A review by markeefe
Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace by D.T. Max

3.5

I gained a lot of insight into the life changes, mind, and writings of DFW through this book, and Max did a tremendous amount of good research and original interviews, which are also enlightening. The writing itself is a little hit-or-miss. Some sentences hold up those of his subject; others are awkward and confusing. He's also pretty bad with time, jumping back and forth six months here and there, and throwing in details in a "by the way" manner that he should have introduced chapters earlier. On the other hand, he does a good job of tying together themes that resonate through out Wallace's personal life and his works.