Youth in Revolt by C.D. Payne is a book filled with the sordid details of a fourteen-year-old boy’s mind. Overall, I was generally pleased with the writing style.
If you can stomach listening to a fourteen-year-old boy ramble on about his zits, masturbation, and one true love, then I say go for it. It was a truly surprising read that made me wonder if that is what goes through the mind of the boy.
Honestly, I can’t say much about the novel. It really wasn’t for me. Reading about thundering erections and popping zits every two pages wasn’t my thing. Throughout the book, the reader feels bad for the kid, but then can’t help but shake their head at his antics.
Youth in Revolt wasn’t so much a difficult read as something that was just much too easy to put down.
