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The Game: Undercover in the Secret Society of Pickup Artists Paperback – 6 Dec. 2007

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"The funniest book I have read this year." Tony Parsons The Game recounts the incredible adventures of an everyday man who transforms himself from a shy, awkward writer into the quick-witted, smooth-talking Style, a character irresistible to women. But just when life is better than he could have ever dreamed (he uses his techniques on Britney Spears, receives life coaching from Tom Cruise, moves into a mansion with Courtney Love and is officially voted the World's Number One Pickup Artist) he falls head over heels for a woman who can beat him at his own game.
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Loving it! ― * Elle Magazine *

A narrative of daredevil sexuality. ― * Guardian *

Touching and witty. ― * Time Out *

The funniest book I have read this year -- Tony Parsons

About the Author

Neil Strauss is the author of the international bestsellers THE GAME, RULES OF THE GAME, EVERYONE LOVES YOU WHEN YOU'RE DEAD and EMERGENCY. He is also the co-author of three New York Times bestsellers - Jenna Jameson's HOW TO MAKE LOVE LIKE A PORN STAR, Mötley Crüe's THE DIRT and Marilyn Manson's THE LONG HARD ROAD OUT OF HELL - as well as Dave Navarro's DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, a Los Angeles Times bestseller. A writer for Rolling Stone, Strauss lives in Los Angeles

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Canongate Books; Main edition (6 Dec. 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 184767237X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1847672377
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.1 x 3 x 17.8 cm
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A former New York Times cultural critic and Rolling Stone contributing editor, Neil Strauss is the author of ten New York Times bestselling books, including The Truth, The Game, Rules of the Game, Emergency, and Everyone Loves You When You're Dead. He is also the coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers The Creative Act with Rick Rubin, I Can't Make This Up with Kevin Hart, The Dirt with Mötley Crüe, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star with Jenna Jameson, and The Long Hard Road Out of Hell with Marilyn Manson. His serial podcast To Live & Die in LA reached number one on the iTunes charts, and was named by the Associated Press as the best podcast of the year.

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Customers find the book interesting, enjoyable, and entertaining. They also describe the humor as funny and intuitive. Readers mention the advice is useful and helpful. However, some find the technique hard to follow and overly simplistic. Opinions are mixed on the character development, with some finding them interesting and nice, while others say they're a bit moppy.

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138 customers mention ‘Readability’129 positive9 negative

Customers find the book interesting, enjoyable, and entertaining. They say it's insightful, elating, and an eye-opener. Readers also mention the story is great and the book is crammed full of knowledge.

"...3 - Not end up really liking this guy! He is definitely charming and dare I say, cool, but to that lovely place where he also knows how to laugh at..." Read more

"...It was funny, honest and eye-opening.But most people - should I say men? -..." Read more

"...It was very insightful and I liked how Neil's journey led him to realise the dark side of pick up artistry...." Read more

"...I found that the book read like a confession and was startlingly honest at times. Other times I found myself chuckling away to myself...." Read more

31 customers mention ‘Humor’31 positive0 negative

Customers find the humor in the book funny, well-written, and easy to read. They appreciate the genuine voice behind the writing and the intuitive books. Readers also mention the book is a good introduction to set the scene for the world of seduction.

"...It was funny, honest and eye-opening.But most people - should I say men? -..." Read more

"...Very well written and a real eye-opener...." Read more

"...Very very interesting, well written with some funny stories in it too." Read more

"...However, what really makes this a good read is the genuine voice behind the writing from a man who clearly came into The Game for valid reasons, and..." Read more

11 customers mention ‘Advice level’8 positive3 negative

Customers find the advice in the book useful, helpful, and full of tips used successfully by PUAs to pick up women. They describe the story as funny, gripping, and much more than a self-help book.

"...It is also full of tips used successfully by these PUAs to pick up women...." Read more

"such a great read. a really interesting story and also very helpful in getting people to become a little more confident...." Read more

"...It certainly doesn't promote qualities such as honesty, respect and regard for the other person...." Read more

"Great story and useful tips." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Value for money’4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book worth every penny. They say it explores the price and darker side of one of the most fascinating topics.

"...is elating yet the real merit of this novel is that it explores the price and darker side of one of the most fascinating sociological phenomena of..." Read more

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6 customers mention ‘Character development’3 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the character development in the book. Some mention Neil is interesting, while others say one of the main characters is a bit morose.

"...The story of how he becomes a pickup artist is truly interesting and there's loads of little things you can take from and learn..." Read more

"Started of quite well and I was honestly interested in it but characters become annoying the more you read it...." Read more

"This is an incredibly fun book to read through. Neil is an interesting character surrounded with strange guys that want to change their lives and..." Read more

"...The book just didn't really move on and the characters aren't easy to identify with...." Read more

6 customers mention ‘Technique’0 positive6 negative

Customers find the technique in the book lacking, overly simplistic, and self-aggrandizing. They say it's not a pick-up manual.

"...good if you are wanting to become a PUA, there is very little mention of specific techniques and by the end of the book, one feels no desire to..." Read more

"...This book is not however a pick-up manual (I think Strauss is working on one though)...." Read more

"...Mystery Method" by Mystery, but be warned this book can be a little hard to follow. As for Neil Strauss's book, its more of a novel." Read more

"Tedious. Not the book if you want to improve yourself and actually find a decent partner...." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Sadness’0 positive4 negative

Customers find the book sad, depressing, and dull. They also say it's written as a story.

"...to realise that the majority of the people in the book are pretty sad low lifes, like the type you don't associate with in real life...." Read more

"...That is was written as a story actually made it even more dull. A how to guide might have at least been fun to read...." Read more

"Well, it is an interesting read. However, it is a depressing book about some desperate individuals. I don't think I would read it again." Read more

"Sad, Immoral and Sexist and this is coming from a teenage boy." Read more

3 customers mention ‘Gender’0 positive3 negative

Customers find the book mysogynistic, exploitative, and juvenile. They say the girls genuinely take on an objectified feel.

"...But you feel empty, and rough, and girls genuinely take on an objectified feel...." Read more

"This was vile: mysogynistic, exploitative, juvenile pulp. I burned the book- no one else could possibly want to bother reading such utter tripe." Read more

"Sad, Immoral and Sexist and this is coming from a teenage boy." Read more

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Mr. R. M. Munoz
5.0 out of 5 stars Neil Strauss - your pal!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 February 2015
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This didn't quite go in the direction I was led to believe it would by others who claimed to have read it (goes to once again assert my theory that ALL reviews and reviewers should be ignored - in fact I wouldn't bother reading this in your place!)
However, there are a couple of things I would suggest a reader could do after turning that first page...

1 - put the thing down! Its compelling!
2 - Not enjoy some of the 'methods' of pick-up detailed within. I found myself oft times thinking "oh I seeeee!"
3 - Not end up really liking this guy! He is definitely charming and dare I say, cool, but to that lovely place where he also knows how to laugh at himself as well. I found myself in awe of the way he let negative things just bounce off of him.

...and there it is really! This book is NOT the one stop guide to becoming a MPUA (look it up!) that people have told me it was.
What it is is a few brief insights into a world I wasn't even aware existed, a person who I would like to be, and a compelling account of going zero to legend in about 18 months!

Whilst the author does come across as genuine, decent and grounded, from time to time he does appear to be a little dismissive of people who make their money from posing as pick up masters (he does name names!)
So seductive was this book that I too was compelled to finding out more and went to his website, only to be greeted by the exact same cash driven rubbish all the "others" in the field do!
I still admire the guy greatly (fantastic writer) but I couldn't help but feel Id somehow been let down. Reason?! Because, I don't know how he does it, but Neil Strauss' style (ironic!) is such that he almost feels like he is a pal! And that in itself makes this worth a read!
And I hasten to add - for both men and women alike!
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Ashman
5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful tool
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 September 2024
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Nic Penrake
4.0 out of 5 stars Strangely dated already
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2014
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Want a novel on the dating game, that is both funny and deeply moving? Try The Internet Date You might not pick up any great dating tips but you will be amazed at the entanglements the characters find themselves in. As for The Game, it was an easy read, if a bit uneven, part narrative part how to. I enjoyed the section that dealt with the politics of the business of pick up artists. It was funny, honest and eye-opening.

But most people - should I say men? - will be reading The Game for tips on how to pick up girls and, for me, I found it strangely dated already and actually so American it would surely be regarded as dysfunctional here in Europe by most men, those who aren't pathologically shy, at any rate. I think if I went up to a woman I was attracted to and tried any of these 'methods' on her, shey'd run a mile, mistaking me for some kind of lunatic or stalker. These methods all come from the art of salesmanship - and I don't think we like sale people very much in the UK. That said I do like that tip about counting to 3, and then just throwing yourself into some kind of a conversation with the person who's caught your eye. There's something to be said for that, although it's really only a modern re-write on 'he who hesitates will fail'.

By the end of the book, with all the various pick up artists seemingly falling out or losing their way or just getting tired of 'the game', you begin to ask yourself, would any of this really work for me? Hopefully you realise you're so much better off playing your own game and just being yourself - with a tad more confidence. Want something darker for your money, try The Internet Date
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Dr. PJ OBrien
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting - communicating with women
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 March 2024
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Interesting - communicating with women
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting insight into the world of PUA's
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2022
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I bought this purely out of curiosity and because I wanted to better understand the mindset behind why guys behave the way they do. It was very insightful and I liked how Neil's journey led him to realise the dark side of pick up artistry. I wish some of my ex's would have the same insight. At the same time, it astonishes me how insecurity basically led these men to treat other people as objects rather than fellow human beings...and then actually trained other people to do the same! I can't get over how picking up women is likened to military scenes of targeting and wingmen. Now nearly 20 years on, it's no wonder that men are finding that these 'tricks' no longer work because women are all too familiar with them. Not to mention 'me too'. This isn't a tirade against men - women can also be manipulative and selfish. But these men made whole careers out of playing other people and making a whole sub-culture which has now turned men and women against each other.
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Dan
5.0 out of 5 stars A real page turner.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 December 2011
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Some of the reviews I read seemed to suggest that this was perhaps a work of fiction, but upon reading I didn't get that impression in the least. Furthermore I found it to be one of the best reads I've experienced for a while.

It took me 5-6 sittings to finish this book, which I consider pretty good because the book is quite thick and I tend to read at a rather leisurely pace.

The book itself is a linear look at how the author started out as being pretty bad at meeting women and then, over the course of 2 years, how he became one of the best pickup artists in the world, to finally realising that, once you get involved in a world like that of the pickup artist, you run the risk of losing part of who you are, becoming, in the process, a monster who's finds the art of picking up women more interesting than the women themselves.

I found that the book read like a confession and was startlingly honest at times. Other times I found myself chuckling away to myself. I've been with my girlfriend for 8 years now, and yet still find the idea of being able to approach people rather appealing, albeit not for the reason of picking them up.

This book isn't a how to guide, so don't expect too much in that respect, however, that said, there's a lot of information which would be helpful if that is the goal of you buying this book.
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StoneRiver
5.0 out of 5 stars This helped me with my PTSD the PUA community has caused me as a woman
Reviewed in Canada on 15 March 2024
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I have serious PTSD from the PUA community. I am the srt of woman who would scream f off! As mentioned in this book, the sort who didn't fall for their methods

I have been raped before by PUA feeling I owe it to them. You know whenthey rip off your pants and you're screaming no! no! Kicking him off etc, etc I'd better spare the details

The constant put downs -- it never stops, everyone hating on me forever. Why would anyone create this method?

So what did I like about this book? Why, these guys actually did screw with women and screw them up. So many woman seek staying home now and are permanently traumatized from how they were treated by these guys

And, it's important to talk about these things. This was huge, these guys where seriously harming, sex abusing and putting down women relentlessly -- they still are -- it's only gotten worse. A world created where so many men have to constantly be mean, hateful, and rape-y to women, because, they were told guaranteed success if you just keep tellinh her everything about her is wrong. Never mind he's a big guy and she's a little woman not expecting constant aggressive sexual persistence

Now to be fair many women do like casual sex. And focusing on those women for casual sex in nice way would have been fine

But to decide to use the internet to convince every man to verbally attack and abuse any woman he decides he has the right to have sex with and evily work at isolating her and putting her in a position to make her have to have sex -- because that's the point, no free will for her!

This is a very real, awful traumatizing part of the last almost 30 years

For me, I needed someone to talk about it openly, frankly amd with a human heart -- despite the errors he himself might have made

We need to talk about the awful, tragic things that happen in society in a meaningful way

This book talks frankly and openly about it, and in its 20/20 hindsight isn't cruel

For anyone greatly affected by the behavior of men involved in this, perhaps this book will help you face it and feel like you were part of a greater victimization, that it wasn't just you being constantly torn down by every man, but that each of a huge number of men have been robotically walking from woman to woman treating each terribly and forcing sex on them in huge relentless numbers getting angry and forceful when we say no, threatening, so many threats -- harsh words, that we can't say no (and knowing now it's because they were selfish in believing that the woman would just give them sex -- all the women -- and it is really easy to rape a woman -- she's small, scared and alone. This is a huge rape movement with women left very traumatized after relentless, endless men just needing to non-stop "neg" her. The men will even line up practicing their routines for the "10" whose life has now been shut down. She can't get to the train station, the men won't let her. She can't sit in a coffee shop, the men won't let her. She can't go on lunch break, the nen won't let her. She can't study biology at campus, the men won't let her. All her time is taken up with loud, abnoxious men putting her down, demanding dates and sex and getting angry because "no" from her isn't an option. They were told treating her poorly meant instant sex

Why would any man think they should be making women have sex with them?? These women wanted something else -- this is a form of rape on every level treating women like this. These men should be charged and jailed for abusing women, abusing their time, and abusing their sexuality

But, as I said, we need to talk about the horrific things that happen in society

This book was so very good at talking broadly on this part of our history, part of our society

If you need material that talks frankly about this, this book does

I recommend this book to anyone who needs to piece together what has been happening in the horrible mistreatment of women that has been taking place, and apparently world wide

I just want men to be nice to me, but regardless of what he's thinking consciously, if he finds me attractive, or has to build a relationship almost all men now think they should play the mean sort of games that are in this book

You can actually face these things and see them written out here, by someone who has a broader sense of what happened

In the author's defense, there were PUA (Pick up Artist) gurus everywhere, so what the gurus loca to you, or the popular abuse towards women was at the times it affected you are likely different and very much harsher than these guys in this book, because these guys may not have meant it as meanly as your local PUA guru. This community is tied to the misogyny community, and there are all kinds of misogynistic views in the PUA community. It is misogynistic itself to not think much of what it does to all the women having the Pick u
Up Artist behavior forced on them

PUA is an acronym for Pick Up Artist
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Robert Garcia Font
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto para iniciarte al arte de la seducción
Reviewed in Spain on 25 September 2024
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Perfecto para iniciarte al arte de la seducción
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Carlos Villarreal Kwasek
1.0 out of 5 stars This book is terrible.
Reviewed in Sweden on 16 October 2023
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Horrific.
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ishaan
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book
Reviewed in India on 24 July 2023
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superb
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Eduardo Jesús
5.0 out of 5 stars It wont get you laid or make you a pickup artist
Reviewed in Mexico on 3 December 2020
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Cool story bro. Nicely written.
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