Complex sentence: Kramer introduced a controversial and confrontational style in his novel "Faggots" (1978), which book earned mixed reviews but emphatic denunciations from elements within the gay community for Kramer's one-sided portrayal of shallow, promiscuous gay relationships in the 1970s.
Split into simpler sentences: Kramer introduced a controversial and confrontational style in his 1978 novel "Faggots". The book earned mixed reviews but emphatic denunciations from elements within the gay community for his one-sided portrayal of shallow, promiscuous gay relationships in the 1970s.