Welcome to my 2025 reading stats post! This is where I represent all the books I read in 2025 with pie (charts). Friends, last year kicked my ass. I only read 52 books, but that's okay because several of them were awesome. Here are the best books I read in 2025. You should read them in 2026.

Okay, let's make graphs. The color palette for my graphs is inspired by Pantone. I don't know if normal people pay attention to the Pantone color of the year, but 2026's color is Cloud Dancer, which is . . . white. Actually, it's off-white. Gray white? Beige white? It's boring white. It's giving "sad beige baby" vibes. I tried really hard to pair Cloud Dancer with colors that make it look less depressing.

Enough yapping. Here are my reading charts, inspired by off-white.

2025 Reading Statistics

2025 Quick Stats

Total number of books finished: 52

Total number of rereads: 7

Total pages read: 21,080

Average pages read per day: 58

Number of views the blog got in 2025: 1,157,159

Average number of views per day: 3,170

Stats From Goodreads

Analysis: The biggest book I read last year was a freakin' EMT book. I don't even talk about EMT books on the blog because nobody cares!

I'm impressed that my average book length is 405 pages. I read a lot of chunky beasts. My average star rating was higher in 2025 than in previous years. That's probably because I reread several 5-star books.

Stats From My Ridiculous Spreadsheets

Star Rating

Four Stars = Above Average
Three Stars = Average
Two Stars = Below Average

Analysis: I read more four-star and five-star books than in previous years. That's because I reread several books I love. I also found a lot of excellent nonfiction. My goal for 2026 is to make nonfiction a bigger chunk of my reading because my greatest joy in life is being a pretentious know-it-all.

GENRE

Analysis: Where's the graphic novels? I'm shocked I didn't read any. I don't think that's ever happened before. In 2026, I want to read more nonfiction. Books, teach me everything!

Publication Year

Freakin' Old = Published before 1800

Analysis: I read four books that were published in 2025. I read a bunch of books from 2023. I guess I finally read the stuff that people were raving about years ago. Nicely done, me. Way to stay on top of things. I read a lot of classics, too.

Target Audience

"Children" includes young adult books

Analysis: As you can tell by the decorations on the graph, I'm a very serious grownup, so it's not surprising that I mostly pick adult books for myself.

PUBLISHER

Analysis: Penguin Random House is yet again my favorite publisher. I have no idea why. Am I drawn to their books? Do they just publish a ton of stuff? Are they better at promoting their products than other publishers? Are their books easier to find? It’s a mystery. I don't know why I like them.

Book Source

Analysis: Where did all my books come from? In the past few years, I've cut way down on the number of books I buy. I currently own 5 unread books, and 3 of them were Christmas gifts. A big chunk of the stuff I read comes from the library because I don't have money or space for books.

Do I Read Diversely?

Analysis: This graph looks different than it has in previous years. I usually seek out books that meet my definition of diversity, so the "Yes" category is usually bigger. In 2025, I read a ton of classics. Those books seem to be written by white men, about white men, and for a white male target audience. Since the cast of classics isn't very diverse, they killed my graph!

My graph only tracks the presence of a diverse cast of characters. It doesn't track the accuracy of the representation. Here's how a book ends up in the "Yes" category:

It’s #OwnVoices

And/Or

It’s a work in translation

And/Or

It features a point-of-view character who is a member of a minority community

And/Or

It discusses issues that disproportionately impact minority communities

AUTHOR GENDER