Revolting Youth: The Further Journals of Nick Twisp

If you haven't read Youth in Revolt, please do. It will help a ton in understanding Revolting Youth. However, contrary to popular belief, you can still read Revolting Youth without having read YiR, and still find it hilarious. Just ask my mom.Revolting Youth somehow manages to surpass YiR. Payne has mastered his craft and now effortlessly cranks out complicated and unexpected Twispian plot twists, with hilarious results. Lots of crazy stuff goes down in this book. While Nick is doomed to suffer setbacks and rejections, he always mananges to come out on top. Sheeni is even more indifferent to him than before, but you can bet Nick finds his way into her . . . erm . . . heart. Or something like it. Fuzzy returns as Nick's best pal, who is consistently, albeit NOT stupidly, a true friend. Don't forget about Ukiah's most beautiful teen couple, Trent and Apurva, now married and expecting two babies, although only one of them is Apurva's. Yes, all your favorite characters are back, and some new crazies join in the madness. Only one problem remains: Don't expect Payne to come out with another Nick Twisp adventure. It doesn't seem possible that he can equal or top this one.

Alot of the faithful members of the fanbase for C.D.'s underground classic, will of course love this novel. Maybe even more than the origional come to think of it. It seems to me however, that no matter who has read the two part story of Nick Twisp, will either love it and claim it to be the best novel ever written, or hate it for it's childish humor, disturbing images, and malicious actions and goings-on. Trust me people, If you find erection jokes and fat people sexually taking advantage of 14-year olds, then leave right now and find a nice "Clifford the Big Red Dog" book to read. However if plastic surgery and being fugitave from FBI intrigues you. Then C.D. Payne had dutifully provided you with a Love Story to remember.

C.D. Payne has done it again! Revolting Youth is just as good as, if not better than Youth In Revolt! It has all the plot twist and wonderfully descriptive language that has come to be expected of C.D. Payne! He has great insight into the hearts and minds of every mischevious and love-stricken teenage boy! For anyone who loved Youth In Revolt as much as I did, I implore you to read Revolting Youth! Let's just hope that this is not that last book about the crazy and twisted life of Nick Twisp!

This is a very good continuation of Youth in Revolt, which stands next to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as one of the funniest books in print today. It starts a little slow, as if it was difficult to get back into that groove of the first book, but a couple pages into it and it's like you never left. The sheer improbability of the events that occure in Nick's life are what make it so enjoyable, yet the emotions still run true to what everyone has felt in their teenage years. Everyone can identify. It's a simple story about True Love, and what life will throw in your way to prevent it. I highly suggest anyone with a sense of humor/irony read this book....right after Youth in Revolt!

C.D. Payne did an absolutely wonderful job writing this sequel! He has done an amazing job perfecting the art of creating a crazy atmosphere for Nick Twisp to live and exist in. This is a must read book but it would be best to have read Youth In Revolt ahead of time even with the summary at the beggining of this one. The two flow together so well that it's hard to believe I ever had to wait to read this one. I have not yet read any other books by this author besides this particular series but I feel confident that they are just as good.