Reviews round-up
Half His Age
by Jennette McCurdy
4 of 4 critics positive
7 reviews: 4 positives; 3 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“it's much more intriguing than that”
‘Half His Age’ Isn’t At All What It Seems
“gross, gripping debut novel”
Half His Age: Jennette McCurdy’s novel is an uncomfortable take on a new genre – literary abuse
“bleak and funny fiction debut”
Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy – the follow-up to I’m Glad My Mom Died
“confirms her gift as a chronicler of disaffected”
She Knows It’s Wrong, but She’s Still Hot for Teacher
“lets her freak flag fly with angry autofiction debut”
Jennette McCurdy lets her freak flag fly with angry autofiction debut Half His Age
Jennette McCurdy Half His Age review: Her debut novel is inspired by her own ‘creepy’ age-gap relationship
Jennette McCurdy’s debut novel is Lolita for the post-MeToo generation
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.
