Indigo [Import] [Paperback]

Graham Joyce (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Pocket; New Ed edition (2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140270981
• ISBN-13: 978-0140270983
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,462,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Surreal thriller, January 5, 2000

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Indigo (Hardcover)

Chicago lawyer Harvey Michaelson calls Londoner Jack Chambers with the news that the Englishman's father Tim died. Jack has not seen his father in over twenty years and they only met a few times since Tim deserted Jack and his mother. Jack learns that he is the executor of his father's estate. Louise Durrell, an American half-sister, will gain some of the inheritance, but the bulk goes to an unknown person Natalie Shearer.

Jack flies to Chicago to understand the specific terms of the will. The major item for Jack to deal with in order to earn a sizable fee as the executor is publishing 200,000 copies of his father's manuscript, "Invisibility: A Manual of Light. The book is a text on the art of vanishing by seeing the color or non-color (if one chooses to be scientific) of INDIGO. Jack meets Louise for the first time in over two decades and to his chagrin finds himself attracted to her. They travel to Italy to find Natalie, who is reported living there. Jack soon finds himself embroiled in a mystery involving two apparent disappearances linked to his father. He also begins to enjoy the effects of INDIGO and defies the taboo of falling in love with his half-sister.

INDIGO is a weird, but intoxicating thriller that will leave readers wondering how much talent does Graham Joyce possess? The story line centers on the impact of INDIGO on the individual and their relationships, most of which fail. Jack is a cleverly drawn character whose motives ring genuine. Through character discussions the inner core of Tim is revealed. Not for those who want Action with a capital "A", INDIGO is a mind-bending journey into a surrealistic world.

Harriet Klausner

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My first "Joyce", but not my last, December 2, 2001

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Chris Lee Mullins (Highlands Ranch, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Indigo (Paperback)

Every now and then, a book comes along with characterizations so strong, they completely overcome the (weak) plot. This is one of those books.

First things first, though. The plot is definately NOT compelling. Jack comes to America and meets his half-sister and wants to sleep with her, then goes to Rome with said sister, looking for some girl, all the while wringing his hands about how to publish this "manual of light". So they find this girl and Jack likes her, too, and....

See what I mean? The plot is not the book's strong point.

I kept reading Indigo because the characters were strong, well-fleshed out, and felt like they were alive. Each character has their story, their own quirks, something that makes then interesting and special, and they had them in spades.

I plan to keep this book on my shelf for some time, perhaps adding some of Joyce's other novels as well.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Huge Letdown, April 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Indigo (Hardcover)

I'm a big fan of Joyce. Tooth Fairy, Dark Sister and Requiem were all unique and engrossing reads, which makes Indigo all the more disappointing. I couldn't empathize with any of the characters and the pseudo-scientific concept of Indigo lost its appeal quickly. Pass on this one and read Tooth Fairy.