A Solitary Blue (Paperback)

The novel is about a character everyone seems to already have met with, an acquaintance that every one can relate to; Jeff Greene, the smart boy who¡s intelligence exceeds that of his peers. But Jeff is struggling with a problem; he doesn¡t seem to be working to his potential. The novel is about Jeff¡s solitude.

Cynthia Voigt has written one of those novels that seem to have magic on their own. Once you start reading it just get more and more interesting. The writing is superb and truly deserves the Newberry Honor Award and the many others awards it has come by.

At seven years old Jeff¡s mother, Melody leaves home. Leaving Jeff to live a life with his father, the Professor. Jeff has a very deep-seated love for his mother and a longing to be with her, until one summer when he is invited to visit his mother and grandmother. It was that same summer that he discovered the real hidden truth; why Melody left him and his father and something even worst. Through this process Jeff also discovers many new truths that he did not know about, such as why his father always seemed so remote, shy and isolated even to his own son.

Story then reveals how Jeff deals with his emotions, his life and how the situation evolved from his struggles and troubles he has with his family, social relationships, and friendships and how he eventually resolves his problems.

Cynthia Voigt has written in such a way that the simple plot seems so realistic, full of life that it will bring tears to many readers.

Through Jeff¡s discovery journey, in search of truth, Jeff finds his new hidden self, his new life and new hope.

But Cynthia seems to indirectly investigate further into the situation. She ultimately offers the reader to examine the relationships that are so common in our lives that are often, neglected. She points out how things often, come about and reminds us how often, we don¡t make the best decisions and actions in our life. She questions your opinions of people, their relationships, action, and emotions. What they do, how they do it and the morality of their actions and the many perspectives that often we do not consider looking into.

In some ways this book is an analysis of life. Life¡s surprises, the spontaneous truths that we all have perhaps yet to discover.

¡§A Solitary Blue¡ is a very emotional and poignant book. However, personally I would highly recommend this book to be read only once. Reading the book a second time would make the story dull. Much of the magic of this book comes from its surprises, the twists and turns in the book. The text is not difficult, as far as vocabulary goes and the plot is rather simple