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Title: Youth in Revolt by C.D. Payne ISBN: 0-385-48196-9 Publisher: Main Street Books Pub. Date: 15 March, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (180 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Funny and Entertaining!
Comment: Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp, by C.D. Payne is a really good look at the childhood most people experienced for themselves. Nick Twisp is a 14-year-old boy who struggles constantly with his ever-changing body as well as his emotional life. He doesn't get along well with his mother, and has no respect for her boyfriend. Nick is at that point in his life where his physical urges are seemingly uncontrollable, for which Payne extracts with great humor to the reader. For example, "I'm not speaking to her right now [Nicks's Mother]. Last Monday I came back from two miserable days in my dad's custody to find she had painted my bedroom a ghastly pink. She said she had read this color was widely used in hospitals to calm mental patients. I told her I wasn't mentally ill, I was just a teenager." Payne exaggerates every aspect of Nick's life and in a way makes you feel better about your youth because you hear outrageous stories told through the eyes of Twisp. Throughout the journal entries Nick describes his ordeals and crazy schemes to entertain himself, all in pursuit of one thing: to get laid. Overall this book was a great read purely for entertainment and some great stories to tell. If you like American Pie, then this will just add to the fun. I would recommend this book to high school students and adults because of their ability to relate with the many stories.
Rating: 4
Summary: Poor Nick Twisp
Comment: I admit the 500 pages of Youth in Revolt seem daunting. I was intimidated, probably because I've had some problems with books this long in the past. Unless they really entertain me, I tend to lose interest simply because they take so long to read. Well, not this one. This book entertains every step of the way. The format C.D. Payne chose to write Youth in Revolt surprised me. The entire book is a series of journal entries by Nick Twisp, a California teenager with more than the average number of teenage problems. I became accustomed to this writing style after just a few pages, and since the entries range in length and the book is so long, they make for good stopping and starting points. The young writer isn't skimpy on detail. From zits to sex to rebellion from his parents, Nick's life is a constant whirlwind of crisis. The bulk of the book revolves around the pursuit of Sheeni, the love of his young life. There is no limit to how far Nick will go to be with her... or perhaps, to be in bed with her. It's not going to be easy. The god-like Trent is Sheeni's ex-boyfriend, and Nick struggles to remain unphased by his obvious physical and social superiority. Then there's the parents, both his and hers, deliberately or otherwise keeping the young lovers apart. Nick deals with one obstacle after another and is forced to grow up very quickly in the process. This book is hilarious, and on several occasions I caught myself laughing out loud. Many of his tribulations are all too familiar, and in my case as a 19-year-old, all too recent. Thankfully, his ordeals are far worse than mine ever were. I've never had too much trouble with the FBI, for example. But I think everyone should be able to relate with Nick's life on some level. Some parts of this book also made me a little uncomfortable. The constant talk of masterbation started to get on my nerves. It got to the point where it became a distraction from the reading. Aside from this, I'd recommend Youth in Revolt to anyone looking for a good laugh. It's definitely hard to put down, but when you do, jumping back into it is easy.
Rating: 5
Summary: A comic book without pictures
Comment: There is no movie, television show, comic, or book that even compares with the hilarity of this novel. Maybe this book isn't the most thought provoking, or the most philosophical, but it is (by far) the funniest.
Actually three seperate novels, this trilogy follows Nick Twisp, you not-so-average boy, with your not-so-average life. You see, each and every one of Nick's actions are driven by his unsatiable hunger for the charming, beautiful, and intellectual Sheeni Saunders. He wrecks car, gets his father fired, runs away from home, and dresses as a girl...all to win the heart of his love. But she's not about to let him win that easily.
This novel will never cease to keep you completely engrossed.
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Title: Revolting Youth: The Further Journals of Nick Twisp by C. D. Payne ISBN: 1882647157 Publisher: Aivia Pr Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Cut to the Twisp by C. D. Payne ISBN: 1882647033 Publisher: Aivia Pr Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Frisco Pigeon Mambo by C. D. Payne ISBN: 1882647246 Publisher: Aivia Pr Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Easy Access: The Reference Handbook for Writers by Michael L. Keene, Katherine H. Adams ISBN: 0767422813 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Pub. Date: 18 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $46.90 |
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Title: Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic by John De Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor, David Horsey, Scott Simon, John de Graaf ISBN: 1576751996 Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Pub Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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