false 2116687 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to man’s search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little-known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city’s dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods, the prevent
defense, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic—and spiritual—other.
Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz.</div></div>]]> 2116687 2 2122118 10 6 2008 Slumberland: A Novel total:128|5:32|4:51|3:30|2:11|1:4| 128 480 429 46 44076 4.02 1131 185 26256725 76519 2116687 1596912405 9781596912403 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2116687.Slumberland_A_Novel 3.82 109 Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to man’s search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little-known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city’s dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods, the prevent
defense, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic—and spiritual—other.
Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz.</div></div>]]> 2008 4 3 false Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 03 18:41:10 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 08 17:37:55 -0800 2009
a strange curse to be the smartest comedian in the room...more...]]> 26285154 75853 2116687 1596912405 9781596912403 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2116687.Slumberland_A_Novel 3.75 128 Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to man’s search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little-known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city’s dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods, the prevent
defense, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic—and spiritual—other.
Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz.</div></div>]]> 2008 5 2 false Sat Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 06:58:30 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 06:56:34 -0700 2008
"There are many similarities between Germans and blacks. The nouns themselves are loaded with so much his...more...]]> 24503043 573509 2116687 1596912405 9781596912403 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2116687.Slumberland_A_Novel 3.75 128 Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to man’s search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little-known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city’s dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods, the prevent
defense, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic—and spiritual—other.
Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz.</div></div>]]> 2008 3 3 false Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 15:29:16 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 10:44:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 78629415 1843716 6653949 1596912413 9781596912410 14 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-m-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-s-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6653949-slumberland 3.37 19 Slumberland is laugh-out-loud funny and its wit and satire can be burning…There are incredible moments of tenderness…Beatty is a kind of symphonic W. E. B. Du Bois.”—Los Angeles Times

Ferocious, bombastic, and hilarious, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz. In this widely praised novel of race, identity, and underground music, DJ Darky has created the perfect beat. Now, he must seek out Charles Stone, a little known avant-garde jazzman, who can help bring his sonic masterpiece to fruition.]]> 2008 0 0 false Sun Nov 22 09:24:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 09:26:23 -0800 2009 Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to ...more...]]> 69380587 2343573 6653949 1596912413 9781596912410 14 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-m-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-s-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6653949-slumberland 3.75 128 Slumberland is laugh-out-loud funny and its wit and satire can be burning…There are incredible moments of tenderness…Beatty is a kind of symphonic W. E. B. Du Bois.”—Los Angeles Times

Ferocious, bombastic, and hilarious, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz. In this widely praised novel of race, identity, and underground music, DJ Darky has created the perfect beat. Now, he must seek out Charles Stone, a little known avant-garde jazzman, who can help bring his sonic masterpiece to fruition.]]> 2008 4 1 false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 17:46:34 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 23:06:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 67961741 2621232 6653949 1596912413 9781596912410 14 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-m-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-s-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6653949-slumberland 3.75 128 Slumberland is laugh-out-loud funny and its wit and satire can be burning…There are incredible moments of tenderness…Beatty is a kind of symphonic W. E. B. Du Bois.”—Los Angeles Times

Ferocious, bombastic, and hilarious, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz. In this widely praised novel of race, identity, and underground music, DJ Darky has created the perfect beat. Now, he must seek out Charles Stone, a little known avant-garde jazzman, who can help bring his sonic masterpiece to fruition.]]> 2008 4 1 false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 18:27:11 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 22:35:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68517227 2160536 6653949 1596912413 9781596912410 14 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-m-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-s-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6653949-slumberland 3.75 128 Slumberland is laugh-out-loud funny and its wit and satire can be burning…There are incredible moments of tenderness…Beatty is a kind of symphonic W. E. B. Du Bois.”—Los Angeles Times

Ferocious, bombastic, and hilarious, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz. In this widely praised novel of race, identity, and underground music, DJ Darky has created the perfect beat. Now, he must seek out Charles Stone, a little known avant-garde jazzman, who can help bring his sonic masterpiece to fruition.]]> 2008 4 0 false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 21:03:46 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 21:35:25 -0700 2009 Slumberland but it helps. Paul Beatty not only knows a hell of a lot about jazz but he writes like a jazz musician. He states the theme, write like a maniac around it, wanders off into imaginative detours then miraculously returns to the theme. His writing is...more...]]> 82435538 1190411 2116687 1596912405 9781596912403 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2116687.Slumberland_A_Novel 3.75 128 Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to man’s search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little-known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city’s dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods, the prevent
defense, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic—and spiritual—other.
Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz.</div></div>]]> 2008 3 0 false Tue Dec 29 09:32:30 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 29 09:21:48 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 29 09:32:30 -0800 2009
What is Blackness – to Beatty it seems to be Self-centered ubercoo...more...]]> 29436301 1399898 2116687 1596912405 9781596912403 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2116687.Slumberland_A_Novel 3.75 128 Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to man’s search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little-known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city’s dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods, the prevent
defense, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic—and spiritual—other.
Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz.</div></div>]]> 2008 5 1 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 12:53:46 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 17:41:26 -0700 2008 39507981 227219 2116687 1596912405 9781596912403 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2116687.Slumberland_A_Novel 3.75 128 Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to man’s search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little-known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city’s dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods, the prevent
defense, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic—and spiritual—other.
Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz.</div></div>]]> 2008 4 1 false Sun Dec 07 08:08:14 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 08:08:14 -0800 2008 67707989 2310338 6653949 1596912413 9781596912410 14 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-m-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-s-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6653949-slumberland 3.75 128 Slumberland is laugh-out-loud funny and its wit and satire can be burning…There are incredible moments of tenderness…Beatty is a kind of symphonic W. E. B. Du Bois.”—Los Angeles Times

Ferocious, bombastic, and hilarious, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz. In this widely praised novel of race, identity, and underground music, DJ Darky has created the perfect beat. Now, he must seek out Charles Stone, a little known avant-garde jazzman, who can help bring his sonic masterpiece to fruition.]]> 2008 4 0 false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 03:47:57 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 16:10:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 67969900 768300 2116687 1596912405 9781596912403 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2116687.Slumberland_A_Novel 3.75 128 Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to man’s search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little-known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city’s dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods, the prevent
defense, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic—and spiritual—other.
Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz.</div></div>]]> 2008 4 0 false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 19:20:59 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 18:16:54 -0700 2009 1 Slumberland was an entirely different experience. I found myself examining every word chosen meticu...more...]]> 67791529 2089859 6653949 1596912413 9781596912410 14 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-m-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-s-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6653949-slumberland 3.75 128 Slumberland is laugh-out-loud funny and its wit and satire can be burning…There are incredible moments of tenderness…Beatty is a kind of symphonic W. E. B. Du Bois.”—Los Angeles Times

Ferocious, bombastic, and hilarious, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz. In this widely praised novel of race, identity, and underground music, DJ Darky has created the perfect beat. Now, he must seek out Charles Stone, a little known avant-garde jazzman, who can help bring his sonic masterpiece to fruition.]]> 2008 4 0 false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 15:18:06 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 19:02:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 28622091 1375308 2116687 1596912405 9781596912403 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2116687.Slumberland_A_Novel 3.75 128 Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to man’s search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little-known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city’s dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods, the prevent
defense, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic—and spiritual—other.
Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz.</div></div>]]> 2008 4 0 false Tue Jul 29 10:18:02 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 18:48:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 67904725 761661 2116687 1596912405 9781596912403 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2116687.Slumberland_A_Novel 3.75 128 Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to man’s search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little-known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city’s dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods, the prevent
defense, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic—and spiritual—other.
Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz.</div></div>]]> 2008 4 0 false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 11:16:28 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 19:31:13 -0700 2009
While reading Slumberland I felt I needed to adjust my perspective on things. I'm average and white....more...]]> 26161079 389179 2116687 1596912405 9781596912403 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2116687.Slumberland_A_Novel 3.75 128 Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to man’s search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little-known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city’s dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods, the prevent
defense, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic—and spiritual—other.
Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz.</div></div>]]> 2008 2 1 false Fri Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 16:52:33 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 11:14:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 76074926 259202 6653949 1596912413 9781596912410 14 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-m-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-s-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6653949-slumberland 3.75 128 Slumberland is laugh-out-loud funny and its wit and satire can be burning…There are incredible moments of tenderness…Beatty is a kind of symphonic W. E. B. Du Bois.”—Los Angeles Times

Ferocious, bombastic, and hilarious, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz. In this widely praised novel of race, identity, and underground music, DJ Darky has created the perfect beat. Now, he must seek out Charles Stone, a little known avant-garde jazzman, who can help bring his sonic masterpiece to fruition.]]> 2008 3 0 false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 28 20:10:14 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 07:16:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 67752748 1209727 6653949 1596912413 9781596912410 14 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-m-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-s-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6653949-slumberland 3.75 128 Slumberland is laugh-out-loud funny and its wit and satire can be burning…There are incredible moments of tenderness…Beatty is a kind of symphonic W. E. B. Du Bois.”—Los Angeles Times

Ferocious, bombastic, and hilarious, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz. In this widely praised novel of race, identity, and underground music, DJ Darky has created the perfect beat. Now, he must seek out Charles Stone, a little known avant-garde jazzman, who can help bring his sonic masterpiece to fruition.]]> 2008 2 0 false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 10:42:42 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 14:10:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 51170210 1904426 2116687 1596912405 9781596912403 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2116687.Slumberland_A_Novel 3.75 128 Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his incisive eye to man’s search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little-known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city’s dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods, the prevent
defense, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic—and spiritual—other.
Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz.</div></div>]]> 2008 5 0 false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 13:05:18 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 13:09:40 -0700 2009 Paul Beatty obviously delights in playing with language - and it's a delight to trip along with him...
I loved both the absurdist flights that this book goes to - as well as its commentary on race, gender, sex, and Americans living in - and experi...more...]]> 70384783 1926428 6653949 1596912413 9781596912410 14 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-m-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/949/6653949-s-1256144322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6653949-slumberland 3.75 128 Slumberland is laugh-out-loud funny and its wit and satire can be burning…There are incredible moments of tenderness…Beatty is a kind of symphonic W. E. B. Du Bois.”—Los Angeles Times

Ferocious, bombastic, and hilarious, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz. In this widely praised novel of race, identity, and underground music, DJ Darky has created the perfect beat. Now, he must seek out Charles Stone, a little known avant-garde jazzman, who can help bring his sonic masterpiece to fruition.]]> 2008 2 0 false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 13:50:16 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 16:45:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2116687