Analytics

Reading analytics

330 books and 114,020 pages, and what the numbers say about how the reading has changed.

Year

How the reading has drifted

Each theme’s share of the shelf, year by year. The early years lean on personal growth and business; the recent ones are dominated by politics, history, and the institutions that hold both. Hover any band for the books behind it — click one to open it.

My reading profile

Records & superlatives

The edges of the shelf.

Publication lag

How old a book was when I read it. Median 3 years; 148 of 327 within two.

Streaks & gaps

Consecutive months with at least one book finished.

Longest streak
57 months
2022-01 → 2026-09
Longest drought
4 months
2021-06 → 2021-11
Total pages
114,020
across 330 books

Cumulative pages

Every page finished, accumulating over time — 114,020 in total.

Reading pace

Books finished per month since 2022, with a 3-month trend line.

Compare two periods

Pick any two years to see what changed.

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What’s rising & falling

Each theme’s share of my reading across the years.

Which themes connect to which

The same matrix that drives the connection map, computed at build time.

  • 242 History & Foreign Affairs ↔ Politics & Power
  • 168 Personal Growth & Leadership ↔ Psychology & Mind
  • 135 Memoir & Biography ↔ Politics & Power
  • 119 Society & Culture ↔ Politics & Power
  • 82 History & Foreign Affairs ↔ Society & Culture
  • 64 Tech & Future ↔ History & Foreign Affairs
  • 58 History & Foreign Affairs ↔ Memoir & Biography
  • 53 Crime & Justice ↔ Politics & Power
  • 37 Business & Finance ↔ Personal Growth & Leadership
  • 34 Business & Finance ↔ History & Foreign Affairs

Reading rhythm by month

Books finished by calendar month.

Which day I finish

Day of week a book gets finished.

Reading calendar

Books finished over time — darker means more.

Themes by length & freshness

Median page count and how new each kind of book is when I read it.

ThemeMedian pagesRead within (yrs of pub)

Book length distribution

How long my books run.

When my books were published

By publication decade.

How fresh are the books I read?

Gap between publication and when I read it.