Indigo

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Summary: Great Surreal thriller
Review: 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

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Summary: Is this the guy that wrote Tooth Fairy?
Review: This book was such a dissapointment. I knew it wasn't Joyce's best, but after reading The Tooth Fairy, which was one of the better books I've read in a long time, I thought that his not-best will still be a very good book.
Indigo has got a very lame idea and carton-like characters. But it could have still worked, if the writing was worth anything.
I have no idea how I survived it and read it through.
Stay away - don't let it burn a bad impression of Joyce in your memory.

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Summary: Intresting thought... and that's about it
Review: When I read the back cover of Indigo I thought it sounded amazing. Pretty much the only aspect of the book that stood out was the fact that the main character couldn't keep his mind out of the gutter with thoughts about his half sister. It seemed like every chapter had the same epic struggle with the sexually frusterated monkeys in his head vs. his rationalily that said "IT'S YOUR SISTER FOR GOD'S SAKE!"
I got through half of the book and put it down (something I rarely do.) And I consider myself the most easily entertained peson I know. I'd finish the book but I can get the same sick feeling in my stomach by watching Jerry Springer.