The Rules of the Game

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Well written and useful too - Rated
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.

Not worth buying. - Rated
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.

Who needs Cosmo? - Rated
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.

Good missions, Nice stories - Rated
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.

The Ultimate How-To Book! - Rated
I received this book on my 25th birthday. I hadn't heard of The Game so I had no clue as to what it was. My 'friend' told me it was a how-to guide and then gave me a strange wink and told me it would change my life. When I realised it was about landing the woman of your dreams I was slightly insulted - I'm not that bad! Scepticism soon turned to disbelief. It really works. For me it helped build my confidence and I soon found myself sarging with the best of them!