Indigo Hardcover – 1 Apr 2002

I read INDIGO hot on the heels of AQUAMARINE, another short Hoffman novel with the element of water as its central motif. I thought AQUAMARINE could not be equalled ; I was mistaken.This book is marvellous. INDIGO concerns the two McGill boys and their friend Martha Glimmer. They live in a small American town nowhere near the sea. The boys are however rather. . .watery, possessing webbed fingers and toes and preferring fish to all other foods. Martha doesn't share these idiosyncrasies but she too is "different", an outsider. Their relationship is beautifully portrayed, as are the relationships with the other people in their lives. The prose is measured but poetic. Once again, I come away from Alice Hoffman's work feeling that the world is a more extraordinary place than we might give it credit for. Highly recommended.

Alice Hoffman never disappoints !! A unique story teller with a great gift.......I have been hooked on her since I read Practical Magic.....great film ...even better book !!

Even though can be read in one hour ( I was actually a bit disappointed to see how short the story was), it's a beautiful book worth reading.

another one for my collection

This book I'll be honest,I was disappointed how small was, but I'm glad I have it,the McGill brother and Martha have my attention.Readin about people had limited of water,lawn,showers,swimming pools drained,Martha hated the fact that it never rained in Oak Grove.we need to take care the water like precious diamonds,when I was a kid,were I born ,for almost 3 years never rained,was a disaster people hungry looking for food,can happen in any place, please don't water the lawn every day,or waist it,I always said I can't live in a place don't have the ocean,now I live in Colorado,ha,ha,ha, I'm the sign of fish, please give this beautiful book to a young ones,is about friendship and love,is a little weird but very nice.Thelma.

Indigo by Alice Hoffman is set in a mythical town of Oak Grove, blocked off from water since the "big flood" several years before. The story is set around Martha, whose mother had died, and her two friends, who are brothers, Trout and Eel. It is an imaginative read, but I wasn't impressed with the way the book was written. It felt like an adult trying (and failing) to write from a thirteen-year-old's prospective. I say thirteen because that is how old the protagonist is, but with the run on sentences and the grammar/vocabulary I don't think she hits the mark. Martha is attracted to Trout, but states that they are "too young" to proceed with that kind of relationship. I don't think that is realistic thinking of a thirteen-year-old girl. Most early teenage girls that I've known fantasize about hand-holding and first kisses. Alice Hoffman has high acclaim as an author, including this book, but I was a little disappointed, thinking it may have been better aimed toward the ages 8-10 market. All in all, it was a nice evening's entertainment.

This book is perhaps the shortest read next to AA Milne's play "The Ugly Duckling". Hoffman delivers an action packed short adventure without throwing too much history. It is yet another coming-of-age tale depicted through the lives of three 13 year olds - Martha, Trevor and Eli. Although they long to get away from home, when the time comes to choose, would they choose to leave everything including their parents or would they choose home?

Alice Hoffman continues to amaze me....whether adult novels or teen novels. I loved this short story....made me cry, just as in her other books.

YA novella that is delightful about two boys with webbed fingers and toes adopted by childless couple when the mermaid mother died caught in a propellor.There is a flooding rain as they and one girl friend decide to leave home to see the ocean!superb?rb!