This turned out to be a great book. What's interesting is that it's not a manual to pick up girls. It's Strauss' journey into the pick up artist community which then turns into him being completely engulfed by it and actually leading it for a bit. I like his observations of people and how the men are using manipulative tactics in hopes of filling some void in their life. What's really interesting is how every person in the book is doing it as a way to cope with their own inadequacy or their own perceived inadequacies. Strauss explains the tactics that by now we all know quite well but it is a rabbit hole for him and for us, the readers, as we are sucked into this world of characters who all seek something that no amount of picking up girls can ever seem to be enough.
A page turner and interesting book. Read it for the human observations, power dynamics and the psychology.