One friend compared him to the main character in Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” except instead of fish, Jeffrey Epstein caught women, “blonde, red or brunette.”

Another friend described a demeaning sexual encounter that a woman endured in the back of a car that left Epstein “howling with laughter.”

“So many girls, so little time,” wrote a third associate of Epstein.

Such tributes are part of the “birthday book,” which was dedicated to Epstein on his 50th birthday in 2003.

The 238-page book, littered with candid photos, drawings and collages, was released Monday by the House Oversight Committee among the documents turned over by Epstein’s estate after being subpoenaed by the committee.

It offers a vivid portrait of how Epstein’s lewd and lecherous behavior with young wom

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