Now, this is more than a book review. If you want an extended, non-biased description you can go to Wikipedia.
I was at an Indigo/Chapters bookstore one day and I overheard some guys raving on about what a great book this was. I was curious and I decided to see what all the fuss was about. I picked it up, read a couple pages and was instantly mortified.
Mortified because I cannot believe this was a topseller book and mortified because I cannot believe that people would regard this as something that would enable a man to "pick-up".
Now, this book takes the form of a Christian Bible. You know, the leather (pleather) cover, with gold-edged pages and the red ribbon bookmark ... as to insinuate to guys that this is your go-to guide to pick up.
The author talks of supposed personal experiences and then gives a step by step on how to be the best pick-up artist.
There are so many things wrong with this picture.
- You don't need to refer to a book to pick up. That's so ingenuine.
- More often than not, they don't work for everyone. Maybe Neil Strauss just got lucky or he's imagining things.
- If everyone followed the stages listed, all men would be the same - all pig-like robots.
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This book should be distributed for free at the Ceeps.
ReplyDeletei actually heard this was an amazing book from some friends..... aha
ReplyDeleteI think they work for most people. And the ones that don't, they are doing it wrong!
ReplyDeletehave you even read this?
ReplyDelete@Derek: amazing book because it was wittily written as an "autobiography"
ReplyDelete@Anonymous: Please enlighten me with success stories.
the term success is subjective; the tricks in this book and courses that people pay hundreds for and shows like keys to the vip are all just to "close the deal" eg get a number, get a kiss, or get laid
ReplyDeleterarely does that seem like getting a girlfriend or a valuable relationship. for guys who have absolutly no experience or any idea of how to start (of all things) even talking to a woman, this book has "instructions" which is something guys can do.
it may seem absolutely ridiculous, but psychology-wise, a lot of those things do work, just maybe not to the extreme as written in the book.
don't get me wrong, i have read and enjoyed the book, however i do not agree with the lifestyle or the tactics, and i find it poetic justice that neil strauss' gf in the book left him for another guy. but there is an underlying way on how "most" girls will react to certain situations and book does describe them to a degree.
if you're wise enough to not react as such, then kudos to you, you have your own pig-radar :)
@Anonymous: I really like how you put it, a very fair review indeed. :)
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