Dansite Reading Journal

Dan Jewett's chronological reading record.

Cover of The Big Sleep
Book, read October 29, 2020
The Big Sleep (1939)
by Raymond Chandler
Crime Fiction
Cover of A Gentleman in Moscow
Book, read August 5, 2020
A Gentleman in Moscow (2016)
by Amor Towles
American Literature Historical Fiction Top Pick
Cover of "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. Features a cartoon man with a puzzled expression, wearing a cap and scarf, with a colorful parrot on his head.
Book, Did not finish — started August 2, 2020
A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole
American Literature
Cover of The Fifth Risk
Book, read July 27, 2020
The Fifth Risk (2018)
by Michael Lewis
Non-Fiction Politics
Cover of The Boy From the Woods
Book, read July 24, 2020
The Boy From the Woods (2020)
by Harlan Coben
Not Great Popular Fiction
Cover of Foundation
Book, read June 10, 2020
Foundation (1942)
by Isaac Asimov
Science Fiction
Cover of Rising From the Plains
Book, read June 7, 2020
Rising From the Plains (1987)
by John McPhee
Nature Writing Non-Fiction Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Cover of To a God Unknown
Book, read May 25, 2020
To a God Unknown (1933)
by John Steinbeck
American Literature
Cover of In Suspect Terrain
Book, read May 13, 2020
In Suspect Terrain (1984)
by John McPhee
Nature Writing Non-Fiction
Cover of Desert Solitaire
Book, read April 26, 2020
Desert Solitaire (1968)
by Edward Abbey
Memoir Nature Writing
Stylized drawing of two men in vintage suits and two-tone shoes sitting on a patterned floor. Cover of Evelyn Waugh's "Brideshead Revisited."
Book, Did not finish — started April 8, 2020
Brideshead Revisited (1945)
by Evelyn Waugh
Classic Literature
Cover of "Basin and Range" by John McPhee. Features a sepia image of a vast desert landscape with distant mountains. Title in large gray text.
Book, read April 7, 2020
Basin and Range (1982)
by John McPhee
Nature Writing Non-Fiction Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Cover of Wuthering Heights
Book, read March 8, 2020
Wuthering Heights (1847)
by Emily Brontë
Classic Literature
Yellow book cover for "Deep Work" by Cal Newport. Bold black title with white subtitle about focus in a distracted world; author's name below.
Book, read March 7, 2020
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (2013)
by Cal Newport
How to Be Non-Fiction
Cover of "Holy the Firm" by Annie Dillard features a serene beach scene at dusk with a reflective waterway and expansive sky. Quotes and text above and below.
Book, read March 2, 2020  ·  2nd time reading
Holy the Firm (1977)
by Annie Dillard
American Literature Memoir Top Pick
Cover of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Book, read February 21, 2020  ·  2nd time reading
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (1974)
by Annie Dillard
Memoir Nature Writing Pulitzer Prize Top Pick
Cover of "I Heard the Owl Call My Name" by Margaret Craven. An owl spreads its wings mid-flight over a misty forest landscape. Text above and below.
Book, read February 18, 2020
I Heard the Owl Call My Name (1967)
by Margaret Craven
American Literature
Title page of "Walden; or, Life in the Woods" by Henry D. Thoreau, features a small cabin amidst tall trees, conveying solitude and nature.
Book, read February 10, 2020
Walden or Life in the Woods (1854)
by Henry David Thoreau
Memoir
Cover of "A Canticle for Leibowitz" features a monk in a brown robe, set against a rocky, desert landscape under a sky with birds flying. The mood is contemplative.
Book, read January 4, 2020
A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959)
by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Science Fiction
Cover of "Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan." Features a black and white photo of a musician playing guitar, with a New York Times Bestseller badge. The tone is nostalgic and reverent.
Book, read September 17, 2019
Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan (2019)
by Alan Paul , Andy Aledort
Biography Music