About this title: Savage is irreverent, irrepressible, and opinionated. He's held his own on "Politically Incorrect, " told tales on "This American Life, " and continues to write a syndicated column. Here he commits each of the Seven Deadly Sins himself (or tries to) and finds those everyday Americans who take particular delight in their sinful pursuits.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Books
Date Published: 10/2002
ISBN-13:9780525946755ISBN:0525946756
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780525946755ISBN:0525946756
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780525946755ISBN:0525946756
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Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780525946755ISBN:0525946756
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Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780525946755ISBN:0525946756
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Jacket has some light edge wear, slight bumping to board bottoms. As new inside, clean and unmarked, tightly bound. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 1st Printing, Sep. 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton/ Published by The Penguin Group, New York
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780525946755ISBN:0525946756
Description: Brand New in Brand New jacket. Collectible. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 302 pp. Book and dj in pristine state. read more
"I found this book sifting through the politics section at Borders. At first, it seemed a bit weird for me, and I avoided it, but on a whim, a snatched it up and figured if it sucked THAT much, Dan Savage probably wouldn't have written it.
I really had fun reading Skipping Towards Gomorrah. Usually political books are more about information then fun.
Not to mention, most political books are usually read for personal circle jerks with the authors. Dan brings up topics from both leftist, and rightist points of view. He brings up strange things that don't correspond with either (FA meetings, swingers) Instead of sitting there agreeing with the author, I got to learn a lot about different subcultures of people that I didn't even know existed."
"A partisan book for a partisan audience. This is a wickedly funny primer about the seven deadly sins from a would-be practitioner. Dan Savage takes on Robert Bork Slouching Towards Gomorrah, William Bennett, Dr. Laura, Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter with a well-reasoned, thoughtful and deliciously illustrated (in words, not photos) examination of American morality and hypocrisy. Savage finds some likable characters in nearly every Sin City he visits, and he tries, with varying degrees of success, to join in the debauchery. The sins: Greed, exemplified by gamblers. Lust, exemplified by married swingers. Sloth, exemplified by potheads. Gluttony at a National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance convention. Envy, at an ashram for the uber-wealthy. Pride, a critical look at the Gay Pride movement. Anger, a date with a handgun.
Savage's writing is laugh-aloud funny at times:
"Aware that he can never completely satisfy his wife -- no man can -- the swinging husband enlists the services of other men he can trust in getting the job done. It's like a bunch of Amish guys getting together to build a barn."
"In some significant ways, modern, secular sloth -- simple laziness -- is unique among the seven deadly sins. Unlike pride, anger, envy, lust and greed, a person can be slothful without doing or feeling much of anything."
"I was looking for a celebration of gluttony, not lust. I felt like I'd gone to a porn shoot only to find everyone sitting around fully clothed eating doughnuts."
"While the rich can afford to live like the poor for a day or a week, only the rich can experience how the other half lives. The wealthy can go slumming, but it's not so easy for the poor to go mansioning.""
"Readable, often interesting. Some of the sins are way better than others, and there are times when he says nothing you wouldn't expect every liberal to say. But "Adultery" "Pride" and "Gluttony", about swinging, gay pride, and fat acceptance, respectively, alone were worth the cost of admission for me. The chapter about the fat acceptance convention surprised me- I've heard him be very mean about the subject before. And he's a little mean here, too, but he has his points. He brought to light some contradictions that have always bothered me about those ideas: I guess most of all, the idea that a range of body types can be accepted shouldn't mean ignoring real health concerns associated with extremes. Anyway: fun, flavorful, and thought-provoking."
"I stole this book from my roommate thinking I'd tear through it in a week. Sadly, I didn't really learn much from this book--and worse, I didn't enjoy it. I'm disappointed that the references weren't footnoted, or even listed in the book (the last page directs you to a website). The 'committing the deadly sins' thing got tiring, as the "Bible rules in modern life" trope is kind of played out (The Year of Living Biblically, etc). The entire book is largely a lefty reaction to Slouching Towards Gomorrah (obviously), so it's occasionally hilarious, but mostly bitter and angry--and at times, needlessly rude. But then again, that's Dan Savage. Which is fine, but the personality is endearing in podcast form isn't as effective in print.
I'm hoping the reason I was bored is more to do with the subject matter than the speaker. I love the podcast; when Dan weaves his own personal stories into his advice, when sarcasms out about anal sex preserving virginity, when he calls a crying lesbian who can't deal with a breakup. That's what made me want to read this book, and what makes me still want to read The Kid--that, and the This American Life episode that featured Dan Savage talking about walking his poodle at 3 AM."
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