A review by sravreads
The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene
2.0
This was my book 12 out of 20.
I feel somewhat bad including this but the fact that I listened to 4 hours of this book should be reason enough to count as consumed material. All I can say is that this book is disturbing. I jumped into this book believing that it would be interesting if not exactly enriching but what I encountered towards the 4 hour mark is sheer evil. The fact that the author believes that skillfully murdering a man's will to live sans the presence of the seducer is so devilish. In the comments of this audiobook, many mentioned how this book is devil-like and so cold and manipulating and although towards the beginning, I was quite interested in this book- I could spot out all the Dandies I know and identified my type as the Ideal Lover- the middle (I guess around when he thought he lost all the "good" readers) this book becomes jarring. Like, I don't even understand what's artistic or seductive about a guide on how to destroy someone from the inside out and how to get them addicted to you. It's actually such a pitiful book. Truly unfortunate.
That being said, I love how he deeply analysizes influence and power which is why the next book I'm reading is Mastery by him. I just think that this book is not for me, but hopefully the next book will be because I absolutely adore his ability to breakdown successful people in their techniques but manipulation is not for me. Mastering subjects is, so hopefully that'll be my next favorite read.
TL;DR: How to Manipulate People into Becoming Addicted to You and How to Have No Fundamental Relationships 101
I feel somewhat bad including this but the fact that I listened to 4 hours of this book should be reason enough to count as consumed material. All I can say is that this book is disturbing. I jumped into this book believing that it would be interesting if not exactly enriching but what I encountered towards the 4 hour mark is sheer evil. The fact that the author believes that skillfully murdering a man's will to live sans the presence of the seducer is so devilish. In the comments of this audiobook, many mentioned how this book is devil-like and so cold and manipulating and although towards the beginning, I was quite interested in this book- I could spot out all the Dandies I know and identified my type as the Ideal Lover- the middle (I guess around when he thought he lost all the "good" readers) this book becomes jarring. Like, I don't even understand what's artistic or seductive about a guide on how to destroy someone from the inside out and how to get them addicted to you. It's actually such a pitiful book. Truly unfortunate.
That being said, I love how he deeply analysizes influence and power which is why the next book I'm reading is Mastery by him. I just think that this book is not for me, but hopefully the next book will be because I absolutely adore his ability to breakdown successful people in their techniques but manipulation is not for me. Mastering subjects is, so hopefully that'll be my next favorite read.
TL;DR: How to Manipulate People into Becoming Addicted to You and How to Have No Fundamental Relationships 101