Liz, a lesbian friend, has rich parents who are rarely home they work long hours and travel without their daughter. His best friend, a girl named Trace, lives with her distracted father and younger brother, Second Mike, in a house that seems to be haunted by an older son, the first Mike, who disappeared years before, sending the mother of the family into a downward spiral that led her to the mental hospital where she has lived for years. The seventeen-year-old male narrator knows that his parents would never accept his sexual orientation (gay), which is why he lives with his Aunt Jan, who is generous and accepting but a terrible cook. These kids are all right, Goth style and all. Vintage is that rare thing, an interesting novel about teenagers as complex human beings with emotional depth and an awareness of their place in history. The ones written by precocious teenage authors are likely to seem raw around the edges, and the ones written by adults are likely to sound patronizing or formula-driven. It was a quick read though, and the writing flowed well, so it was a nice way to spend a couple of days.Ī good novel about teenagers is hard to find. Still, I never felt like I connected with any of the characters or really cared about what would happen in the end.
Melindo's aunt was pretty cool, and I liked Second Mike a lot. I liked that Trace wasn't the overbearing girl friend so typical of M/M (probably helps that this isn't actually M/M) and that the ghost story doesn't go in quite the direction I expected. Sure, they're into the macabre and they crash funerals for funsies, but at some point, I'd have expected them to step back and question reality just a little. It was a little strange for Melindo and his best friend Trace to be so blasé about Melindo's ghost whispering abilities. Josh is hot and Melindo is horny and desperate, so why not see where this goes, right? Melindo is actually able to talk to Josh. Josh was killed in the 50s on that stretch of road and has been seen walking it ever since. He stumbles upon a ghost one night while walking home, only to find out the ghost is his town's very own urban legend. Melindo is 17 and lives with his aunt after his parents kicked him out of the home for being gay. So I'll call him Melindo (Gordon) because why not. What else is weird is that the MC is never named.
This was interesting enough to keep my attention, and it thankfully wasn't a ghost love story, because that concept is just weird.
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