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Summary: Interesting but Incomplete
Review: An interesting book with a lot of techniques. However, it doesn't address the real issue most of us have. For example, what good is it to know a hundred pickup techniques if you don't even have the courage or self confidence to approach a woman? And how do you handle the fear of rejection since no technique works on every woman every time? Luckily, I also read Regan's book, the Evolution of a Warrior, which addresses these kinds of issues. After all, it is not exactly what you try on a woman but how you deliver it and with what level of confidence. Once you have that, you have everything.
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Summary: Evil
Review: This book was so evil I couldn't sleep for days after I read it (without exaggeration). I had bad dreams and I had bad during-the-day experiences(which is very unusual for me). I don't like that I find myself in the position of giving a book such a terrible review, but I also don't like the idea of not offering a warning to people, "Don't open this door." BTW: The author even went so far as to suggest introducing your "victim" to the occult as a means of hooking and keeping your prey.
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Summary: Waste of Money
Review: This book is nice if you like reading "about" seduction. The author fills the book with romatic quotes which are plucked from history in the form of poetry, literature, drama etc. anything related to seduction. It is a nice collage of literature, however if you are looking for some practical advice on seduction, this book is a waste of money and time.
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Summary: Not Just About Sex
Review: Very Machiavellian, this book is about power and influence over people. He illustrates his 24 steps and 9 character types using fascinating historical and literary anecdotes. Reads though quicker than most 500 page books.
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Summary: Who is seducing YOU?
Review: The best I can say for Robert Greene is that he is an entertaining writer.This book is pretty much "The Rules" with a literary bent and an intellectual pretense. O.K., maybe some of this stuff will work -- but if you want a real, lasting relationship, this is not how to do it. If you are very young, and naive, this book may give you some insight into the psychological motives of some of those who would take advantage of you. Greene has a point, but his stance of manipulate before others manipulate you, is in the long run, not going to make the world a better place. Nor will it give the mature adult a true sense of happiness. If you want a one night stand, try this stuff, it will probably work. If you want a lasting relationship, this is not how to do it.Apply this stuff to the media and politics, and it lends some insight to how politics and the media manipulate the public.Finally, this book does address both sexes (unlike many books of this genre dedicated to making mostly women feel horribly insecure) yet I found the text to be more male-oriented.This book is pretty pretentious stuff, but I have to hand it to the writer, it was a fun (but sometimes repetitive) read.Don't take this stuff too seriously, kids.
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Summary: Interesting, indeed, but...
Review: The true value of this book, from a seducer's perspective, is the twelve page section depicting the 18 types of victims. The rest of the book is simply superfluous. Read and internalize it for maximum results.
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Summary: Interesting Book
Review: Part of the allure of this book is that everything reads like a hypnotic novel. It is very entertaining, to say the least, and does contain some insights. All of people in the book are easily described like cartoon characters in terms of their outer motives, their inner motives and their subconscious needs. It parallels other interesting works such as Machiavelli's "The Prince" and scores of ancient writings in philosophy in that its conclusions are based on 99% argument and 1% evidence. Largely, this is because it is based on arbitrary, unverified models of human behavior. I honestly believe that Robert Greene has mostly tried to make a compelling work of art here. Most of his assertions are not supported with scientific evidence or even balanced historical evidence. The book reads like a religious text, filled with unquestioned assertions. There are no qualifying statements about the content of the book whatsoever; there are no statements that document the certainty of the "truths" in the book based on the strength of evidence. Everything in the book is flatly stated. The text itself is written like a documentary about society narrated by an amoral, omniscient deity whose words reflect a potent combination of all of the described techniques of seduction In this way, the book is a self-referencing paradox. It deceives you into understanding that you are being deceived.
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Summary: The reinvintion of lust and love
Review: Robert Greene's book "The Art of Seduction" turned my life in a completely new direction. Never before have I been able to come to grips with myself and love myself as I can now that I have began to practice the principles taught in this book. These methods work, plain and simple. Ever since reading this piece of absolute literary genius I have been able to really asses who I am and what exactly it is that I want out of life, and how far I'm willing to go to get it.
The only thing that scares me is this book falling into the wrong hands. With this type of knowledge, think how easy it would be for some third-class simpleton from like Tennessee or something to rise to power and wind up actually becoming the anti-christ or something. This much power being available to the general public is definitly a frightening thought.
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Summary: "My God,it's full of stars"
Review: ...
This book explains the psychology of seduction. With examples throughout history it shows what works, and what doesn't. It doesn't start from the humanistic premise that all people are generally good, but from the biblical idea that "all men are evil" and will do evil. This makes the book downright devilish, and extremely practical and useful.
Approach indirectly, play the coquette, mix pleasure with pain, insinuate, "Use the demonic power of words to sow confusion", be hard to figure out. These are just some examples and this stuff works.
This is a handbook on manipulation. Although it can also be used to avoid being manipulated (very usefull, indeed).
Do yourself a favor, learn from the past, not only your past but the past of peoples from the dawn of time. This book was worth every cent.
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: I was tempted to write a horrible review on this book because I really dont think everyone should have access to some of the ideas contained in the book. This book needs to be absorbed, not read. It certainly brings home that life works though an indirect approach. I wish I understood the principles and knowledge in this book 20 years ago. I certainly think my love life would have been much more exciting and I really believe I would have been successful at a much younger age. I would have avoided some serious mistakes in my life....The certainly gives one an edge in life, that most people dont enjoy or have a clue exists.
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