Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

reading, savoring brian malloy's the year of ice. wow. it's the story of a twin cities highschool senior in 1978 who's gay, has some serious family drama (regarding a dead mom and a distant dad), and is in love with a kinda-dense classmate with chocolate brown hair. having trouble articulating how to write about this novel; it's so rich, so real, it gets it, the whole gay-in-highschool thing. korn's "thoughtless" goes surprisingly well with it. I wonder, if kevin (the protagonist) was 18 now, if he'd be into korn? I think so. and if you happen to be reading this, mr. malloy, please let me know your thoughts.