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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
So, despite what you may think you know about this book, I'd definitely recommend reading it. I had a friend of mine tell me they had read it and it gave them more social confidence, and more tools to interact with others. While I read it, I realize a lot of the "tricks" they use are already things I do in everyday situations, simply to cope with dealing with people.
It's told in a terrific narrative style, and you get a feel of the type of people that are attracted to, and feel they need a system like this. It's only if you don't actually read the book that you get a negative view of what Neil Strauss is trying to get across.
It's told in a terrific narrative style, and you get a feel of the type of people that are attracted to, and feel they need a system like this. It's only if you don't actually read the book that you get a negative view of what Neil Strauss is trying to get across.
These "techniques" and "theories" do just one thing: they make you appear confident. Thus: you can have an interesting conversation with another person. Also, it baffles me that none of them realize this. They have all the tools needed to work on themselves to actually BE confident. Instead their "successes" are deemed to be the results of their techniques. But no, it just silences the voice in your head that tells you that you don't belong here and that you aren't good enough to deserve that attractive person's attention. Also btw: women are people, too. Big shocker I know. Insecurity, fear, wanting sex and connection are not limited to men. Duh.
This book is super weird. It's both interesting and gross. Like rubbernecking.
The book starts heavy on the gross side by following a group of sad pickups artists that basically gamify the ability to pick up women with great success. It's a little rapey though the author repeatedly gives women a chance to back out of any sexual contact and gives the "target" women a chance to say no or leave. But the rapey tactics include (from least to most): deception, psychological tricks, and hypnosis (?!).
But then the book starts to interest us in the individuals' problems and neuroses. Plus all the psychology is interesting even if I spitefully don't want it to be. The author also dishes on a number of celebrities he met while working his regular journalism job during this time period. Then, the book keeps going and going. It's too long.
The book starts heavy on the gross side by following a group of sad pickups artists that basically gamify the ability to pick up women with great success. It's a little rapey though the author repeatedly gives women a chance to back out of any sexual contact and gives the "target" women a chance to say no or leave. But the rapey tactics include (from least to most): deception, psychological tricks, and hypnosis (?!).
But then the book starts to interest us in the individuals' problems and neuroses. Plus all the psychology is interesting even if I spitefully don't want it to be. The author also dishes on a number of celebrities he met while working his regular journalism job during this time period. Then, the book keeps going and going. It's too long.
3.7 stars
Read it after Matt D'avella mentioned it as the book that got him into self-development.
It was a fun ride. Neil has a pretty good sense of humor. There are some nuggets sprinkled throughout. This is more a memoir than a guide, but it's a good one at that. We see the development of the author from a "loser" to an apprentice to a solid PUA to a PU expert to god status to realizing life beyond PU and ultimately becoming a better human.
If you have time to kill and/or curious about the PUA community, Neil, or life in Hollywood, go ahead and pick this up.
Read it after Matt D'avella mentioned it as the book that got him into self-development.
It was a fun ride. Neil has a pretty good sense of humor. There are some nuggets sprinkled throughout. This is more a memoir than a guide, but it's a good one at that. We see the development of the author from a "loser" to an apprentice to a solid PUA to a PU expert to god status to realizing life beyond PU and ultimately becoming a better human.
If you have time to kill and/or curious about the PUA community, Neil, or life in Hollywood, go ahead and pick this up.
Wild from start to finish, very interesting. An unintentional how-to guide in how not to think about or understand love and relationships.
This book explains the sad state of the dating scene , especially in Los Angeles.
Writer Strauss becomes PUA (pick up artist) Style and learns from the best of the best (Mystery the foremost).
Book partly on psychological techniques to attract women (peacocking, using negs, freeze out etc) and partly on Project Hollywood, a sort of Real World/Jersey Shore, where PUAs share a house in Hollywood and the conflicts and tension that arises. Style versus the mechanical methods.
Well written, but banal and unbelievable examples of human nature.
Book partly on psychological techniques to attract women (peacocking, using negs, freeze out etc) and partly on Project Hollywood, a sort of Real World/Jersey Shore, where PUAs share a house in Hollywood and the conflicts and tension that arises. Style versus the mechanical methods.
Well written, but banal and unbelievable examples of human nature.
Entertaining.
Every woman should read this to know what to avoid.
The men in this book are kind of repulsive.
This was a trashy read but Neil Strauss is great at writing about trash.
Every woman should read this to know what to avoid.
The men in this book are kind of repulsive.
This was a trashy read but Neil Strauss is great at writing about trash.
This was the most entertaining thing I've read in awhile, I could hardly put it down.
That said, I'm just going to plagiarize Amar's reveiew:
This book frequently had me thinking, "is this for real?!" But I did some googling and it seems like it is. The funny thing is, when you see Strauss on YouTube, he comes across as very effete... in general none of these pickup artists look like ladykillers.
I tried listening to some of their lines but it's kind of excruciating, the banality of it. But clearly these guys are onto some basic truths about human psychology, depressing as they may be
Highly recommended , it's a great sleaze-read. Strauss is actually a pretty decent writer, but even if he weren't, the story is ridonkulous.
That said, I'm just going to plagiarize Amar's reveiew:
This book frequently had me thinking, "is this for real?!" But I did some googling and it seems like it is. The funny thing is, when you see Strauss on YouTube, he comes across as very effete... in general none of these pickup artists look like ladykillers.
I tried listening to some of their lines but it's kind of excruciating, the banality of it. But clearly these guys are onto some basic truths about human psychology, depressing as they may be
Highly recommended , it's a great sleaze-read. Strauss is actually a pretty decent writer, but even if he weren't, the story is ridonkulous.
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced