Fast paced in a highly stylized, racially polarized, and too too hip (in a good way), Slumberland is the story of DJ Darky, a black man who goes to Berlin, Germany to find the jazz musician who can complete his perfect beat, The Schwa.  Equal parts reflection on language, music, pop culture, racial tensions, and the intersection of art and politics, Slumberland almost reads like slam poetry.  While I didn’t always catch the pop culture references, Beatty’s use of language makes this book completely worth the time and effort.