Oh, the Shame

Michael Wexler is on a mission to see a naked woman. Unfortunately, he’s only ten!

In 1976, there was no Internet, no pay-per-view, and no webcams. It was a bad year for a kid if you wanted to see a naked woman. Just ask Michael Wexler. How does a 10-year-old become obsessed with seeing nude women? For Michael, this quest becomes the sum of his father despising his every move, his mother favoring his younger brother, his grandmother literally wanting to kill him, and a houseboat loaded with nude women slowly passing by certainly doesn’t hurt. Huck Finn never had it this good on the Mighty Mississippi.

Although Michael is wise for his years, this doesn’t keep him from sassing teachers, terrorizing department stores, and wreaking havoc on some unsuspecting residents of his once peaceful community. While he trips himself up quite often, Michael’s wisdom occasionally offers ways to sidestep his father’s unrelenting wrath. It also provides creative strategies on how to achieve his only goal in life . . . to see a woman in the buff. Looking in dumpsters for dirty magazines, scamming his way into a risqué drive-in movie, and even pretending to befriend a classmate to play doctor with the kid’s older sister, are all on Michael’s to-do list.

Oh, the Shame is a hilarious coming of age novel for anyone who has ever heard the words, “You’re too young to do that,” and did it anyway.

Many books claim to be funny and witty, but this one actually delivers! If this is ever made into a television series, it's edgy enough to be a future HBO or Showtime series—definitely too naughty for network TV.