Youth in Revolt, C. D. Payne
Youth in Revolt, C. D. Payne
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Youth in Revolt
The Journals of Nick Twisp, Book 1

Author: C. D. Payne

Narrator: Richard Powers

Unabridged: 8 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/15/2008

Synopsis

This hilarious, take-no-prisoners novel about a cynical, sex-obsessed teenager's pining love for an intelligent girl is now a major motion picture from Dimension Films starring Michael Cera.Youth in Revolt brings us 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. As his family splinters, worlds collide, and the police block all routes out of town, Nick must cope with economic deprivation, homelessness, the gulag of the public schools, a competitive Type-A father, murderous canines (in triplicate), and an inconvenient hair trigger on his erectile response—all the while vying ardently for the affections of the beauteous Sheeni Saunders, teenage goddess and ultimate intellectual goad.

About C. D. Payne

C. D. Payne is the author of six humorous novels, including Young and Revolting: The Continental Journals of Nick Twisp and Revolting Young: The Journals of Nick Twisp's Younger Brother. A graduate of Harvard, he lives in California.

About Richard Powers

Richard Powers has published thirteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory, and Bewilderment was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marian on March 15, 2008

This was THE book that - cliche - changed the way I read books. This book was MY book. For years I begged people to read it because I wanted them to feel the obsession. It is extremely important that all teenagers/adults read this book. The characters are totally absurd and amazing, and this hefty 50......more

Goodreads review by Alex on November 30, 2012

Fate. This book and I were destined to be together. We were first brought together when I was just 13 years old, rummaging through the discount shelves at Barnes and Noble in Indianapolis. The cover drew me in, and I sat my tween butt down on the floor and started reading. I made it about twenty or s......more

Goodreads review by Astrid on December 27, 2019

Bizarre and sophomoric but so worth reading. Read this as a full grown adult and could not put it down. Laughed the whole way along. Loved it so much that I even bought a copy for my teenaged niece who also loved it. Sometimes you just have to let your hair down and let your inner adolescent loose a......more

Goodreads review by Erica on March 09, 2008

Not your average coming of age novel, C.D. 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. This boy meets girl plot centers on Nick, a bookish, sex-crazed 14-year-old, and Sheeni Saun......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on February 14, 2022

This book was kind of crazy. Never thought a kid could have so much sway in the going-ons of a town. It was funny, ridiculous and at times had me rolling my eyes. Nick is certainly resourceful and has quite a journey over the 4 months the book takes place. Overall I liked it but I think it was a bit......more

Quotes

“The funniest book you’ll read this year.” Los Angeles Times

“Fans of Salinger will especially appreciate the candid voice and vivid memories of this story.” Midwest Book Review

“C. D. Payne has penned a take-no-prisoners book, and Paul Michael Garcia is the perfect reader for it…Garcia has a little smirk in his tone that perfectly underscores the actions of young Mr. Twisp.” AudioFile

“Sophomorically hilarious, appealing to the smart aleck within.” Booklist

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