Once thought to be the equivalent of the worst possible occurrence that could ever befall a human being or any other sentient creature, the act of turning 50 is exposed in this epic, transcendent study as no more than unmitigated disaster. Readers are treated to a forceful tour of every conceivable dynamic associated with being a little bit older today than you might have been yesterday, depending on other variables most of which are revealed in what some critics are calling a subtle, rather amusing way.