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| Author: Neil Strauss
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  579 reviews
Sales Rank: 242
Media: Imitation Leather
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 452
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 5.9 x 1.3
ISBN: 0060554738
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.73
EAN: 9780060554736
ASIN: 0060554738
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 Game Review September 22, 2008
The book was a 3.5 out of 5. The book mostly consisted of stories of their experiences with the game. If you're looking for a How to book for the game I highly recommend buy The Mystery Method instead of this book.
 The Game is on point September 21, 2008
If you think that Neil Strauss, "The Game" will give you advice on how to holla at chicks, then this ain't the book for you. The Game is more of a memoir of Strauss time in the secret society of pick-up-artist (which isn't so secret anymore). What makes this book a great read is, the fast-paced writing of Strauss, The book doesn't miss a beat and Strauss is a very engaging and good writer.
Strauss aka Style. Was a geek, who didn't have Game and didn't understand women. He meets a guy named "Mystery" who is considered the worlds greatest pick-up-artist. After Learning from Mystery and other "great pick-up-artist" thru various "pick-up-methods" Strauss blossoms into a stud.
However Style and Mystery soon find out that being a Pick-up-artist isn't what's cracked up to be. Mystery struggles with his inability to maintain a long term or serious relationship. Sure he can "game" any chick, but none of his relationship are what you would call healthy. Strauss struggles as well, and sees how miserable some of these "pick-up-artist" really are.
The pros of this book
Easy read
Great story
Cons of the book
Not enough about "the game"
More pictures
This book does have some tips, but that's not what the book is intended for. However, I recommend any player or persons to read this book, the message is deeper then just hot chicks and "the game". But whats important in life?, what's the purpose and whats fulfilling?
Good story, questionable tips, cheesy conclusion September 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just finished reading "The Game." For readability, I give it a high ranking. This book contains a lot of interesting, underdog characters who at times surpass their wildest expectations. The stories in this book are funny and entertaining.
Strauss's composition is intriguing. It's a combination of his prose and posts from pick-up artists' ("PUA") internet forums. It's probably a way of putting together a book that we'll see more of in the future with the rising popularity of "online communities." He often ends a chapter foreshadowing an encounter or circumstance, and then informs the reader of the event in the next chapter through another PUA's internet post. With snippets of first person descriptions from the other PUAs, it really enhances the character development.
As we see in many novels, "The Game" tells a a coming-of-age story. The author has undergone a phenomenal change of some kind. He started as a lesser man and reached an enlightenment of some kind: one he insists that even the most socially inept can experience. I think there are some truisms of social interaction deftly described through this story; even though it's a no-brainer that fixing your posture, clothing style, eating habits, and workout regemint will help you get laid. Some people just haven't considered these things, so I see how it can be a valuable book based around self-improvement. Other people, whom Strauss refers to as "naturals," will find less practical value for the book.
With that said, some of the recommendations in this book are ridiculous. It's clear that Strauss is still a dork and socially confused. You can't convince me that learning magic tricks is going to have women all over me. I'm not going to wear platform boots, fake piercings, shirts that involve electronics, or spray-on leather pants. I'm not going to recite lines and routines that I've practiced (Strauss aknowledges that this creates "social robots"). If you take this as a self-help book a little too seriously, you'll end up as a freakish-emo-magician who'll get electrocuted if it rains.
In the end, the narrator finds the girl of his dreams. He explains that being a PUA leaves you feeling unaccomplished and unfulfilled. It comes off as kind of cheesy that Strauss concludes that we all have empty holes that we try to fill with superficiality--when love is all you need. On some levels, I agree; but love is elusive. It's just hard to believe that after sleeping with so many beautiful women, chilling in a LA mansion, and living it up with the rich and famous, Strauss wasn't truely happy or having fun until he met his "true love."
Overall, I enjoyed the book and would certainly recommend it as a fun read with great characters and as a self-improvement book (for some). However, I've got to critisize the cheesy ending--and I haven't even mentioned how degrading this book will seem to many.
Good tips covered with creepyness September 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Book has some great tips. Yes, it is a start for teaching men to attract women. But there is so much creepyness/sleazyness it makes everything look bad. Many guys want to learn how to attract women the honest way. This book turns those guys off because while showing what is possible, it makes the whole thing look like a freak show.
-Ryan
http://www.listenactattract.com/
 Thumbs Down September 3, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Absolutely dreadful; a complete waste of time and money; does not work on any level.
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