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28 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Rehash of "Be Yourself" and just plain bad advice, May 15, 2008
This review is from: Dr. Z on Scoring: How to Pick Up, Seduce and Hook Up with Hot Women (Paperback)
Most of the book seems to be a rehash of the pick-up books that recommend you just be yourself and not act creepy. This, of course, is one of the two major types of "how to pick up women" books. The other is the "outsmart 'em", "use them before they use you" contemptuous approach. And telling men not to twitch, have bad breath or dirty clothing, etc., shouldn't be necessary. Really, that's just padding the book. If the answer is "It's not padding. You'd be surprised how many men don't follow these suggestions", I still think that someone who needs to be told this isn't going to be helped by the book. I can't imagine anyone saying, "I have to bathe before I go out to a bar? And wear clean clothes, too? Huh! I never knew that! Thank you, Dr. Z!" Then there are the obvious observations, such as "Hot women tend to be more promiscuous than other women." I don't know if I agree with that, but, assuming it's correct, if someone is reading this book, it's because he wants to know HOW to approach women, not which ones to approach. It's only half an answer to say, "The hot women are the most likely to sleep with a man." The answer to that is, "And the hot women only want the hot men. So what am I supposed to do?" What isn't a rehash, padding or obvious is just plain bad advice - and it isn't even consistent with the "just be yourself and don't act creepy, and women will like you" approach. For example, she suggests you hang around women's shoe stores or clothing stores (that's creepy, isn't it? Unless you're going to use the transparent, "It's for my cousin/niece/sister" dodge). She also recommends ploys such as waiting until you see an attractive woman check the price tag on a dress and, with a sad look on her face, put it back on the rack. Then you go over to her and buy her the dress! Now, that's setting a bad precedent. Not to mention that you might have to buy a lot of expensive dresses before you get a date out of it!
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Take advice from women and academics with a grain of salt., March 13, 2011
This review is from: Dr. Z on Scoring: How to Pick Up, Seduce and Hook Up with Hot Women (Paperback)
This book is good for some things, and not so good for others. It definitely has good advice in terms of dress, grooming, and nesting (getting your place up to par). Where I think it lacks good or clear and concise information is in the actual interaction process. The problem is that she cites a lot of research studies, which sound good on paper, but don't reflect the real world. For instance, she claims that negs (a back-handed compliment) do not work, her proof is a survey of women. What woman in her right mind would say "yeah, if you insult me I'll be attracted to you"? But clearly, negs do work. They've worked for me many times and many other guys that I know personally. The reason for this is discrepancy is that women are not entirely conscious of what they're attracted to. They claim they want a sensitive nice guy, but end up sleeping with more dominant, aggressive, and narcissistic men time after time. Still, it's not a bad book to read, but certainly following this advice won't actually get you a playboy model. For that you're better off taking advice from a guy that's good with women.
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23 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dr. Z's Guide......, February 21, 2008
This review is from: Dr. Z on Scoring: How to Pick Up, Seduce and Hook Up with Hot Women (Paperback)
Being a woman who has been referred to in the past as "a hottie", I can attest to and agree with many areas of this book by beautiful, intellligent Dr. Victoria Zdrok. She hits the nail on the head with this book (as well as her others)by virtue of real-time, real-life tips on how to make connections. This book is brilliant in that she opens her mind and takes on many different roles--from the perspective of a man, a woman, a psychologist, someone who has had good experiences, someone who has had bad experiences--all with a touch of humor so as to not scare shy readers away. It is not a book/guide full of fluff. There is real content which is formally written and then constructed into tip sheets, etc. No mattter what you visual preference is, you can easily find your way in the material. Personal experiences are can be very useful tools. Dr. Zdrok inserts them frequently throughout the pages--but does not use them as tools to bash a person or experience--but as learning mini-vignettes. Wonderful, real-life/real-time examples. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to any fellow who is looking for fresh, new ways to meet up with a woman. Her theories, practices, and schools of thought have been validated by clinical studies and personal/professional references cited in the professionally approved American Psycholigical Association (APA) style--another example which goes to show that what is written in her book is legitimate and has passed the time of time. Women can learn things from this book as well--it provides excellent insight into the thought processes of both men and women. If readers can open and stretch their minds to that of the opposite gender he/she will be that much more ahead of the game when in situations where certain body postures are presented, for example--or blocks of time pass without a follow-up phone call or email. This book wonderfully and thoroughly delves into the psyches of men who want to hook up and how women react to them. Two thumbs up!!
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