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The Game Paperback – 6 Dec 2007

by Neil Strauss (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars 226 customer reviews
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  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Canongate Books; Main edition (6 Dec. 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 184767237X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847672377
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 3 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (226 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Loving it!" (Elle Magazine)

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A narrative of daredevil sexuality.

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"Touching and witty." (Time Out)

"The funniest book I have read this year" (Tony Parsons)

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4.0 out of 5 starsSexist =yes. Precipitous =yes. Potentially increases self-confidence of some, whilst reminding that sex isn't everything: tick.
By Ms. T on 20 Nov. 2014
Format: Paperback
To get ahead of, or perhaps not become unsuspecting game for PUA (pick up artists), I read this interesting book.

Strauss employs basic psychological and sociological principles to enhance the successfulness of meeting partners of the opposite sex (all in the book are female, but there is no comment on whether this would work with males).

In one way, this could be interpreted as misogynistic, sexist and manipulative to possibly vulnerable women. In another light, I got the sense that Strauss wanted shyer/ less confident men to have the confidence to speak to women and feel acceptance.

In light of how the book concludes, my potentially-naive view is that Strauss wasn't writing this book with a view to convince hoards of men to be serial 'one-night-stand-players' but to get them to realise that they are all they need to be, rich or poor, however they appear and that with a little thinking behind their approach, they can simply create a better environment for meeting potential partners.

Strauss also hints throughout the book that sleeping around isn't always fulfilling or what it's hyped up to be and positions himself in a strong place to authentically challenge the stereotypical male view that the correlation between amount of sexual partners and 'manliness' is not necessarily a positive upward curve.

So overall, despite being a bit of a tedious, slightly irritating, yet intriguing book, I like the idea that his logical/scientific/set approach may appeal to some who struggle with confidence, but leaves the reader with a clear perspective that seducing multiple humans may seem great, but it's rather like craving a packet of crisps; great while it lasted, but the crisps finish and leave you feeling pretty empty quite quickly, plant some potatoes though...
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5.0 out of 5 starsOne of my favorite books,, and I generally read short sci-fi
By Mr. R. J. Went on 15 Nov. 2015
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This is quite possibly the funniest book I have ever read (one of the others being 'The Dirt' by the same author).

Usually, it takes me a long time to read a book. I can't skim read and instead read every single word in a book, often repeating whole pages when my mind wanders or I lose concentration. With this, I couldn't put it down and read the whole thing in a few days, most of which was on a flight from New Zealand to the UK.

Whilst the book is laugh-out-loud funny, it is also extremely interesting. I find myself thinking back to some of the techniques pointed out in the book when I observe people chatting each other up when out in a bar. You can see people acting in the same way as these pickup artists without even knowing that they are doing it.

I think I've now bought about 4 copies and given them to friends for various reasons, I thought it was that good. Personally I would never actually put any of these things into practice as it's really not me but as an interesting and funny read it can't be faulted.
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3.0 out of 5 starsUseful if you are looking for a relationship and want ...
By SP on 26 Jan. 2015
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Useful if you are looking for a relationship and want to protect yourself against pick-up "artists"!! Also check another book called The Mystery Method.
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4.0 out of 5 starsYes the Game is real...people do play it
By Bluwarrior on 5 Feb. 2016
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The autobiographical story of Neil Strauss is an interesting book at various levels. Because show us how the author,someone shy with lack of confidence with the opposite sex,manages to transform himself in a serial (successful) seducer,once that he meets the most prominent pick up artists. The techniques of the Game is something that in major or minor degrees we can see people using daily (conscientiously or not). This book makes us to be more aware about the psychological and social side of relationships and what can determine success or failure in this area.
And obviously we need to look at this book in the specific context and the stage of life the author was living.
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4.0 out of 5 starsI enjoyed it as more of novel than a how to ...
By Vik on 1 Jan. 2016
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I bought this book as I was speaking to a couple friends. They said that they had heard other people use the information in this book in real life. Personally I found it was more a story and I became quite engrossed into it. I enjoyed it as more of novel than a how to book which this definitely isn't. If you are looking for something good to read about how someone transformed their behaviours but not a how to book this book is definitely worth a read.
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1.0 out of 5 starsThis book won't help improve you...it will bring you down
By Technique09 on 16 Sept. 2013
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So, usually the amazon ratings are so accurate, with such a high rating I truly believed this would be a great read...how I was disappointed.

The book encourages men to look at women as "targets", what do they think they are, an animal to be hunted and shot? The book will encourage you to become a robot, act unnaturally, lie, deceive and put women down ("neg") just to get them into bed. Many other reviews say "Oh, well it will help you with confidence...", but there is a problem with the way it does this. It encourages you to not act naturally, memorize lines, deceive and act in any way possible to get the "target". It instills bad habits into you! How can you have a healthy relationship with a woman if you think this way? It's built on a foundation of lies, think about it, do you like it if your friends lie, trick and deceive you? Do these kind of friendships last long?

The characters Mystery (suicidal maniac), Tyler Durden (Psychopathic), Ross Jeffries (Confused with a child's mindset) and many of the other PUA's are clearly unstable, incomplete people with many of their own problems which they aren't able to overcome, their overall lifestyle is incomplete and they clearly aren't successful in their life overall.

A particularly disturbing part was on page 350 "If a woman has been married three years or more, you come to learn that she's usually easier to sleep with than a single woman", and Mr Strauss wants to be a father one day (and presumably get married). I wonder how his relationship will last with that kind of mindset. Are you the kind of guy who believes all women are like this? The book portrays all women to be sluts, who if you persist and use enough tricks you can get into bed. Now, think about it, is this realistic?Read more ›
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