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A journalist’s account of the seduction community and the men who teach pickup
2005Fast paceLight
What it is about
Neil Strauss, a music journalist, goes undercover in the pickup artist community in Los Angeles. He learns their methods and becomes part of the scene. The book follows his rise and the personal cost of the game.
Who will enjoy it
Adult readers who like immersive journalism.
What you will get
Contains explicit and sexist material. It is a memoir, not an endorsement.
The Game Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Dating · Subculture · Memoir
Length
452 pages · ≈ 13 h
More about this book
Characters
Neil Strauss and the pickup artists.
Setting
Los Angeles in the early 2000s.
What makes it different
A funny and unsettling inside view of a subculture.
Feel
Fast, funny and uneasy.
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