The Truth

An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships

De: Neil Strauss

Narrado por: Neil Strauss, Ione Skye, Jessica Sattelberger, Justin Gunn, Adele Jacques, Mem Kennedy, Carola Madis, Leah Cevoli, John Runnette

From the author of the blockbuster bestseller The Game: A shockingly personal, surprisingly relatable, brutally honest memoir, in which the celebrated dating expert confronts the greatest challenge he has ever faced: monogamy and fidelity.

Neil Strauss became famous to millions around the world as the author of The Game, a funny and slyly instructive account of how he transformed himself from a scrawny, insecure nerd into the ultra-confident, ultra-successful “pickup artist” known as Style. The book jump-started the international “seduction community,” and made Strauss a household name—revered or notorious—among single men and women alike.

But the experience of writing The Game also transformed Strauss into a man who could have what every man wants: the ability to date—and/or have casual sex with—almost every woman he met. The results were heady, to be sure. But they also conditioned him to view the world as a kind of constant parade of women, sex, and opportunity—with intimacy and long-term commitment taking a back seat.

That is, until he met the woman who forced him to choose between herself and the parade. The choice was not only difficult, it was wrenching. It forced him deep into his past, to confront not only the moral dimensions of his pickup lifestyle, but also a wrenching mystery in his childhood that shaped the man that he became. It sent him into extremes of behavior that exposed just how conflicted his life had become. And it made him question everything he knew about himself, and about the way men and women live with and without each other.

He would never be the same again.

Searingly honest, compulsively readable, this new book may have the same effect on you.

A must read for all!

An extremely brave and "balls out" account of relationships and the male mind, that can also apply to a females.

Wow

I don't think I've ever read such an honest book about relationships and the author has the unique position of being a participant, an American male in his 40's, a person with some notoriety, as well as a gifted writer --- and therefore he is the perfect person to provide us with a detailed glimpse into his struggle with the same kind of relationship challenges (and questions!) that many other successful American men experience. Is variety the answer to my happiness? Is monogamy real? Do open relationships work? etc. As a 42 year old male in Los Angeles, I found his book irresistibly relatable, raw and honest, and I couldn't put it down. Highly recommend.

Excellent Topic, Book and Read - with only one hic

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have already recommended this to many friends, who are tired of monogamy and exploring poly variations.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Neil, of course. His honesty is apparent in both his writing and his narrating, and it's greatly appreciated.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

Everyone - except one narrator - did an excellent job. Whoever it is that reads out the various STAGES is abrasive and does not fit the tone of this book at all. The first time I heard him, I actually stopped to make sure I was listening to the same book...I truly hate hearing his announcer style and would prefer someone else had been used (Neil would have been much better, or one of the girls, or practically any other person alive). He thankfully only shows up a few times, but you'll be glad they are over!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely. This struck so many chords that it will be worth listening to again.

Any additional comments?

There is some varying audio quality at work here. Every so often, background hiss will enter the audio, usually at the beginning and end of a section. Also, replacing the grating "Stage" narrator, who sounds unpleasant and feels entirely out of place, would vastly improve this book.

hard 2 accept @ points, real deal

great book perfect length, great detail takes u on a ride picks you up drops tpu, and rebuilds you all n 1 book

this book put me on the right path

seeing someone else walk a path you consiter and seeing the result is great because you can learn from their mistakes. thanks for taking this journey Mr. Strauss.