A review by sarahjsnider
Slumberland by Paul Beatty

5.0

Being the literary adventures of DJ Darky, who creates the perfect beat and is beckoned to Cold War-era Berlin by a pornographic video accompanied by the greatest jazz saxophonist ever. Yeah, I know, I read the jacket blurb and didn't think I could handle this. This has got to be trying too hard. But the flop sweat never appears, and the author handles the material with a light, skilled touch. He's like a less overtly angry Percival Everett.