Summer Reading Ladder (2015)


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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 and Earl and the Dying GirlΒ by Jesse Andrews (304 pages)

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

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

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’•

To Kill A MockingbirdΒ by Harper Lee (288 pages)

  • Rating:πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (114 pages)

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

The CrucibleΒ by Arthur Miller (143 pages)

  • Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-timeΒ by Mark Haddon(226 pages)

  • Rating:πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’•

Total pages read collectively: 1280 pages over the course of eight weeks (ESTIMATE: 160 pages a week/23 pages a day)

Bryksenkova, Y. (2014). Reading. [image] Available at: https://blog.etsy.com/en/featured-shop-yelena-bryksenkova/ [Accessed 31 Oct. 2016].

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