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Half His Age

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Half His Age

By: Jennette McCurdy
Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of I’m Glad My Mom Died comes “a thorny examination of power, lust, shame and rage” (Los Angeles Times) from “a writer able to capture some of the darkest parts of human nature with unflinching honesty and devastating humor” (NPR)

“Unapologetic and undeniable . . . If there was ever any doubt whether the narrative command that Jennette McCurdy displayed in her bestselling memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died might translate to fiction, let it henceforth be put to rest.”—Elle
Waldo is ravenous. Horny. Blunt. Naive. Wise. Impulsive. Lonely. Angry. Forceful. Hurting. Perceptive. Endlessly wanting. And the thing she wants most of all: Mr. Korgy, her creative writing teacher with the wife and the kid and the mortgage and the bills, with the dead dreams and the atrophied looks and the growing paunch. She doesn’t know why she wants him. Is it his passion? His life experience? The fact that he knows books and films and things that she doesn’t? Or is it purer than that, rooted in their unlikely connection, their kindred spirits, the similar filter with which they each take in the world around them? Or, perhaps, it’s just enough that he sees her when no one else does.

Startlingly perceptive, mordantly funny, and keenly poignant, Half His Age is a rich character study of a yearning seventeen-year-old who disregards all obstacles—or attempts to overcome them—in her effort to be seen, to be desired, to be loved.

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Jennette McCurdy’s foray into fiction
As a fan of Jennette McCurdy’s bracing I’m Glad My Mom Died, I couldn’t wait for her debut novel. Half His Age, about a precocious teen who falls for her high school English teacher, is decidedly NOT Nickelodeon material. But despite the skin-crawling plot, I found myself rooting for Waldo (yes, Waldo) and even laughing at the comic moments. McCurdy writes short, propulsive chapters and cutting observations (my favorite, “The lemon verbena is a double-edged sword,” describes how Waldo’s mom’s preferred hand soap eats away at her spray tan), and her narration is at once matter-of-fact, sharp, sad, and funny. Like My Dark Vanessa for the anxious generation, Half His Age is set against a backdrop of frictionless tech and late-stage capitalism. At a lean 4.5 hours, it asks you to sit in discomfort—but no longer than necessary. —Kat J., Audible Editor

Raw Storytelling • Compelling Character Development • Relatable Protagonist • Emotional Depth • Realistic Portrayal

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Been waiting for this book to come out & it did not disappoint! A great listen! Jennette does so good reading it!

Great listen!

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A true Raw telling of a common tale that happened to so many girls across the world. We hope to escape these predators and groomers. Glad she had a piece of mind at the end and did what she did.

Very uncomfortable but familiar tale

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This book was so captivating. I listened to the entire book in one setting. It’s so honest and real, it makes you cringe at parts, it makes you say “WTF”, it makes you laugh. Really it’s super dirty, and inappropriate and taboo, but you can’t stop listening.
Would listen again and hope Jennette releases more books!!!

Jennette Mccurdy being the next best “spicy” author wasn’t on my 2026 Bingo list!

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The ending was dull could have been better was waiting for a pregnancy scare or maybe the mom was seeing him was well but was disappointed at the end

The storytelling was amazing love the wordplay and voice

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I enjoyed Jeanette's first published novel, however it was very hard to listen to and too descriptive at times.

Vulgar and Obscene, but what the author was going for.

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