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Skipping Towards Gomorrah
''Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America'' is a non-fiction book by Dan Savage, first published in 2002 by Dutton. The book examines the concept of happiness in American culture, as obtained by indulging in each of the Seven Deadly Sins.
''Skipping Towards Gomorrah'' was selected for inclusion in ''The Best American Sex Writing 2004'',〔 and won a Lambda Literary Award in 2003.〔〔〔 The book received a favorable reception from reviews in ''Publishers Weekly'',〔 ''Library Journal'',〔 and ''Kirkus Reviews''.〔 A review in ''Flagpole Magazine'' was critical of the book's organization, and observed that the writing wandered a bit,〔 while a review in ''Gay Today'' commented, "Those who agree with Savage's views will like his book while those who disagree will hate it; in either case there will be no converts."〔
==Contents==
The book's title is a reference to Robert Bork's 1996 book, ''Slouching Towards Gomorrah'' (itself a reference to Yeats's poem ''The Second Coming''), in which Bork decried what he saw as modern moral corruption caused by liberalism, especially social liberalism.〔 (alternate link )〕 ''Skipping Towards Gomorrah'' examines the concept of happiness in American culture, as obtained by indulging in each of the Seven Deadly Sins. In each chapter, Savage explores a different subculture in an attempt to understand how its participants gain happiness, and contrasts this with religious conservatism. Regarding his experience of gambling, Savage notes, "You know the only thing worse than losing big the first time you go into a casino? Winning big." Savage writes, "The truly revolutionary promise of our nation's founding document is the freedom to pursue happiness-with-a-capital-H". The author asserts he is pointing out hypocritical behavior in the book, "Young people have finely tuned bullshit detectors, and nothing annoys people more than adult hypocrisy".
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