There's nothing that I didn't like about this book, but its content keeps me from rating it higher I guess. Neil Strauss is a master at weaving together two otherwise related bits around a common theme, and there was no part where it became too dull or long to want to read, (which could have easily happened, considering the fact that it's hundreds of pages of interview manuscripts) so it made for good light reading when I didn't have much time to actually sit down with a novel. I approached this with a little trepidation, I'd heard about "The Game" by Neil Strauss and it didn't sound like my bag at all.However the blurb on the back of this mentions all kinds of weirdness eg hot tubbing with Marilyn Manson.The premise is an interesting one: these are snippets from the multitude of interviews that Mr Strauss has conducted over many years.He has curtailed these to the moment within an interview, a pause if you like, when something changes in the dynamic of it.It makes for some fascinating insights into the world of celebrity, and in a wider context the minds of some troubled or interesting individuals.There's certainly no brown nosing going on here, and some really wonderful tales emerge. Watching him engage with Chuck Berry and pulling out much more from the man than I ever thought was possible from what I'd previously heard and read.Theres a diverse and pleasing mix of characters, situations and outlooks here for even the most sceptical of readers.
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I LOVED this book. I also got my copy signed by Neil Strauss himself.
—Anuska
We all have a lot we can learn from each other.
—Tanz
