Books by reading effort
From lighter reads to more demanding books. Reading effort starts from writing, ideas, structure and background knowledge, each scored 1-5, then adjusts for pace and length, into a 0-100 score. It is not a quality rating.
2,536 book guides · Showing 1057–1104

A Darker Shade of Magic
V. E. Schwab
Effort 34/100

The Bronze Bow
Elizabeth George Speare
Effort 34/100

Whitney, My Love
Judith McNaught
Effort 34/100

The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo
Effort 34/100

A Wind in the Door
Madeleine L'Engle
Effort 34/100

Hollow City
Ransom Riggs
Effort 34/100

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
Marjane Satrapi
Effort 34/100

Men at Arms
Terry Pratchett
Effort 34/100

Firekeeper's Daughter
Angeline Boulley
Effort 34/100

The Red Pony
John Steinbeck
Effort 34/100

The Bean Trees
Barbara Kingsolver
Effort 34/100

Streams of Silver
R. A. Salvatore
Effort 34/100

The Langoliers
Stephen King
Effort 34/100

Dead Beat
Jim Butcher
Effort 34/100

The Accidental Tourist
Anne Tyler
Effort 34/100

Bomb
Steve Sheinkin
Effort 34/100

You Like It Darker
Stephen King
Effort 34/100

Straight Man
Richard Russo
Effort 34/100

Wonder Boys
Michael Chabon
Effort 34/100

The Other Wes Moore
Wes Moore
Effort 34/100

The Green Man
Kingsley Amis
Effort 34/100

The Burnt Orange Heresy
Charles Willeford
Effort 34/100

Noodling for Flatheads
Burkhard Bilger
Effort 34/100

The Oranging of America and Other Stories
Max Apple
Effort 34/100

Deep Work
Cal Newport
Effort 35/100

If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin
Effort 35/100

The Stranger
Albert Camus
Effort 35/100

Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
Effort 35/100

The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
Effort 35/100

Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas
Effort 35/100

The Invisible Man
H. G. Wells
Effort 35/100

A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
Effort 35/100

Destroy Me
Tahereh Mafi
Effort 35/100

It's Not Summer Without You
Jenny Han
Effort 35/100

Our Fault
Mercedes Ron
Effort 35/100

The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown
Effort 35/100

The Long Walk
Stephen King
Effort 35/100

Outwitting the Devil
Napoleon Hill
Effort 35/100

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Effort 35/100

Inferno
Dan Brown
Effort 35/100

The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas
Effort 35/100

Origin
Dan Brown
Effort 35/100

If Only I Had Told Her
Laura Nowlin
Effort 35/100

Dotcom Secrets
Russell Brunson
Effort 35/100

Your Next Five Moves
Patrick Bet-David, Greg Dinkin
Effort 35/100

Airframe
Michael Crichton
Effort 35/100

The Island of Dr Moreau
H. G. Wells
Effort 35/100

You
Caroline Kepnes
Effort 35/100