American Savage American Savage

American Savage

Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics

    • 4.5 • 63 Ratings
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Publisher Description

Celebrated sex advice columnist and founder of the Emmy-winning It Gets Better campaign, Dan Savage delivers “powerful messages for both the head and heart” (Entertainment Weekly)
 
From the moment he began writing his syndicated sex-advice column, Savage Love, Dan Savage has never been shy about expressing his opinion on controversial topics—political or otherwise. In the height of his activism, he addresses issues ranging from parenting and the gay agenda to the Catholic Church and health care. Among them:

   •  Why straight people should have straight “pride” parades, too
   •  Why Obamacare, as good as it is, is “still kinda evil”
   •  Why what passes for sex-ed in America is more like “sex dread”
   •  Why the Bible is “only as good and decent as the person reading it”
 
Speaking to a broad range of subjects with brutal honesty and irreverent humor, American Savage is a pivotal piece that cements Dan Savage’s place as a provocative and insightful voice in American culture.

GENRE
Nonfiction
RELEASED
2013
May 28
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
320
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
1.4
MB

Customer Reviews

Liz_Sheehan ,

A Great, Extended Column

I've been a Dan Savage reader and fan for years (all the books, all the columns, blah, blah, blah) so I was naturally excited for his new book's release. And...it's fine. Don't get me wrong, it's crafty, well-written, thoughtful stuff. But he covers a lot of different topics in under 300 pages. Maybe too many topics. What I loved, loved, loved about both The Kid and The Commitment was the focus. He had a story to tell, a cohesive message. Same goes for the It Gets Better essays, Skipping Towards Gomorrah, and even the column compilation. This one (save the final two chapters) feels more like an extended rant. An articulate and accurate rant, to be sure. But a bit of a rant. And I do love a rant. But what I love more than a rant is a writer as sharp as Savage with a side of heart. The book reads well, especially if you happen to agree with his positions on religion, marriage equality, and health care policy. But Savage is at his best when he seamlessly weaves the logos with the pathos (which he does masterfully in the final two chapters). American Savage - which I liked and would recommend - could've used a little more pathos.

RyRybec ,

Great book

Dan Savage is a great writer, his stories from his life are intriguing! This book is great

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More Books by Dan Savage

The Kid The Kid
1999
The Commitment The Commitment
2005
It Gets Better It Gets Better
2011
Savage Love Savage Love
1998
Skipping Towards Gomorrah Skipping Towards Gomorrah
2002
How to Be a Person How to Be a Person
2012