Critical Praise

"The very best part of Paul Beatty's Slumberland is its velocity:...a lyrically inventive novel."

—Philadelphia City Paper

"A charming barrage of linguistic playfulness that is some of his best work to date."

—Boston Globe

"Laugh-out-loud parodies of everything from the SAT's cultural bias to neo-Nazi musical tastes, Slumberland shows that Beatty can still crank out the acerbic riffs...as inimitable as ever. Beatty's outrageous novel aims to provoke, and it succeeds."

—Time Out New York

"Furiously written…another bravura performance from the searingly talented Paul Beatty. A no-holds-barred comedic romp that crushes through the Fulda Gap of Black/White, East/West relationships like an M1 tank."

—Junot Diaz