📊 What is the Monthly Reading Pages Graph?
Reading Forest automatically aggregates your reading volume by media type and displays it in a bar graph. Books are counted in pages, movies/TV in viewing time (H:MM), and music in minutes. You can switch between yearly, monthly, and weekly views, and filter by media type. This feature is especially popular with exam students and those preparing for certification tests.
✨ Key Features
- 📈 Switch between Yearly, Monthly, and Weekly Views Track recent progress weekly, see detailed trends by month, or grasp the big picture by year. Switch between display methods based on your needs.
- 🎚️ Filter by Media Type Use the buttons at the top of the graph (📚 Books / 🎬 Movies/TV / 🎵 Music) to filter the display. Books are counted in pages, movies/TV in viewing time (H:MM), and music in minutes; the y-axis unit switches automatically. Your selection is remembered in the browser (default is 📚 Books).
- 🔢 Automatic Aggregation Simply add reading logs and the totals for each period are automatically tallied. Accurate counting (deduplicated) even when reading multiple books simultaneously.
- 🎨 Colorful Display Each month is shown in different colors, making it easy to see the differences in reading volume at a glance.
- 💾 CSV Export Support Export graph data in CSV format. Use it for detailed analysis in Excel and other spreadsheet applications.
🎯 Use Cases
When students manage textbook progress:
"I read 200 pages this month, aiming for 300 pages next month"
helps you set monthly goals while advancing your studies.
During certification exam preparation:
Visualize on a graph "how many more pages do I need to read
before the exam date" using this feature.
When analyzing reading patterns:
Discover seasonal patterns like "I read more in winter"
or "summer reading decreases."
When reporting study progress:
Present "this graph is proof of your study progress"
to parents or instructors.
💡 Usage Tips for Exam Students
- Planning 3 Months Before the Exam "10 textbooks, 3,000 pages total. Need to read 1,000 pages per month." This goal-setting is visualized with the graph.
- Pace Management Track actual pages read on the graph and verify each month whether you're hitting your target pace.
- Motivation Maintenance Seeing the bars grow provides visual evidence of your accomplishment, boosting motivation to continue your studies.
- Progress Reports to Parents Use the graph as visual evidence: "See this graph? I'm making steady study progress every month."
🔢 Graph Calculation Logic
Monthly pages read are calculated by tallying the page ranges in reading logs recorded during that month.
Example:
January reading logs:
• Textbook A "pages 1-50" recorded on January 5
• Textbook B "pages 1-100" recorded on January 12
• Textbook A "pages 51-120" recorded on January 20
Total pages read in January = 50 + 100 + 70 = 220 pages