My Review of "Half His Age" by Jennette McCurdy on Goodreads

Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Is this book good or bad? It’s fucking good, okay?

Are you, the person reading this review, going to like it? Maybe. Maybe not.

Does it have gross, gratuitous, graphic content? Yes, it does. If that’s a problem for you, don’t read it. Are your pearls easily clutched? Then move along.

I’m not going to comment on the literary merits or debate what was too much or too little; other reviews here already do that very well. What I will say is that, for me, as a man, reading this book was quite an experience. I wanted to understand the main character, and I could clearly see how pathetic, manipulative, and abusive the man was. Still, it was hard to put this book down.

I honestly feel a little guilty about how quickly I read it. I saw it at a bookstore, got hooked, found out who the author was, and then tore through it in just a few days.

I see this as a coming-of-age story. I also see it as a feminist story told through the perspective of a flawed, imperfectly likable character.

And yes, I liked the gross stuff. Don’t judge me. (Honestly, the graphic content isn’t even that bad.)

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