Customer Reviews
An entertaining and informative book. - By: Grathuln, 26 Jul 2010 
The Game is the first book I decided to buy about pick up artists. I found it well written, informative & entertaining. I recommend it as a first read before you decide to buyin to the whole Pick Up Artist scene because this book tells you about bad stuff along with the good. If you're looking for tips on how to be a pick up artist this book really isn't it. It isn't that there aren't any, there are, but this book is more Neil's story about how he getsin to the scene & how for a while at least it almost takes him over.
The Game can become an obsession & if you getin to it, especially if you start attending & paying for boot camps & seminars, it will change you. These changes can of course be good but there are also pitfalls & this book mentions thesein perhaps more detail than most other books, seminars & boot camps on the subject.
The Girlfriend Experience says Neil Straus's the Game rocks!!! - By: Ms. Rebecca Dakin, 19 Jun 2010 My brother bought this book for me for my 30th birthday. It was a curious choice... & I wondered why he'd picked it. In retrospect I think he wanted to read it after me lol.
I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy a book that was clearly aimed at men learning tactics to 'pull' women. There's even a science as to which angle one should approach a woman, with witty drawingsin the book to show these angles & other various tips.
I couldn't put this book down. I found Neil Strauss's writing captivating. His easy reading & witty style made this book a thoroughly enjoyable read. It's one of the rare books that has made me laugh out loudin public (which I always try not to do even if I find something amusing, because you do get strange looks :)
It's sort of autobiographical - how Neil a geeky journalist with no luck with women, who through researching for his writing ended up thrust into the (at the time) underground world of Pick Up Artists, & how he worked himself up the ranks & quickly became the top pick up artistin America, who was respected & admired, & like a god to thosein the PUA world.
Ok some of it must have been enhanced for amusement, but his tale is fascinating. With him ending up on his own journey of personal self discovery, as hein the end realises how empty & false the PUA world really is. It's all about an act, & it becomes a competition to thosein this surreal world. It's all about numbers how many women they can pull, & various pulling techniques.
I've since beenin bars & noticed the PUA techniques with men chatting me up, & it's most amusing. I've been negged (subtle put downs), left out from conversations & various other things, but having read this book I know exactly what's coming so ladies it's a good book to read!
By the end of the book, I couldn't help but feel sorry for these sad individuals who choose to make a life out of notching up women on their bedpost, but never actually settling down into any sort of fulfilling real relationship. It reminds mein some ways about my past escorting life as the girlfriend experience - where men are so completely absorbedin a fantasy life that they completely lose touch with reality.
Great Buy - By: Mr. William D. Markiewicz, 13 Jun 2010 I bought this book as a present for a friend, It arrived quickly &in great condition. This is a fantastic book, about a mans venture from an average frustrated chump to a pick up artist. Neil Straus' Colloquial style never fails to intrigue audiences, making reading a joy & the novel unputdownable.
This book is a must - By: Mr. S. C. Marks, 06 Jun 2010 I bought this book when I was bored, I was quite skeptical about & I didnt expect it to work. However I was proven wrong. It all actually works.
I wouldnt say Ive had trouble getting women, im not uber confident but Ive always been able to approach women, it was just knowing what to say, without just appearing as another Mr Nice Guy, well this book has moved me on.
Im reading it for a second time now, the first time I red it was on Operational Tour, & by the time Id gotten back I had forgotten it all. However after reading the first couple of chapters I was able to go out & approach every women I saw & not get blown out the window.
this is "The Introduction" to the whole 'pickup thing' - By: Tomasz Kolodziejczak, 05 Jun 2010 It doesn't really matter how good you are at picking up women. Besides the pieces of knowledge you get it's also a cool story revealing the dark sides of sarging. Don't hesitate, just buy it. And saying that this book might be the most important onein your whole life isn't exaggeration. Reading this might really change your life attitude. Enjoy, peace.
