A review by kaje_harper
Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist by Dan Savage

4.0

3.5 stars. I love Dan Savage's writing in his other books, and reread them repeatedly just to get his amused, acerbic, sane voice in my head. This collection of his newspaper columns is earlier writing, not as polished. And his columnist persona is more acid in tone and less warmly humorous. Still there are some very funny bits in here, and some surprisingly good advice for a newspaper column. Dan Savage still shines as a rational, thoughtful observer of people of all kinds, albeit from his own clearly-defined vantage point as a gay man. As one letter writer put it: "I don't know whether to kiss you or kick your ass for your advice..." Dan's reply? "Why don't you split the difference and kiss my ass." Ah, yes, a way with words.