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And I loved it, in fact it's the first time I have found myself sneaking off to pleasure read at work.
This all started a few months ago when me and my Roomate, Justin, decided our other roomate needed a girlfriend. We suspected (although we don't know for a fact, but strongly suspect) he has never had sex. Anyways, back in Highschool I had a friend in a similar situation (well not exactly since we both had not been laid back then...but were kind of trying to figure out women) and freshman year as a joke I got him Dating for Dummies (the pocket edition) and he really got a kick out of it. So this year I decided if our roomate could laugh at the whole "game" between men and women, maybe he would not be so intimidated by it.
So while in Salt Lake City, I found myself talking to this chick in a bar for quiet some time and remember what I had done for my friend in highschool. Since I had already gotten my roomate Justin an EB gift certificate, I decided it would be okay to get another gift. So I went to Barnes and Noble and scoured the "Sexuality" section for something along the lines of a more contemporary Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus, something witty but also entertaining for someone my roomates age (20). Anyways the section really had nothing that I was looking for, despite how amusing the "Sex Pop-Up Book" was. But I managed to, for some odd reason, buy this book The Game by Neil Strauss. This would definitely be a "book choose me" situation.
The book is an autobiography that reads like a cross between 40 Year Old Virgin, Swingers and Fight Club. It is incredibly entertaining and funny. The routines these guys come up with to get women are over the top and just fun to read, it almost reaks of mystic realism...where it's obvious they are exaggerating to extremes what they did. The characters are extremely interesting. From Mystery, who just seems like a creepy magician with a nack for tricking women into sleeping with him to Jefferies, who apparently hypnotises women. And it's main character Style who is attempting to learn the game while also question it's worth in the pursuit of worthwhile relationships. It reads (and the book makes reference to it being) a modern day Casanova or Don Won story. While what they do seems (and most likely is) pretty impractical it's makes for a damn fine read.
They say this book is due for movie treatment by 2007 under Universial (I think) and Sony. This book has Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrel and Ben Stiller written all over it in big bold letters. It would rock as a film (although would have to be alotted for time).
Anyways I highly reccommend it...I might even pick up his Motely Crew book next...despite not really liking the band.
This all started a few months ago when me and my Roomate, Justin, decided our other roomate needed a girlfriend. We suspected (although we don't know for a fact, but strongly suspect) he has never had sex. Anyways, back in Highschool I had a friend in a similar situation (well not exactly since we both had not been laid back then...but were kind of trying to figure out women) and freshman year as a joke I got him Dating for Dummies (the pocket edition) and he really got a kick out of it. So this year I decided if our roomate could laugh at the whole "game" between men and women, maybe he would not be so intimidated by it.
So while in Salt Lake City, I found myself talking to this chick in a bar for quiet some time and remember what I had done for my friend in highschool. Since I had already gotten my roomate Justin an EB gift certificate, I decided it would be okay to get another gift. So I went to Barnes and Noble and scoured the "Sexuality" section for something along the lines of a more contemporary Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus, something witty but also entertaining for someone my roomates age (20). Anyways the section really had nothing that I was looking for, despite how amusing the "Sex Pop-Up Book" was. But I managed to, for some odd reason, buy this book The Game by Neil Strauss. This would definitely be a "book choose me" situation.
The book is an autobiography that reads like a cross between 40 Year Old Virgin, Swingers and Fight Club. It is incredibly entertaining and funny. The routines these guys come up with to get women are over the top and just fun to read, it almost reaks of mystic realism...where it's obvious they are exaggerating to extremes what they did. The characters are extremely interesting. From Mystery, who just seems like a creepy magician with a nack for tricking women into sleeping with him to Jefferies, who apparently hypnotises women. And it's main character Style who is attempting to learn the game while also question it's worth in the pursuit of worthwhile relationships. It reads (and the book makes reference to it being) a modern day Casanova or Don Won story. While what they do seems (and most likely is) pretty impractical it's makes for a damn fine read.
They say this book is due for movie treatment by 2007 under Universial (I think) and Sony. This book has Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrel and Ben Stiller written all over it in big bold letters. It would rock as a film (although would have to be alotted for time).
Anyways I highly reccommend it...I might even pick up his Motely Crew book next...despite not really liking the band.
