Youth In Revolt by C.D Payne

Title: Youth in Revolt





Author: C.D Payne





Published: Main Street Books, 1996





Pages: 499





Snippet: "Great wealth. It comes in handy sometimes."





Summary: The adventures of Nick Twisp of California, revolting against all the bugaboos of adolescence, from parents to the gulag of public schools. It details the capers Twisp embarks on to impress a girl with whom he hopes to score.  (Taken from Christchurch City Libraries Website)





Review: Wow, this book is amazing.  It's definitely different and it is so great.  I loved mostly every minute of Youth In Revolt.  You will laugh, you will cry, there will be lots of moments where you will cringe, others you will cry out in surprise. Youth in Revolt is definitely not a book for the faint-hearted.  But in saying that it truly is worth a read.





Just a quick warning that I would say this book should be read by 16 year olds and over. There are several scenes that aren't entirely appropriate.  I managed to overlook those scenes because the rest of the story is brilliant.





Nick is such a refreshing character.  I don't usually compare books to other books but if I had to describe Nick and his diary I would say it's like an American version of Adrian Mole with a lot more antics and 'typical adolescent behaviour'.  But in saying that, I do believe I got a lot more laughs from Nick.





While the book is 499 pages, don't let that deter you, it's split into three books.  Each book deals with a different persona so to speak.  I have to say that it did start off a little slow but once it got into the story it kind of turned into a snowball effect where the events kept growing and growing and spiralling out of control.





So many of the characters in this book are unusual and extremely interesting characters.  There are too many to name, you basically have to read this book.  It is one of the best books I've read all year.





One thing I must add about this book is that it is extremely dated, but that just kind of sets the scene a bit more and I thought it added to the comedy of the book.





I liked the ending of Youth In Revolt, it didn't leave a wide open ending and it didn't close it completely either.  I know that there is indeed a sequel and I'm thinking that I'll definitely pick it up one day.  There's also a movie based on Youth In Revolt and it's called Youth In Revolt so I'd be really interested in seeing that.





Overall, Youth In Revolt is one book that is worth the read at least once in everyone lives.





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Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Title: Life As We Knew It





Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer





Published: Orlando : Harcourt, c2006





Pages: 337





Series: Book 1, Moon





Snippet: "I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open." 





Summary: Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.





Review: Every now and again I'll read a dystopian novel and I do enjoy them. My favourite would be 1984 by George Orwell, but I'm not here to talk about 1984. I'm here to talk about Life As We Knew It because Life As We Knew It is such a great book and from the first chapter I was hooked.

While the novel was largely focused on the characters I found them to be quite plain and I didn't really think about them.  I think there were only a couple of characters that stuck in my mind these being Sam and Miranda's dad. I also liked Mrs Nesbitt she seemed like such a nice lady.

Susan Beth Pfeffer has written a fantastic "what if" tale.  I felt that it was a really well-written and great portrayal of what could happen if the moon got closer to the Earth.

I know there is a companion novel and a sequel to Life As We Knew It.  I'll be really excited to read both.

Overall, Life As We Knew It is quite a sad book but also full of hope.  If you're a fan of dystopian fiction then you may just enjoy Life As We Knew It.





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