Summer Reading Ladder (2016)

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Rating Key:

πŸ’œ=Poor writing and/or weak storyline.

πŸ’œπŸ’œ=Poor writing and/or weak storyline but with some promising ideas.

πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ=Good writing and/or weak storyline but with some promising ideas and some relatability.

πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ= Great writing and/or storyline with promising ideas and relatability.

πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ=A truly brilliant read. The writing and/or storyline was meaningful and impactful. This is the type of read that is a springboard for both thought and epiphany. It is inspirational and it appears to hold a universal relatability. It might break the conventional rules of structure, grammar, etc but it is done well and with purpose.

πŸ’•=Point five mark

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Me Before YouΒ by Jojo Moyes (369 pages)

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

FrankensteinΒ by Mary Shelly (166 pages)

  • Rating:πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

Hope Through Times of Loss Β by Ann Z. BradfordΒ (poetry anthology, 21 pages)

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’•

Elusive Loves by Martha Michelle Castro MΓ‘rmolΒ (poetry anthology, 137 pages)

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

The KiteΒ Runner by Khaled Hosseini (328 pages)

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

Whiskey Words & a Shovel by r.h. SinΒ (poetry anthology, 164 pages)

  • Rating:πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

The CrucibleΒ by Arthur Miller (143 pages)

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

The Β Catcher in the RyeΒ by J.D Salinger (214 pages)

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’•

HamletΒ by William Shakespeare (141 pages)

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’•

I Wrote This For You: Just the Words by Iain s. ThomasΒ (poetry anthology, 197 pages)

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

Memories by Lang LeavΒ (poetry anthology, 239 pages)

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

Total pages read collectively:Β 2173 pages over the course of approximately eight weeks (ESTIMATE: 272 pages a week/39 pages a day)


Watercolour of a girl reading a book. (n.d.). [image] Available at: https://pinimg.com/564x/fb/c9/82/fbc9824c3c5b93d38b215bbb6032ddac.jpg [Accessed 31 Oct. 2016]

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