The Rules of the Game - Part 1

I got my copy of Neil Strauss’ Rules of the Game last night.

You probably already know that Neil Strauss is the author of The New York Times Best Seller “The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists” (2005). The Game tells the story of how Neil Strauss (aka Style) became one of the greatest pickup artists in the world. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend purchasing a copy here. The book is two years old and it shows, but none-the-less, the ideas are relevant and the writing is extremely entertaining. I can’t recommend people embody what Neil "Style" Strauss did, but it is something every young male should read.

Two years later Strauss has published a follow-up to The Game titled The Rules of the Game. I bought myself a copy of the two book set and began reading:

First Impression: wow these books are little. The books are about 7” by 5” and less than 1/2" thick. Each book is about 175 pages and there’s not much text on each page. The set consists of two books: (1) The Stylelife Challenge - Master the Game in 30 Days and (2) II. The Style Diaries - The Pickup Artist's Companion.

I began reading the second book first. The Style Diaries is a bunch of short stories about Style’s adventures. I’ve read the first half and am wildly entertained. Although the stories aren’t anywhere near the Tucker Max level of debauchery and indiscretion, they do paint a vivid picture of what a good pickup artist can expect from life. If you’re looking for a book about crazy sex stories, buy Tucker Max’s I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. If you’ve already laughed your ass off from reading about how Tucker Max fucked a girl in a nightclub bathroom and opened the door for everyone to see, then The Style Diaries might be a good follow up.