The Rules of the Game: The Stylelife Challenge and the Style Diaries - Books (Neil Strauss, Hardcover)

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Customer Reviews of The Rules of the Game: The Stylelife Challenge and the Style Diaries

Literary PUA
UK
13th August 2008

Not as good as The Game but worth a read
I read, and absolutely loved, 'The Game' by the same author, Neil Strauss so I was looking forward to reading his second book, The Rules of The Game. Overall I would say that I enjoyed the book, and would recomend it, however there were some flaws, and it definitely wasn't as good as The Game.

Strauss attempts to deliver a one size fits all dating remedy for men across the world and the result is quite hit and miss. Some of the 'missions' that the book adivises one to attempt are pretty pointless, and will not be relevant for a lot of people. I also agree with some of the other reviews which mention the comic book style stories at the back of the book. These are quite fun to read but are nothing amazing, and they certainly don't offer much in the way of instruction on pick up.

However I did enjoy the book overall and would probably recomend it. It's not as comprehensive on the subject like other books such as 'The Natural Art of Seduction' by Richard La Ruina, one of the best PUAs this side of the pond who teaches a totally natural form of pick up, but it's a fun read and should probably be on the book shelf of any wannabe pick up artist.

Gorgeous George

24th January 2008

Well written and useful too
I found my son reading Neil Strauss's book and he told me he thought I'd enjoy it. Essentially a how-to guide to landing the woman of your dreams, I also found it a lot of help in improving my self-esteem and general sociability. Strauss has a fine prose style too. I may be a happily married man but there's lots here to enjoy.

V. Kozhaev

17th January 2008

Not worth buying.
The Game was a great read. Sadly, the follow up is merely an attempt to cash in on the success of his first book. Even after Neil announced his "retirement" from the game you could see this book coming :) the temptation to cash in was just too great.

The Challenge itself (first part of this book) was originally available on Neil's website for free and was supposed to be Neil's last present to the pick up community. (Its funny how everything Neil does is a "last thing I'll ever do, because too many people have asked me too and I just couldn't let them down :)" I wonder what's the next `last thing' would be .....) Anyways....... As far as I can see there are no additional challenges, missions, tips, etc. This is just a compilation of what is already available and there is nothing in this book that you couldn't find within a minute of searching online. 1 star out of 5

Obviously Neil couldn't just sell 'The Challenge' on its own, so he had to throw in some gimmick to make it a complete product. As a result we get the later part of the book (The Style Diaries). I feel like Neil was under the pressure of deadline from the publisher and haven't spent too much time writing this. The stories are not as entertaining and as his previous writings. Some guys in the community have summed it up us "Neil bragging about his exploits, probably to increase the value of what he teaches in the reader's eye, for the benefit of his future products". I wouldn't necessarily agree with that. Some of the stories were fun to read, but nowhere near as good as the Game. 3 stars out of 5

Overall you could argues that the primary point of the book was to promote the "Style" brand and cash in on the success of his first book. Disappointing. Hope the next product is better.

Rani
UK
16th January 2008

Who needs Cosmo?
Well this is it girls. No need for women's magazines. Read this book and you will know what men desire and what daemons they fight to get it. Intriging, disturbing, and funny.

piccolo

28th December 2007

Good missions, Nice stories
This book which is actually split into 2 smaller books in the US version is a great followup of Neils book The Game. For anyone wanting to overcome difficulties talking to women I completely advise this book. Do the missions one by one properly and you'll find yourself having a date soon (usually within the 30 missions range already otherwise quickly after it). The stories are a nice reading but they are also good for building your own confidence. Why? Because Neil Strauss wasnt a ladies man at all, he looked like a nerd, didnt get any female attention and was at a point that was even worst then most men are at. Now it is all different. This is a great book for anyone wanting to talk more with women and finding it hard to. It is for anyone wanting to improve his social skills and it is just fun reading.