Oprah Daily: The Books That Got Us Through 2025 We've short-listed the most galvanizing, comforting, gorgeous reads of the past year . he year 2025 was a tough one for so many reasons, but it was a great year for books. In our darkest moments, they gave us passages of such astounding beauty that we couldn’t help but feel hopeful for our species (and maybe the whole planet?!). Some books offered escape hatches when reality became unbearable, while others were rocket fuel, moti