A review by styxis
The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene

4.0

People are more complicated than the masks they wear in society.

I can see why some people detest The Art of Seduction.
It teaches how to seduce people in a mostly manipulative and toxic way, which is definitely not the right thing to do when you try to win someone over respectfully. This is definitely not a book one should try to take too serious and follow step by step unless you want to be a living and breathing red flag.

Still, I thought it was insightful and very interesting to learn about all these different seducer (and the anti-seducer) types. At times it felt like I was doing a little personality test, trying to find out what traits I see in myself or in others. I liked the example stories as well. All of them being quite intriguing every time they popped up and nice to have for a further understanding of the topic at hand.

Some outrageous sentences aside, I feel like I learned a little bit more about human behavior and thinking, which is why I think it is an informative read. But taken lightly.