The Game

I really didn’t want to like this book, but I did.

The book I’m referring to is “The Game,” by Neil Strauss. It was introduced to me as a book that teaches guys how to pick up girls. One of the tricks in the book included insulting women.

After hearing this, I obviously didn’t want to like it. I read it out of curiosity and determined to go through everything written and say “this would never work on me or anyone I know.”

Sadly, I have to admit, “The Game” is really well written. But it’s also not what I expected. It’s an autobiography of Style or even an anthropological study of a weird sect/cult (of Pick Up Artists), not a How-To book. I have to confess I couldn’t put it down.

The story starts with Neil Strauss, a man who has terrible skills at meeting women, he ends up becoming Style, an amazing Pick Up Guru, teaching desperate men how to pick up women. The results are TERRIFYING.

To my shock a lot of the techniques taught make sense. “The Game” explains how men can have conversations with women who would normally not give them the time of day, how to flirt with them and end up sleeping with them.

One way these men can initiate contact with a woman is by talking to all her friends while kind of ignoring her and making fun of her. *Editor's Note: ASSWIPE!

The guys learn how to be two steps ahead of women. This “5 questions” game, is an example of that.

One of the ways they escalate physical interaction is by “going two steps forward, one step back.” And if they’re at an apartment, they do a “Freeze Out.” So they basically chill out and watch TV while ignoring the girl until she’s desperate to sleep with him.

Here’s Style in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel. WATCH THIS. Kimmel tries to get him to hit on Jessica Alba.

*Editor's Note Again: Impressive. But, Jessica Alba is stupid to begin with anyways. Well, not stupid, but you know... can't act...

The book has maaaaaaajor limits. This isn’t really a limit because you expect it coming in, but the author objectifies women. The main characters, objectify women, in fact, the whole book concept is pretty misogynistic. Women are “targets,” or “obstacles” or “blondes” or “8s” (as in 8 out of 10). If this is too insulting to you, don’t bother reading the book.

Also, most of the tricks can really only be used in a club or bar. Don’t even get me started on the fact that this book might help guys have one night stands, get more phone numbers and even become more confident around women. But there is no advice in ‘The Game’ on having an actual relationship.

To quote Neil Strauss himself, “The problem with being a pickup artist is that there are concepts like sincerity, genuineness, and connection that are important to women. And all the techniques that are so effective in beginning a relationship violate every principle necessary to maintaining one.”

-By Bubbles


*EN: Would this shit work on you? Have you tried doing this before? Tell us everything in the comment section. Or else.