Jennette McCurdy's 'Half his Age' Slammed as Disgrace to Feminist Art

• Jennette McCurdy, known for iCarly and her successful memoir *I’m Glad My Mom Died*, released her new novel *Half his Age*.
• The novel features a 17-year-old girl, Waldo, in a relationship with her middle-aged Creative Writing teacher, Mr. Korgy.
• Critics argue the book fails to adequately interrogate or critique the power imbalance between the minor and the authority figure, unlike her memoir's handling of abuse.
• The prose is described as crude and explicit, mistaking shock for insight, and the sex scenes are frequent, graphic, and emotionally hollow.
• The most compelling aspect is the depiction of obsession and projection, where characters cling to each other to fill personal voids, rather than genuine love.

Why It Matters: McCurdy's *Half his Age* is criticized for aestheticizing abuse and lacking the responsible feminist art of her memoir.