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 97–144
James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl
Effort 14/100
The Compound Effect
Darren Hardy
Effort 14/100
Maybe Not
Colleen Hoover
Effort 14/100
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein
Effort 14/100
Runaway Ralph
Beverly Cleary
Effort 14/100
Children of the Corn
Stephen King
Effort 14/100
A Gentle Reminder
Bianca Sparacino
Effort 15/100
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
Effort 15/100
Esquire's The New Rules for Men
Esquire
Effort 15/100
Smile
Raina Telgemeier
Effort 15/100
Nick and Charlie
Alice Oseman
Effort 15/100
Thirty Days to Better English
Norman Lewis
Effort 15/100
Guts
Raina Telgemeier
Effort 15/100
The Book of Dragons
E. Nesbit
Effort 15/100
The Wild Robot
Peter Brown
Effort 15/100
The Velveteen Rabbit
Margery Williams
Effort 15/100
The Dictionary of Body Language
Joe Navarro
Effort 15/100
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Louis Sachar
Effort 15/100
I Don't Love You Anymore
Rithvik Singh
Effort 16/100
Heartstopper
Alice Oseman
Effort 16/100
The Secret
Rhonda Byrne
Effort 16/100
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
Jen Sincero
Effort 16/100
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes
Bill Watterson
Effort 16/100
Dog Man: Grime and Punishment
Dav Pilkey
Effort 16/100
The Art of Witty Banter
Patrick King
Effort 16/100
Cross
James Patterson
Effort 16/100
The Stranger
Katherine Applegate
Effort 16/100
Forgotten Home Apothecary
Nicole Apelian
Effort 17/100
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Effort 17/100
The Art of Being Alone
Renuka Gavrani
Effort 17/100
Pillow Thoughts
Courtney Peppernell
Effort 17/100
Little House in the Big Woods
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Effort 17/100
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1
Gege Akutami
Effort 17/100
Satan's Affair
H. D. Carlton
Effort 17/100
The Lorax
Dr. Seuss
Effort 17/100
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
James L. Swanson
Effort 17/100
Deathwatch
Robb White
Effort 17/100
Sex Is a Funny Word
Cory Silverberg
Effort 17/100
The Mall
Richie Tankersley Cusick
Effort 17/100
The Son of Neptune: The Graphic Novel
Robert Venditti, Rick Riordan
Effort 17/100
Bill Bryson's African Diary
Bill Bryson
Effort 17/100
Mr. Majestyk
Elmore Leonard
Effort 17/100
Charlotte's Web
E. B. White
Effort 18/100
The Art of Money Getting
P. T. Barnum
Effort 18/100
Little Stranger
Leigh Rivers
Effort 18/100
Melissa
Alex Gino
Effort 18/100
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
Effort 19/100
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
Effort 19/100
