Review: You Can Never Go Home Again . . .  Unless Home Is Indigo Creek
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2014
Perfect life, perfect wife than tragedy strikes, what would you do? How do you cope? Where do you go? Well if you are Jon Camden you go on a long lonely journey that takes you right back to a place called home.The main character in this book is the Vig for reading the story as it should be in a book and often times isn't. He is constructed of layer upon layer of angst and self -loathing over a series of events that ended in tragedy. He was a conflict ion of so many, could of, would of and should of he found it impossible to live with himself. The symbolism of the Hurricane both real and imagined had huge impact. PS JR Whitley that was an awesome scene that is all I'm saying for fear of a spoiler. Actually it leaves you a little breathless, so you are immediately able to relate to Jon. He was surviving but not well life had left him a ittle breathless to say the least.Author JR Whitley takes you back home through the eyes and emotions of Jon. Back to his roots with a style that could best be described as first person with great back history so you are not confused.This book starts as interesting turns into complex and fascinating and wraps up with this is a great story, but aside from the story.What makes the book a must read for devotees of this kind of subtext study of grief, stress and redemption.This is a perfectly written combination of flawed human meets devastated soul somehow the author managed to blend all this into Jon. Without sounding maudlin or sappy with the final result I think being a portrait of a resurrected Phoenix. Creating a life made of old values and new purpose.The dialogue is tight and concise, that said I don't mean the author was stingy with the word pictures which is one of my pet peeves. I want to see the place, taste the food, feel the emotion and I am happy to report with Indigo Creek it is a go on all points. I found myself becoming Jon's biggest advocate and quite frankly would have made a great side kick to this guy in real life.I felt his sadness and grief in a very real way that at times actually made it difficult to swallow and once flowed into actual empathetic tears of sadness. Well worth the read on my new hammock enjoying the breeze and happy. Knowing as compelling as Jon's story is, it wasn't mine thank god. Any book that brings a one dimensional character on paper into three dimensional life. Which this reader related to as a real person so that's why I think it deserves a five