%
informative 4%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 22%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 48% | Character: 34% | Plot: 17%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 28% | No: 22% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 37% | No: 14% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

3.75

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