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20 - Half His Age by Jeanette McCurdy: The Most Uncomfortable Book We’ve Ever Read
This week, we’re talking Half His Age by Jeanette McCurdy… and we have thoughts.
This is a coming-of-age story that somehow manages to be deeply uncomfortable, weirdly funny, and impossible to stop thinking about. We get into the age gap relationship, the power dynamics, and why this book feels like Lolita if you only heard from her.
We also talk about:
why none of the relationships in this book feel romantic (at all)
the difference between attention, validation, and actual intimacy
the most haunting scene we may have ever read
and why this book is more of a “thinker” than an enjoyable read…
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