Dansite Reading Journal

Dan Jewett's chronological reading record.

Cover of Charlotte Under Pressure
Article, read October 1, 2025
Charlotte Under Pressure

The New York Review, October 9, 2025

by Frances Wilson
Book Review Memoir
Book cover for "Tinkers" by Paul Harding. Features a solitary figure in a snowy landscape with sparse trees. A gold sticker notes the Pulitzer Prize win. Minimalist and serene.
Book, read September 26, 2025
Tinkers (2009)
by Paul Harding
Literary Fiction Pulitzer Prize
Scene from the Netflix mini-series Adolescence. Depicts the character Jamie Miller confronting pysychologist Briony Ariston.
Article, read September 25, 2025
Surviving the Manosphere

The New York Review, October 9, 2025

by Hari Kunzru
How to Be Non-Fiction Opinion Societal Health
Note September 21, 2025

I can't recall how Tinkers, by Paul Harding ended up in my reading list or why I skipped ahead of other books to read it but I'm glad I did. Possibly, it was the beautiful cover that hooked me.

What a hammer-drop of prose virtuosity. Completely arresting. Some books appeal because the subtle beauty of finely crafted sentences seeps in through your skin. The writing in this book is an injection into your carotid artery.

American Literature Literary Fiction Pulitzer Prize
Cover depicts a Coca-cola can with a rose inserted in the top. There is a small black and white photo of Lea Ypi as a child.
Book, read September 21, 2025
Free: Coming of Age at the End of History (2022)
by Lea Ypi
Communism Memoir Non-Fiction Socialsim
Black and white side portrait of poet Giosuè Carducci
Poem, read September 17, 2025
Hymn to Satan (1865)
by Giosuè Carducci
Poetry
Cover of The Dragon's Path
Book, read September 15, 2025
The Dragon's Path: Dagger and Coin, No. 1 (2011)
by Daniel Abraham
Ebook Fantasy
Cover of The Left Hand of Darkness
Book, read September 12, 2025
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Science Fiction
Cover of Train Dreams
Book, read August 31, 2025
Train Dreams (2002)
by Denis Johnson
American Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick
Line art drawing of the author.
Article, read August 27, 2025
Say It, Don't Show It

Substack, August 23, 2025

by Neal Stephenson
Advice Non-Fiction Opinion
Black and white photo of a semi-automatic hand gun.
Article, read August 27, 2025
Our Moloch

The New York Review, December 15, 2012

by Gary Wills
Non-Fiction Opinion Politics
Cover of Frog and Toad
Book, read August 26, 2025
Frog and Toad: Storybook Favorites (1970)
by Arnold Lobel
Children's Stories
Image with text: We live in a Fascist Nation. What Now?
Article, read August 25, 2025
I researched every attempt to stop fascism in history. The success rate is 0%.

Substack, August 13, 2025

by Chris Armitage
Non-Fiction Politics
Cover of A Pale View of Hills
Book, read August 20, 2025
A Pale View of Hills (1982)
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Literary Fiction
Impressionistic painting of stars and a meteor on an indigo background.
Article, read August 19, 2025
A First Time for Everything

The New York Review, August 21, 2025

by Sean M. Carroll
Science
Cover is a photo of Beston's two room cottage on the beach of Cape Cod.
Book, read August 19, 2025
The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod (1928)
by Henry Beston
Memoir Nature Writing Non-Fiction
Cover of Regeneration
Book, read August 16, 2025
Regeneration (1991)
by Pat Barker
Literary Fiction World War I
Cover of Slaughterhouse Five
Book, read August 9, 2025
Slaughterhouse Five: or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance with Death (1969)
by Kurt Vonnegut
American Literature Ebook Science Fiction World War II
Cover of The Remains of the Day
Book, read August 7, 2025
The Remains of the Day (1989)
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of The Great Gatsby
Book, read August 6, 2025
The Great Gatsby (1925)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick