Brian Malloy
Paperback | Pages: 272 pages Rating: 3.9 | 2176 Users | 112 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Year of Ice |
| Author | : | Brian Malloy |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 272 pages |
| Published | : | October 11th 2003 by St. Martin's Griffin (first published June 30th 2002) |
| Categories | : | LGBT. Young Adult. Fiction. Gay. Romance. M M Romance |
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It is 1978 in the Twin Cities, and Kevin Doyle, a high school senior, is a marginal student in love with keggers, rock and roll, and--unbeknownst to anyone else--a boy in his class with thick eyelashes and a bad attitude. His mother Eileen died two years earlier when her car plunged into the icy waters of the Mississippi River, and since then Kevin's relationship with his father Patrick has become increasingly distant. As lonely women vie for his father's attention, Kevin discovers Patrick's own closely guarded secret: he had planned to abandon his family for another woman. More disturbingly, his mother's death may well have been a suicide, not an accident.Complicating the family dynamic is the constant meddling of Kevin's outspoken Aunt Nora--who will never forgive Patrick for Eileen's death--along with Patrick's inability to stay single for very long. His loyalties divided between his father and his aunt, between his internal reality and his public persona, Kevin is forced to accept his gay identity and reevaluate his notions of family and love as painful truths emerge about both.
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| Original Title: | The Year of Ice |
| ISBN: | 0312313691 (ISBN13: 9780312313692) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Minneapolis, Minnesota,1978(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | ALA Alex Award (2003) |
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Ratings: 3.9 From 2176 Users | 112 ReviewsWrite-Up Appertaining To Books The Year of Ice
It's 1978. I mean, the entire year of 1978 - January to December. Kevin the main character and narrative of the story is one pissed off teenager about to graduate from his high school. But, he's truly pissed off with the people around him (especially his father), and his personal conflict: a confused, conflicted, and closeted young man. He portrays himself as this tough and exterior alpha, but in his own world, it's something completely different. One of the main reasons that he is angry is the4,5 stars!I think, this book is one of the best coming of age/growing up stories I've ever read. Though I can hardly name it a STORY. There is NOTHING typical here: It doesn't have a typical beginning, you won't find a typical culminating point of the plot, and probably someone would miss a clear ending. We accompany Kevin Doyle, a high school senior through one calendar year, 1978- from January to December. And winter plays a special role here.I know, all this might sound not very convincing or
M/M literature is becoming less of an obscure genre, and one that has garnered a huge following. This alone is a remarkable achievement for a genre that had scant offerings and those that were mainstream were hidden in the sexual development sections of bookstores (and I know I used to secret agent them out as a teenager). It is even more delightful that the majority of these books are either from small independent publishers, or self published. There is this certain inherent credibility and
The Year of Ice follows Kevin Doyle through the year of 1978. As the months go by, he must cope with his mother's death, deal with his father's lies, and figure out his own feelings. This was an interesting story. To start, I loved Kevin's voicehe was sarcastic, he was conflicted, he was real. His actions reflected his personality and I felt that I had a good understanding of his character. I also appreciated that each person in the story had a purpose that connected with the plot. Everyone felt
This story is set in 1978 and told from the POV of Kevin who is 18 years old. He's in High School and trying his best to hide the fact that he is gay, even going to the trouble of having a girlfriend so that his friends don't suspect him. His mother died and as time goes on, secrets are discovered and he finds out things about his father that he doesn't like. Kevin's narration is hilarious and you get to hear everything he thinks, followed by the censored version that he says out loud. My only
One of my favorite novels of the past few years. Set in 1978, the author perfectly captures the voice of a teenage stoner who is also realizing he is gay. I laughed out loud in many places, though it is a novel of substance. Ending was not as strong as I had hoped.
I absolutely loved The Year of Ice. This novel starred Kevin, a secret closet case who was madly in love with Jon, a straight kid. I fell for Kevin instantly. He lost his mom at a very young age in a car accident and he was left under his dad protection. But as his senior year advances, Kevin becomes a young man and he begins to see his father under a new light.Kevin, to me, was the bomb. He was the Alpha of his group and loved bossing Jon around just to have him close. In other words, he was
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