Book Rec of the day 1/6/07

Nick Twisp is a confused, horny 14-year-old, and Youth in Revolt is his diary. Youth in Revolt never hit bestseller lists, but it’s been a beloved word-of-mouth classic for 14 years. “An unstintingly hilarious black comedy,” says The Los Angeles Times. “One of those rare works of incredible comic precision, like A Confederacy of Dunces,” raves the Berkeley Express. Read this book and you’ll be part of a small but extremely loyal band.

YOUTH IN REVOLT, by C. D. Payne (1993; Main Street, 1996)