Master of the Game: Become a Chick Magnet and Attract Women Effortlessly [Paperback]

I imagine that I'm not in a small minority when saying that I began reading books like this one after discovering The Game by Neil Strauss (if you're reading this review it is very likely that you'll already have read `The Game' and if you haven't done so, you'll probably be getting sick of hearing reviewers bang on about it by now - just read it to see what all the fuss is about, you won't be disappointed).

`Master of the Game' by Eric Kesley was my third book on the subject (the second being Leil Lowndes' Undercover Sex Signals: A Pickup Guide for Guys) - it came into my view due to the positive reviews of other readers (at the time of selecting this book, there were about 10 or 11 reviews, all of which were for 5 stars). I was a little wary of the number of pages to price (£13.50 at time of purchase) ratio, but since the reviews were so encouraging, I thought I'd try it out.

Having now read the book, I can only imagine that either the previous reviewers are all friends/relatives of the author or that (and I'm choosing my words carefully here) they are all somewhat intellectually challenged (I don't want to step on any toes in saying that but I feel it's only fair that I give my true personal opinion).

As for the book itself, the introduction begins in a strange manner which remains the same for the entire book, that is the author stating his thoughts, a little condescendingly at times, without any sort of reasoning, evidence or social science to back up his claims (although, in saying that, the content of the book is so blindingly obvious to anyone who has ever spoken to a woman that maybe such reasoning is not required).

The bizarre structure of the book is particularly striking - no sign of chapters or general coherence at all, the reader stumbles from one bitesize paragraph to the next, as if going through a Mister Men book for children. This might be only mildly irritating if it were to make up for it with fluency and direction in the actual writing, but it fails this basic expectation miserably as the text overlaps, repeats itself constantly, contradicts itself and goes off on random tangents.

As self-help books are, by nature, littered with things that are obvious to most people, it is easy to overcriticise any book from the genre because MOST people may not mean EVERYONE and you should also filter a book for the snippets of information that will/could be useful to you personally. In the `Master of the Game' however, I can't help but think that the info contained would only be useful to someone who has never had ANY experience with women...ever!! And even for those completely inexperienced people, I don't think there would be much to salvage.

And for those who own the book, I can tell you that, as a speaker of the Italian language, the section of Italian phrases (one of those random tangent parts) are mostly erroneous with shocking fundamental grammar. Although I realise that this may not matter unless you are trying to charm an Italian woman, this lazy lack of research is indicative of the entire text.
This lack of knowledge of the Italian language is also reflected in his tenuous (and I'm being extremely generous with that adjective) grasp of the English language. I honestly cannot believe he has a career as an author as his writing lacks any form of intellect and is seriously suspect grammatically. Please Mr. Kesley, don't give up your day job!

I consider myself a rational, well-read reviewer who very rarely commits to extremes, but this book is just awful. A brutal attempt to cash in on a growing market with lazy writing. I can't actually believe that I read the vast majority of it - I suppose it was like persisting in watching a terrible TV programme because you almost cannot believe it is serious and, hence, struggle to take your eyes off it. I also rarely return books to Amazon, but this will certainly be in tomorrow's outgoing mail.

Save your hard-earned cash for something worthwhile folks, the best part of this book doesn't cost anything as you can see the stunner on the front cover picture on Amazon for free.

I could approach women but, I never said or did the right thing. I was either too forward or too shy in most situations. With average looking women I had no problems talking to them but when it comes to really attractive "model type" girls, I couldn't set a foot straight. After reading this book, I feel like a completely different person. I'm still me, but when it comes to approaching women and being in social situations, I am the best of me. The author have showed and taught me a skill that's allowed me to be more confident in approaching women and dating women. Everything that I found difficult in the past as far as social interactions go, now seem easy.

Many books will give great advise on identifying those social indicators, however, what sets this book apart is his advise on how to discern observed behavior (why guys use lines, how to see signs if a relationship is truly platonic, why women fall for jerks, indicators that a woman is really interested, etc.) and how to handle each `failed' situation without being deceitful or manipulative. For the female reader, this is a great book to get into the mindset of men. For me, this book gave me some great insight on how to interact with women without being untrue to myself.

I enjoyed his insights on developing better interpersonal and self reflective skills to overcome fear of rejection; most importantly, to accept that failures are a part of success. Want more meaningful relationships and personal fulfillment? READ THIS BOOK!!! Some things are common sense (protection, preparation,etc.), some things are not so common sense (need to read the book).