Max Simon > Recent Status Updates

I will finish this book before it kills me (nonderogatory it’s really good)

Boy who is going to be Okay (three pages of notes and errata left)

Far too many self imposed deadlines going on rn

Rumors of my demise were greatly exaggerated etc.

“I knew that he had helped me get the job in Montana by dispelling the talk that I had pulled a gun on a class of writing students in Alabama. Responsible for this rumor are enemies that I will see to in the future.”

We are so back

Guys… what if I like it…

Playing the hits

Good book to read if ur an alien and u land in America and need to catch up without anyone noticing

Can’t tell if Amis the absolute best or absolute worst guy to get a drink with

Cannot believe I’ve never read a Delillo short story before now

Take that, Eliza

“You’re up to page 287 of Your Name Here, the new novel by Helen DeWitt. What’s going on? Where is this going? What is your character supposed to be doing? What is the book actually about?”

Truly couldn’t have said it better.

My self-inflicted punishment for owning too many books I haven’t read is having to read DFW for the first time :(

One day I will look back at the run of good books I’ve read lately and just say… wow

Doubling down on Horses for a minute here