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So Blurb Me Maybe?
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Well...Joel Connelly will probably claim you are cheapening the word "shit". And by cheapening it he means by using it more than once.
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"Crisp phrasing and apt metaphors that will be consumed by Saddlebackers from Pensacola to Puyallup."
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"Better than a platinum coin, Dan spews nuggets of wisdom upon the sands of time which stick to the pages like santorum."
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"Dan Savage is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life."
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"The cover photo is Photoshopped, yes, what portrait isn't nowadays, honestly? But not the arms dear reader, not those sweet, sweet arms."
— Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn, author of Ia! Ia!, a memoir
— Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn, author of Ia! Ia!, a memoir
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Most of his other books have been okay, so this one probably is.
P.S. Tina Fey wrote her own blurbs and they are something hilarious to strive for.
P.S. Tina Fey wrote her own blurbs and they are something hilarious to strive for.
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"Dan Savage, former child star of "The Wonder Years", has turned the literary world on it's head with his latest book, American Savage. With harrowing wit and charm, Dan Savage has proven he can do it again...and again...and again."
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I disagree. When I pick up a book to decide whether or not to read it, I hate it when all I see are one-line reaction quotes. Knowing that the New York Times thought that such-and-such a book was "Phenomenal!" does not help at all when what I want to know is what the book is about.
But yes, people who write the blurbs should bother to read the book.
So what's the book about?
But yes, people who write the blurbs should bother to read the book.
So what's the book about?
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Whether he’s declaring that women are humans rather than livestock, strongly implying that the First Amendment is maybe sorta a little worth enforcing, or arguing that a collection of hallucinogen-inspired rants from ancient desert tribes is no basis for murdering gay children, Savage continues his proclivity for controversial opinions in this latest must-read work.
- B. Smith, Scientist.
- B. Smith, Scientist.
17
"A proud moment of intellectual clarity for the white race".
(Just anticipating the last chapter.)
(Just anticipating the last chapter.)
19
For every sale of “American Savage,” fifty dollars are donated to gay escorts by antigay politicians.
- B. Smith, Statistician.
- B. Smith, Statistician.
23
Not to be confused with Michael Savage, the secretly gay political author from gay mecca San Francisco, Dan Savage is the openly gay political author from Seattle. Once we realized this, books like “American Savage” became much more appealing to us and we’re sure it’s worth a read, unlike the shrill screeds written by that closeted fuckface in Frisco.
- B. Smith, Potential Libeler.
- B. Smith, Potential Libeler.
26
Hideously offensive, deeply sacrilegious, anti-American screed by a pretentious liberal homosexual. I couldn't put it down.
27
The next time a natural disaster strikes America, it will be the fault of this book and everyone who read it. Because of Jesus.
-Pat Robertson
-Pat Robertson
29
@12 has disturbed, somehow, fibrinous plaques upon my centers of long-term recollection.
"A heartbreaking work of staggering genius."
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"Dan Savage plumbs the labrynthine twists of the intersection of sex and politics with the buoyand delight of a conjurer."
That's what I was going to submit, that is, until I read @15. Can I vote for @15?
That's what I was going to submit, that is, until I read @15. Can I vote for @15?
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I should have known better than to use this as bedtime reading for my son. Now he's asking me all sorts of questions. How am I supposed to explain something as sick and deviant as Rick Santorum to a sleepy five-year-old?
- B. Smith, bewildered parent.
- B. Smith, bewildered parent.
34
Life affirming, death dealing, a wake-up call to a nation of sleepyheads: this is the now, this is the new, this is the new book by Dan Savage.
36
"There is no way you are getting a quote from us to use on your book cover" - NOM
(yes i stole that from the banksy book, sue me)
(yes i stole that from the banksy book, sue me)
38
"Gay HEAD Cheerleader Dan Savage comes in through the back door with his latest home run. Keen, penetrative, oddly whimsical, a MUST read!
Can't wait for the book, Dan, I pre-ordered! xo
Can't wait for the book, Dan, I pre-ordered! xo
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"The Islamic world is celebrating Savage's new manifesto as if Mohammad (see likeness below) had risen from the dead and blessed it as the replacement for the Koran."
"I want to party with this guy" - Mitt Romney
"You should shoot your way through an entire daycare to get your hands on this book." Wayne La Pierre, NRA
"I want to party with this guy" - Mitt Romney
"You should shoot your way through an entire daycare to get your hands on this book." Wayne La Pierre, NRA
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"Boy, this seems awfully meandering and unfocused. People actually read crap like this nowadays?" - Hunter S. Thompson
"I keep a copy in my bathroom. It helps." - Dr James Dobson
"I keep a copy in my bathroom. It helps." - Dr James Dobson
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@29 I disturb, it's what I do (?). Also a Dan Savage quote from his new book (I'm pretty sure).
"A majestic romp through the glitter mines of 21st century America."
"American Savage stands on the backs of such giants as 'The Hobbit' and 'Twilight Saga' to produce a political sex thriller tour de force that will have you cheering for more!"
"A majestic romp through the glitter mines of 21st century America."
"American Savage stands on the backs of such giants as 'The Hobbit' and 'Twilight Saga' to produce a political sex thriller tour de force that will have you cheering for more!"
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"I know we've had our differences in the past, but I have to admit that Savage's chapter on BDSM was genuinely insightful."
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
45
Reading Savage's latest topical tome will not make you pregnant, pretty, smart or fat. But it may make you wonder what it would be like to spend one day walking around in Dan's gay shoes.
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I really love that Dan alluded to the Period Troll and even invited him to comment!
@25- God, that's harsh.
@25- God, that's harsh.
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@48 No wait, wait... I can do this...
"Dan Savage stands on the backs of such literary giants as JRR Tolkien and Stephenie Meyer to produce a political sex thriller tour de force that will have you cheering for more!"
Ah, nailed it! ...oh God, I'm wasting my life...
(Note: Inclusion of Stephenie Myer with Tolkien is purely for the current pop culture name recognition value. It feels dirty and wrong but I'm just that kinda blurb writer!)
"Dan Savage stands on the backs of such literary giants as JRR Tolkien and Stephenie Meyer to produce a political sex thriller tour de force that will have you cheering for more!"
Ah, nailed it! ...oh God, I'm wasting my life...
(Note: Inclusion of Stephenie Myer with Tolkien is purely for the current pop culture name recognition value. It feels dirty and wrong but I'm just that kinda blurb writer!)
51
Savage is even more no-nonsense in this book than he is in my wildest fantasies.
- R. Santorum, former Senator and failed Presidential candidate.
- R. Santorum, former Senator and failed Presidential candidate.
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"With SLOG fans hitting the exits in droves over the ever-changing book outlining schedule, Savage masterminds a diversion called "pre-ordering" and "blurp me" that has turned his remaining readers suicidal. Is it another stalling tactic? Will the book actually appear sometime in February along with Andrew Sullivan's promised new independent blog? Will Savage and Sullivan head to the hills with all the pre-order loot?
Pre-order and find out!
Pre-order and find out!
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"The book is absolutely wonderful, particularly sauteed with shallots in a white wine sauce. Now that's what I call good reading."
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His readers can finally find out what was so damn important to say that they had to sit through months of old Savage Love. Worth it? You decide.
59
Mr. Savage has finally taken sexual neologisms into the realm of sign language. This book is a must-read, if only to learn what shocking act Savage is depicting with that face-cupping gesture in the cover photo.
- Gasp!
- Gasp!
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