Big Ham

by Jacob McMaster-Bigum

It's tough finding love when you're an overweight outcast at a small private school in South Carolina, circa 2001. It's tough finding love if you're an overweight outcast anywhere. But Jacob Bigham, dubbed "Big Ham" by anybody who deigns to interact with him, is determined to gain the affection of his first big crush. In the process, he's accused of being a stalker and a high school shooter. By the end of his junior year of high school. he'll do anything to go back to just being awkward.

260 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 26, 2013

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I know the author of this book personally, but I'll try to be as unbiased as possible. Jacob's mastery of metaphor is hard to beat. He's better at it than most authors I've ever read. The book has some typos and other spelling, grammatical errors, and the story feels a little like it stops short at the end. The language, though. My god, the language. There's a lot of potential here. I'd like to see him keep writing because I think his talent would be a shame to deprive the world of. His writing is so funny, and his metaphors so unexpected and so beautiful. You can seriously feel the awkwardness of the character through the pages. The palmetto tree metaphor is my favorite in the book, and the fight scene in general is expertly written and hilarious. Worth the read for sure.