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Summary: Stayed up all night to finish
Review: Usually I can only say that about whodunits. This book is so engaging. I am already familiar with Dan from his columns and find his frankness and common sense to be a great relief from the usual columnist panderings. In case it matters, I'm a straight female, middle aged and widowed. I haven't always been open minded about homosexuality, but am very glad that I evolved out of that state of ignorance. I hope our country does too. I recommend this book highly.
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Summary: This book is sick and perverted
Review: This book is just another reminder of how sick and liberal this world has become. If you are a Christian you should be banning this book and others like it. The bible clearly speaks out against homosexuals. Their sin is an abomination to the Lord. Don't let them call you a hatemonger for being a Christian. Stand up against these people!
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Summary: Ruthlessly funny, painfully honest, hopelessly sweet!
Review: My second-grader's best friend was open-adopted at age 6, by our neighbors here in Portland Oregon. I was asking, in a neighborly way, about how the open strategy works. They said, the best intro to the Oregon open adoption system is this super-funny book by Dan Savage. I had never heard of Dan Savage. They rolled their eyes to heaven and said, well then, you *really* need to read this book. It's a fabulous read! Dan is killer funny!! Plus I learned the basics legal & emotional of the open adoption process in a very humane way. I even learned some new things about Portland. Highly recommended!
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Summary: The trials of adoption, with humor & triumph
Review: I often enjoy Dan Savage, though I am by no means a rabid fan. I picked up _The Kid_ on a recommendation from a friend, and read through it fairly quickly. The book is a true story recounting the trials of Dan and his partner trying to adopt a child. As if the adoption process weren't rife with terrors for straight folks, Dan candidly discusses the additional hurtles he and his partner faced as gay men. As if that weren't difficult enough, the birth mother is a tough street kid with issues of her own, including alcohol and drug use, and even shows Dan and Terry where to buy drugs in her gutter-punk hang-outs.Savage does a good job of portraying the couple's anxiety as the birth looms closer and closer, with a good mixture of humor and frankness (and sometimes both at once.) Overall, it's a satisfying and entertaining story that's well-told.
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Summary: true reader reaction
Review: I laughed! I cried! It was much better than "Naked"! I want to read it again and again!
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Summary: A MUST READ
Review: this book is absolutely a must read... it is a real page-turner and HILARIOUS, you will laugh out loud. it is in some parts political but without being preachy and it features some very surprising and nice sweet parts. also, it is a very interesting look into the hurdles you must jump over to adopt. i would recommend this book to anyone, read it, you will not be sorry!
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Summary: Reasons why gay men should not be allowed to adopt
Review: The following is the greatest arguement against gay adoption I've ever read. Ironically (and tragically), it comes from the author: "Having children is no longer about propagating the species . . . [it is] something for grownups to do, a pasttime, a hobby. So why not kids? Gay men need hobbies, too." Raising a child a hobby? How can anyone consider himself "grownup" when he sees raising a child as nothing more than a hobby? Unfortunately for the gay community, this book provides rich fodder for those who oppose it and who oppose gay adoption. My heart break for D.J., a.k.a. "the Kid."
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Summary: A Wild Ride and a Wonderful Story
Review: There was a time when gay men pretty much had to rule out having a family, unless they were willing to conform - on the surface at least - to the heterosexual norm. Not so, anymore. I picked this book up after my partner and I began talking seriously about adoption. I was familiar with Savage's sex column, and thought if this guy is writing about becoming a Dad, it's got to be a good read. I wasn't disappointed. Savage's style is witty and conversational, instantly putting the reader at ease while holding his/her interest. You find yourself almost instantly rooting for these guys to become Dads, through all the anxiety and stress of the process. Savage, for the most part, avoids a dewy, soft-focus view of the process and the desire to become parent. Of course, like many people who want to be parents, he goes a bit "drippy" where the baby is concerned, but he doesn't pull punches anywhere else in the story. If you're considering adoption, whether you're gay or straight, this book will be an entertaining, uplifting and informative read.
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Summary: A true delight
Review: One of the best books I've read in recent years. A true delight. It makes you want to do the same i.e. get a kid.
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: This book had me in stitches all the way through. Yet, however entertaining, the book really presents itself wonderfully showing that same-sex couples can happily go through an adoption process and create a normal, happy family with kids. This book showed me that the changing face of the American family is possible, and ultimately inevitable. Thanks Dan!
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