George Singleton, author of "Why Dogs Chase Cars and The
Half-Mammals of Dixie""Dream State" should be required reading in
American history, southern studies, memoir writing, literary
satire, and -- above all else -- Comedy 101 classes. Diane Roberts
has written the perfect book -- informative, hilarious, mournful,
and acerbic. She has stomped across Florida on loving feet, her
eyes focused on ludicrous horizons, past and present. No chads
hang, believe me. Floridians would be better off should Ms. Roberts
run the state.
Robert Olen Butler, author of "Had a Good Time: Stories from
American Postcards""Dream State" is a wild and wiggly book that has
no clear precedent, just as Diane Roberts' fascinating and
all-comprehending and wicked mind has no precedent. And she writes
the sweetest, twitchiest, funniest, smartest prose you're likely to
find. This book captures the juicy essence of Florida, but it also
speaks to the essence of this so-far bizarre twenty-first century,
which rose up from some serious swamps and where all our chads are
still dangling.
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