This book is a collection of letters from
Dan Savage's Savage Love column, a nationally syndicated
advice column about sexuality and relationships from a direct,
sometimes adversarial, and always funny point of view.
While certainly not about polyamory per se, there are a handful
of letters scattered in the book that pertain in one way or another
to openly non-monogamous situations, and Dan comes through as
being open-minded about that sort of situation (directing one reader to
Deborah Anapol's book) without losing
his sense of perspective.
The reader letters always begin with the salutation "Hey, Faggot:",
which was Dan's original choice for the title of the column
Savage Love. I point this out to give you a sense of Dan's tone,
I love it's kick-ass style, but if that bothers you, don't apply
here.
Personally, I love the book, and ended up laughing out loud
several times while I was reading it. Don't miss this one,
folks!
kacy rates this book a
9 (Excellent) and says:
Dan Savage writes witty and honest responses
to the problems of breeders and
gays. I like anybody who encourages virgins
to have meaningless sex with the next
person that comes along.
Randy rates this book a
1 (Horrible) and says:
I quit reading Dan Savage's advice column along time ago. As a Gay
man I
find the way he talks about sex vulgar, discusting, and generally
juvenile and boring.
He reinforces every negative stereotype people have about gay sex for
no other reason than to give his mostly straight readership something
to giggle, while cementing any ideas they may have about gays not
being
able to be in commited loving relationships. As far as a book about
healthy sex or open positive relationships go, I couln't imagine a
worse book to read.