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In the wry and subversive sequel to Youth in Revolt America's most literate (yet shamelessly crude) teen diarist accidentally ignites criminal mayhem, seeks union with his love, Sheeni Saunders, and still has to live as a girl to avoid police detection. But now, Nick has decided that he must marry Sheeni in order to ensure that she is with him forever. In pursuit of this goal, he almost blows his fortune, nearly cripples the nation with a computer virus, shoots his future father-in-law and undergoes radical plastic surgery to resemble a French actor!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Revolt Again
25 Jan 2001
Format:Paperback
Nick Twisp and CD Payne are back with a vengeance in the 2000 novel REVOLTING YOUTH, the continuation of Payne's classic YOUTH IN REVOLT. Shorter and breezier than its predecessor, REVOLTING YOUTH picks up almost exactly where YIR left off, with Nick hiding out in drag in Ukiah, enjoying his Wart Watch royalties and the affections of his ladylove, Sheeni. This peace is not to be long-lived, however, and Dickensian plot twists and turns soon overtake him. Over the course of the story, our protagonist will find himself in the Deep South during a blizzard, south of the border, living the shallow life in Los Angeles, assuming yet another new identity, along with actually undergoing a surprisingly touching process of maturity. One of the surprises of this book is the degree of changes that the characters go through. Unlike most sequels, in which established personalities remain unchanged (and therefore less interesting), Nick actually grows in REVOLTING YOUTH. He picks up newer, more mature character traits and ways of achieving his goals. True, his primary characteristic is still self-interest, but this new willingness to face danger head on and not rely solely on sneakiness points to a means of growth and development that could fill a whole series of Nick Twisp novels. Sheeni also goes through some interesting changes, showing a new depth and vulnerability. Payne commendably refuses to confine her to a simple "girlfriend" role. There is much talk of genes and genetics in REVOLTING YOUTH, and we realize bit by bit how much Nick rebels against his own genes, almost defying Nature itself, in his various quests. He impersonates various other people and sexes, becoming a female (Carlotta) and many other things while performing his scam operations. It is almost as if Nick's own genes are entirely changeable - he vigorously defies the roles that society attempts to assign him, rebelling against his parents and even himself at several points in order to achieve his goals. Nick reflects at several places how genes control us all, but it is clear that nothing controls him. He is entirely adaptable. The book ends on a good note, while one wishes for the story to continue, it could just as easily end at that point once and for all. Nevertheless, I find myself hoping for more stories of Nick Twisp, and I wish Payne the best of luck with this and all his other literary endeavors. Long live the revolt.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Stellar Sequel!
7 Nov 2000
Format:Paperback
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!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
if you liked the first one...
4 Jan 2001
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
... you'll like this one too. The first book, though, opened up one's eyes to the destructive possibilities of young people with too much time on their hands (and they almost all have too much time on their hands). The second book will merely entertain. I gave it to one of my ArsDigita co-founders on an airplane and, though he hadn't read the first book, he was still laughing hard enough that the flight attendants cut off his alcohol supply...
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