Obviously the work of a first-time author, CD Payne's Youth in Revolt uneasily lurches along a predictable path to a teenage nerd's ultimate fantasy ending. Why do the homeless take such a keen interest in literature? He worries this abnormality will lead to targeting errors when he gets older. This may cause some embarrassment for my family, but when your don gives you your mafia sobriquet you don't ask questions. Then, after dinner, Mom brought out this gaily wrapped package that was precisely the right size and shape to contain a 486 motherboard. I think that strikes just the right note of hirsute virility. As you might expect, she is extremely well informed on all the arcane rules of the road (like who has to back up when two cars meet on a one-lane mountain road). This book came to me with glowing reviews, but it didn't live up to them. He likes coming-of-age-guy stuff (mainly movies and books). I loved mostly every minute of Youth In Revolt. Nick reads like a mixture of Salinger’s Holden Caufield, Philip Roth’s Alex Portnoy, and the actor Michael Cera, who played Nick the movie based on this novel. Please try your request again later. Based on the acclaimed novel by C.D. What! A milestone in any man's life. If you want to find some cheer among covid-19 pandemic then I suggest you start these books! It didn't. Meanwhile, I am now embarrassed to invite my friends over. However, it's fitting, as "Self-Indulgent" might as well be our protagonist's middle name. And then, it just ended. Some even have 586s! There's a problem loading this menu right now. (My face is beginning to resemble a pepperoni and eyeballs pizza.) The main character, a 14-year-old with a raging hard-on focused on The Love of His Life and nursing an ego that could bring down an airliner, was hilariously devilish in the first part. Very unrealistic. Payne Free Download (512 pages) And did a few other semi-kinky things with him as well. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. It's definitely different and it is so great. Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2011. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Other Books in Series. Revoltingly Young: The Journals of Nick Twisp's Younger Brother (Youth in Revolt), Revolt at the Beach: More Twisp Family Chronicles, Revolting Youth: The Further Journals of Nick Twisp (Youth in Revolt), Revolting Obsessions: The Intimate Journals of Nick Twisp II (Youth in Revolt), Revolting Relations: The Bachelor Journals of Nick Twisp II (Youth in Revolt), Licensed To Revolt: The Journals of Twisps on the Move (Youth in Revolt) (Volume 9), Young and Revolting: The Continental Journals of Nick Twisp (Youth in Revolt), Son of Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Scott Twisp (Youth in Hollywood). one of my child hood favorites. (Art seems to be a subsidiary concern.) The hilarious, take-no-prisoners novel about a cynical, sex-obsessed teenager's pining love for an intelligent girl– now a major motion picture from Dimension Films starring Michael CeraSIX MONTHS IN THE LIFE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS TEENAGERYouth in Revolt is the journals of Nick Twisp, California's most precocious diarist, whose ongoing struggles to make sense out of high school, deal with his divorced parents, and lose his virginity result in his transformation from an unassuming fourteen-year-old to a modern youth in open revolt. Yes, there are hilarious parts. So I'm sitting there, minding my own business, when the barber says, "By the way, did anyone ever tell you you're going to be bald by the age of 30?". Yo. Payne. nick twisp's rampant hyperpolysyllabicsesquapadalianism had me reaching for the dictionary more than once, but in the end the rich vocabulary and originality in his storytelling kept me hooked even though the story loses steam towards the end. And when the kids "alter ego" came into play, I had no idea what was going on for like 100 pages. Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp. 11:50 p.m. My birthday is almost over. The friend who recommended this to me is a guy. Instead, he goads bug-fearing farmers into despoiling the earth (and their Mexican farmworkers) with mega-death herbicides. Right now, I'm leaning toward Dillinger. Please try again. My Conduit Of Carnal Knowledge may not be particularly "fat," but it probably qualifies under a broad definition of "sweet." My favourite ever book! the movie was a complete let down to how great this book is. JULYWEDNESDAY, July 18 -— My name is Nick. Just what I always wanted. My friend Lefty gave me a bootleg copy of WordPerfect, so I'm doing some writing to try and learn the command codes. Payne's trilogy of short novels about the travails of young journaler Nick Twisp has a comic wit and intricate plot twists that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. ", "Doing what?" Reading Turgenev while residing in the back seat of a '72 Dodge Polara? Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2014. This is book number 1 in the Youth in Revolt series. ‎The hilarious, take-no-prisoners novel about a cynical, sex-obsessed teenager's pining love for an intelligent girl– now a major motion picture from Dimension Films starring Michael Cera SIX MONTHS IN THE LIFE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS TEENAGER Youth in Revolt is the… God, this book was like soo painful to get through. there's no doubt that reading it at age 17 solidified my appreciation for this profane, hilarious, perverted, often ridiculous and grotesque piece of work. That way I can come out looking like a successful real estate agent, junior division. She used to keep Dad up to date as he drove along on all the motor statutes he was violating. When I close my eyes, ranks of creamy thighs slowly part like some X-rated Busby Berkeley extravaganza. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Some good and some bad make for an amusing tale. What I can't understand, if she wanted to breed jocks, why did she mate with a dork like Dad? This book is hilariously funny and intelligently written. If that hadn't happened, it could well be a five-star. Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp [Payne, C.D.] So far, this has not straightened out the bow. Broadway Books; Reissue edition (March 15, 1996), Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2016. Sometimes you just have to let your hair down and let your inner adolescent loose and have some fun. That's one of the reasons they got divorced. Youth in Revolt is the journals of Nick Twisp, California's most precocious diarist, whose ongoing struggles to make sense out of high school, deal with his divorced parents, and lose his virginity result in his transformation from an unassuming fourteen-year-old to a modern youth in open revolt. I'm going be in the ninth grade at St. Vitus Academy. Anyway, I forced myself to finish it and while I feel successful in finishing something that was painful, it just brought nothing new to my life. While I understand that teenage boys think about sex every minute of every day... the main character of Nick is a grating personality that takes the fun out of sex. After telling me about his trip (strange food, unintelligible natives, cute girls without tops arrayed like cordwood on sunny beaches), he got to the real news: he has found his older sister Martha's diary. Too bad life doesn't have an F3 key. "Nick Dillinger." Proves good, insightful writing doesn't have to be ponderous, depressing, and boring. Strange book. A modern day Confederacy of Dunces, and equally worthy of praise. To be sure, less of his growth effort is being devoted to mental development. When we got to Kentfield, I learned that not only did Dad not have any activities planned, he wanted me to mow his damn lawn. Instead, I go to the $9 places and pocket the change. Parts made me want to crawl under my bed and never ever come out. No call or card from Dad. I now have enough gear to equip a triple-A ball team. "It would kill them to know I even get hard-ons," Lefty says. Youth in Revolt is definitely not a book for the faint-hearted. Not recommended for mothers of teenage boys, though perhaps it's the hold your nose and drink type of med. His divorced parents land somewhere on the Running with Scissors scale: self-obsessed, womanizing father; overbearing-yet-somehow oblivious mother, but neither are abusive like in Burroughs’ memoir.