Author | Dan Savage |
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Language | English |
Subject | Family, marriage, sex |
Publisher | Dutton |
Publication date | 2005 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | |
Pages | 304 |
ISBN | 978-0-525-94907-7 |
OCLC | 61492912 |
Preceded by | Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America (2002) |
Followed by | It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living (2011) |
The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family is a non-fiction book by Dan Savage. It was first published by Dutton in 2005. The book delves into the author's experiences with his partner Terry Miller and their adopted son as they decide whether or not to get married. Throughout the course of the book, Savage incorporates an analysis of the debate over same-sex marriage within society.
The book reached The New York Times Best Seller list one month after it was published,[1] and saw successful sales with independent bookstores.[2] A review of the book in Publishers Weekly concluded, "As funny as David Sedaris's essay collections, but bawdier and more thought-provoking, this timely book shows that being pro-family doesn't have to mean being anti-gay."[3] The Commitment received favorable reception from The Seattle Times,[4] the Seattle Post-Intelligencer,[5] The Capital Times,[6] and the Wisconsin State Journal.[7] A review of the book in The Washington Post was critical, observing, "Savage fails to note any significant social progress or acknowledge the suffering of other repressed groups; he just drones on, preaching to the choir."[8] The Rocky Mountain News noted, "If there's a flaw in The Commitment, it's that the author's gay activism tends to get heavy-handed as he comments on the gay lifestyle – a detraction from the subtle, poignant points he makes with humorous anecdotes."[9]
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