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The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing: A Novel
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing: A Novel | Mira Jacob
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Soubhiville
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A few years ago my bookclub read Good Talk by Mira Jacob. I loved it so much that I ordered her novel, which then spent years on my bookshelf.

What a wonderful story. It‘s about a South Indian family living in Albuquerque. It moves from past to present and back, with a lot of focus on Amina and her father, who has a mysterious illness. The intricacies of love and different ways of expressing it, and the wedges grief can create. It‘s 5⭐️ for me.

Soubhiville Good evening from Venkman, covered in a fleece blanket even when it‘s 80 degrees out. 5mo
marleed Oh, I love it when I discover a 5⭐️ read has been waiting patiently on my shelves for years. I don‘t even mind that it took me so long to read because obviously right now was the perfect time! And Venkman 😻😻 5mo
KadaGul Venkman you are adorable and sweet .🐈😻😽🫶#Petslife 5mo
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ErikasMindfulShelf I need to read this. It‘s been on my shelf for soooo long. 5mo
dabbe Venkman knows how to do things right. 🖤🐾🖤 5mo
ShelleyBooksie Venkman ♡ 5mo
Yenya1954 I need to put this on my list. It sounds like one I would enjoy reading. 5mo
Soubhiville @Yenya1954 I have no idea if it got an audiobook, I don‘t think it‘s very well known. If you can‘t get it through the library let me know and I can send it to you… or maybe give it to you in person if you do get to come visit this summer. 5mo
Hooked_on_books I just dropped a small box at the post office for your birthday, which should arrive to you on Monday. The contents are wrapped. Your books will be coming to your straight from Allstora in 2 boxes (one has shipped and is in PA, so I don‘t think it‘ll take long, the other hasn‘t shipped yet) and those contents are not wrapped, so open when you see fit! 5mo
Soubhiville Aw thanks Holly! I‘ll let you know as things arrive. @Hooked_on_books 😁🩷 5mo
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alisonrose
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Poignant, heart-wrenching family story that is beautifully written with genuine & relatable family relationships. Loved seeing the family‘s Indian culture front & center, too. However, it‘s too long and bogged down by many scenes that were drawn out way more than necessary. Didn‘t like the traumatic career event in Amina‘s past or her “secret” work habit, both felt kind of exploitative & unnecessary to the story. A good one, not great. 3/5 ⭐️

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How to explain that she felt like if she cried, if she actually started, she might never stop? That it felt too bottomless, like jumping into one of those cave pools that was the size of a pond but actually thousands of feet deep?

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Small and dark and tucked into his white coat like a check in an envelope, the man came to an abrupt stop when he reached them, smiling with a precision that suggested military training or a sociological disorder.

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There are small blessings, tiny ones that come unbidden and make a hard day one sigh lighter.

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nannermc12
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Love love! I related to the main character so much. I am usually a slow reader but I zipped through this book.

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alisonrose

Night noises snaked through the phone line, pressing New Mexico right up to Amina‘s ear—the hushed applause of the wind rolling through the cottonwoods, the hollow scritch of crickets echoing against the mesas, the click of the gate latch in the garden. Amina shut her eyes and felt herself in the darkening yard with the tickle of the wild grass at the back of her knees.

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alisonrose
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Started this last night and already loving it. It was super annoying to have to work all day and not get to read until now! #NowReading

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JoyBlue
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Mehso-so

The story is, at turns, funny and heartbreaking. By Book 10 (there are 11 books, each with

JoyBlue Why does my review keep getting cut off? Let's try again:

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JoyBlue The story is, at turns, funny and heartbreaking. Before Book 10 (there are 11 books, each with 5y
JoyBlue I give up! No review today, I guess.
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DaveGreen7777 Yikes! Hope Litsy fixes that soon! 😩 5y
JoyBlue @DaveGreen7777 So do I! 🙄 5y
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Joanielovesbooks
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Joanielovesbooks Really enjoyed this one! 5y
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Come-read-with-me
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This is a poignant and heart-felt story about a family facing the issues of life and death, mortality and what it means to be immortal. As a daughter whose Mum is at the stage of her life where she spends most of her time in the past with dead family member, this book was particularly salient to me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ with lots of tears.

mayakh About halfway through this book right right now and loving it! 5y
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Laughterhp
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1. Celebrated my bday this weekend by doing a corn maze🌾 and visiting Newport Vineyards for wine 🍷
2. Laying in bed 😬
3. Tagged!
4. Groceries
5. Snacks

#humpdaypost

MinDea Belated Happy Birthday! 🎉🎉🎉 6y
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Laughterhp
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I don‘t think I‘ve ever read a 500 page book faster. I flew through this book once I started reading. It was tragic and heartbreaking and Amina has gone through a lot in her life, before turning 30. I liked the way this book moved and the way the author handled the flashbacks and connected all the different stories. There is a lot of sadness but also happiness is found in this story.

Great pick for #LTLMPBC

Ajessgirl I‘m so happy you loved it!!! 6y
DebBates101 Im excited to read it! 6y
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Laughterhp
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I got your package today @Ajessgirl !! Can‘t wait to read this book! Thanks for the goodies! That candle smells really good and love that it is literary themed! 😊 #LTLPBC

DebBates101 She‘s good at this isnt she? 6y
Ajessgirl Yay!! I may or may not have smelled every literary candle twice and obsessed over whether author or scent was more important before making my selection. 😂 @DebBates101 😘 6y
DebBates101 @Ajessgirl 😂😂 oh, no, we would never do something like that 6y
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Ajessgirl
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Finishing up my #LMPBC pick over brunch. It took me a bit to get into it and keep the time shifts straight, but now I‘m really enjoying it. Centered on an Indian-American family, it focuses on family dynamics and the modern immigrant experience. Will be so curious to hear what you think, @DebBates101 and @Laughterhp !

DebBates101 Cant wait to read it! I guess I need to do my review, too. Oops 😕 6y
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Briget66
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“Cooking was a talent of her mother‘s that Amina often thought of as evolutionary, a way for Kamala to survive herself with friendships intact. Like plumage that expanded to rainbow an otherwise unremarkable bird, Kamala‘s ability to transform raw ingredients into sumptuous meals brought her the kind of love her personality on its own might have repelled.” 😏

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j.devard
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To anyone who's read either one of these books, what can I be expecting?
#Review #NewPurchase #BooksForLife #BooksAreLife #TBR

Buddys_Momma Welcome to Litsy!!! 7y
swishandflick Ooh, pretty covers! Welcome to Litsy 🤗 7y
WiseGirl13 So pretty!! 7y
SheilaChew Those hashtags - 🤓 #brilliant 7y
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Megabooks
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Dollar Tree book haul!! I‘m really happy/surprised to find some of these there. Happy dance!! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

AmyG I found some good books yesterday, too. 👍🏻 7y
Megabooks @AmyG just looked back at your haul 👍🏻👍🏻 7y
ElishaLovesBooks @Booksandcooks this post inspired me to go to the dollar store! I got 6 books-I didn‘t see any of these though😀#blameitonlitsy 7y
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Megabooks @ElishaLovesBooks Yay! I love bargain books! 7y
TricksyTails I need to get to The Dollar Tree! Who knew?! 7y
Megabooks @TricksyTails Yes! I didn‘t until recently. 7y
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Alytrue
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My reading buddy this afternoon.
#catsoflitsy

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Yeah_I_Read
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If you enjoyed Goodbye Vitamin you will love this. I actually could only think about how much I loved this book while reading Goodbye Vitamin and that's probably why I never finished it. The themes are similar. The daughter comes back to the family home to help care for her increasingly unstable father. It goes into more depth than GV and the story is much more fluid. So honestly even if you didn't like GV you should read this lol.

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Mixedreader
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Walking through the library, I remembered this book, marveling at the length and committing to reading it. It was such an incredible read; a family saga of love and struggle and heartbreak and rebuilding connection. #libraryfinds #bookmemories #diverselit #diversebooks #womenwriters #family

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Tex2Flo
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Novella is helping me read by being strangely quiet during the day. Just started this one bit already love the relationship between the mother and daughter.

KarenUK Oh my! My heart just melted 💕😍 8y
KarenUK Hubby says hi to his favorite sleepy girl 8y
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Stacy84
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DebinHawaii Nice haul! 📚👍 8y
SharonGoforth The McBride is so good!! 8y
Buddys_Momma I enjoyed the Sleepwalkers Guide and Padma's book, both good 👍🏽 8y
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valeriegeary
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Settled in for the evening to finish this one. Charlie Waffles is keeping me warm.

Faibka 🐶💜 8y
Emory Such a cutie! 🐶❤ 8y
britt_brooke 💕💕💕 8y
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valeriegeary
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I've really been enjoying this book. The complicated family dynamics. The juxtaposition between past and present. I'm not ready for it to end!

auntie_jenn one of my favorites from 2015 ❤️ 8y
valeriegeary @auntie_jenn Finished it last night! Loved it! 8y
auntie_jenn did you read @Pronounced_ing 's EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU? My other top pick from last year. 8y
valeriegeary @auntie_jenn Yes, I loved that one too! 8y
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valeriegeary
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Nothing like a dysfunctional family to put me in the mood for Thanksgiving. #diversereads #overthis #readoverthis

rachellayown I really enjoyed that one. 8y
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Looksandbooks
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Vibrant.

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Well-ReadNeck
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#somethingforsept #SeptemberPhotoChallenge A few women writers currently on my shelves.

ApoptyGina69 Terrific grouping of women writers for sure, but I LOVE that vase! 8y
Well-ReadNeck @ApoptyGina69 Thanks! We love folk art of all kinds! 8y
MLRio Oh I love that spine on the US edition of 8y
Sydsavvy Loved that book😊 8y
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jetspins24
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#Recommendsday pick - This was a surprise favorite of mine from last year. I completely loved it. Great depiction of complex family relationships, grief and loss, feeling like an outsider - an observer of your life more than a participant in it, ghosts, and the family that you make out of choice and necessity. Really beautiful writing and lovely characters.

megt I loved this! It was so beautifully done. 8y
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jetspins24

#Recommendsday pick - This was a surprise favorite of mine from last year. I completely loved it. Great depiction of complex family relationships, grief and loss, feeling like an outsider - an observer of your life more than a participant in it, ghosts, and the family that you make out of choice and necessity. Really beautiful writing and lovely characters.

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Sydsavvy
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Here is a good one on Kindle sale today. Something is wrong with the narrator's father so she must come home. She proceeds with grace and humor, while looking back at the past, the Indian-American immigration experience and her extended family, and her own come-of-age story. Loved it. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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jenniferdoyle
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Excited to finally be reading this! Not that she'd know me, but Mira Jacob was my editor at Babble Voices years ago, and I've been wanting to read this ever since it was released.

Well-ReadNeck Just picked this one up recently! 8y
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Michele1
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How adorable is the author, Mira Jacob?

bookishchelle Aw so adorable! I have this on my shelf, but haven't read it yet. 8y
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Michele1
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I loved this - especially all of the layers.

Sydsavvy I did, too! 8y
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daniellemohlman
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I absolutely loved The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing. And I'm so glad I chose this moment to read it. It's a multi-generational Indian immigrant and Indian-American story (that takes place partly in Seattle!) exploring the home you leave & the home you choose. Absolutely gorgeous & heart-rending.

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daniellemohlman
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Nothing relaxes me more than reading on my lunch break. And The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob is so beautiful.