Terrific!

Very good book a lot because of cross cultural angles: children of an Indian family moved to New Mexico for work. Long (500 pages), amazing for a first novel. Ending was a bit loose. Good fun for those looking to engage with a long term family drama.

The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing is a delightfully-written story of career, family, and destiny. The prose is fantastic. The story remains interesting and poignant through all its 500 pages. It's wonderful, and it does so much. Mira Jacob goes back and forth between places and time, and she does so without a hiccup. There are so many subplots going on, yet they all fit together and are not only terrific in their own right, but relevant to the larger story. It flows so seamlessly that you have to applaud the author and her editors. The characters are detailed. The dialogue is witty. The story itself has moments of humor and heartbreak. I really enjoyed this book.

This story is rapidly shooting its way up my all-time favorites list. I'm about 1/2 way through & it's definitely in the top 5 and still climbing. I'm actually listening to it on audiobook CD - what a treat! The author reads her story and she reads it amazingly, entertainingly, touchingly, simply wonderfully. I intend to listen to it again right away in addition to borrowing a hard copy so I can record my favorite lines accurately. Read this book if you like to LOL & LOL & LOL, but do take care, you will likely she'd a tear or two as well. It is a beautifully balanced story. I love that at 42, I can still discover new favorite books & authors. And thanks to my favorite sister for throwing Sleepwalker's my way at the exact right moment :)

Very complicated depressing book about a dysfunctional family. I found it slow and cumbersome to read.

I thought the ending was rushed.