Models: Attract Women Through Honesty Kindle Edition

I would like to start with: Each review here has it's merits. The good ones AND the bad ones. Prepare for a lot of text.

Firstly about the Author:
The book was written by Mark Manson. From what I gather, he's a traveler and has helped men around the globe with psychological, sexual and 'connection' issues with women. He owns and runs the website [...] and has a few products there.

The Book:
The underlying theme I personally felt was about "investing in yourself" and being 'honest'. Having read a few PUA books, I felt this was its strong point. The book goes through a few parts, I may need to put a disclaimer here but this is how I felt about the book:

1. You are first introduced to the author and go through a few stories. One did hit the nail on the head with me. Mark then goes through different types of men and women.
2. You are then introduced to the theme of 'investing in yourself' - by investing in yourself, you reduce your 'neediness' and hence in turn become more 'attractive'. The principle is by actually having a voice, being who you want to be - you will actually find women who you want to be around, and more importantly you will most likely stand out around the crowd.
3. Mark then goes through his 3 key principles to achieve this: Honest Living, Honest Action and Honest Communication. By living who YOU want to be, by doing things that express who YOU are and by communicating YOUR honest thoughts - you will in turn become 'attractive'.

The parts that resonated with me:
1. Don't fear rejection
2. The more people you meet in life (through rejection) can only lead to meeting more people that you want to actually be with.
3. 'Demographics' - go to places where you will most likely find people you want to be with.
4. Express who you are and be proud of it.
5. Know your intentions - go out with those intentions.
6. You don't need openers. Just be yourself - 'My name is ______' works just fine.
7. Polarize people as soon as you can (shift them from attracted / not attracted )

There are other gems in the book I'm sure. After filtering in through all the reviews and comments I felt that I needed to write this review for those who are on the fence.

What to EXPECT:
1. A 'guide' to approaching women through honesty
2. A way to meet people you will most likely enjoy to be with in the future.
3. Build some confidence - get out there boy ;)
4. I want to state number 1 again: honesty is the key theme here.
5. Arguably a 'long term solution' & Arguably a more mature one?

What NOT to EXPECT:
1. This is not holy grail of knowledge, some of it is obvious. Hence why some reviews stated they knew most of this stuff. If you are living a great life (job etc), you are clear in your opinions and intentions, and you can communicate well don't bother with this book. You already got it =)
2. You won't get pick up lines, theories or openers.
3. You will not learn how to become the ultimate player - if that is your intention - there are great PUA options out there.
4. You will not attract ALL women - you will increase your chances to attract women that are more likely to be attracted in the 'real' you.
5. Numbers game. He hates it - so if you want to sleep with lots and lots of women and already doing so - read something else. Like I said - plenty of PUA books that tackle that.

Why is it NOT 5 stars?
1. You will note reviews on Amazon are very directed to how Mark has 'an agenda' in this book. I felt this agenda was that he is a bit 'against' Pick Up Artists (who don't use honesty - through tricks and things that clearly aren't who they are). Many times he will reflect on how PUAs don't use honesty and hence you won't find people for the long term. He did however state this in the book description. I don't like it when an author needs to constantly validate his method against PUAs. Just once is fine, not consistently. I also respect some PUAs I know and they are as direct as they can be - they aren't all about tricks.

2. My grammar is bad - but I am very certain this book was not proof read. It's messy and a bit over the place in terms of actual text. If you read the book, you will understand I am very strict to this sense only because he reads quite a bit of literature - he should also appreciate that paying readers expect a book that has been proof read.

3. It was not concise, when at many times it could have been. Again - I pitch this as a problem since he teaches us to be concise.

I personally liked the book - would of given it 3.5/5 (I'm going to round up here). I think its down to earth and very personal. You will see swear words, you will read Mark's stories, and you will find a gem that reminds you that you are unique. In a nutshell - it's a lifestyle book. I'm confident after reading this book I will not attract all the women in the world. I will however, find (possibly sleep with) more women that I personally want to be with. This is my personal goal though, and I prefer it this way.

Hope this helps.

@pasteurtran

i really enjoyed the book, it will help you a lot on your dating life if you are so inclined to learn and just keep going at it. I think one of the best points in the book models is that it doesn't try to tell you a "secret" or "the formula" to have a successful dating life. i think it holds itself together quite well. really this book touches on a lot, from self image to dating, to how to meet people, to doing things, even goes as far as to recommend a reading list at the end to expand on points better explained by other authors. this book does have a lot of strengths and even after you read it you might think this is common sense but you have to let things sink in and truly understand what mark is saying. i personally think every man should read this book if they want to improve their dating life, plain simply it offers really well put together advice that you'll feel the difference right after you read the book.

the weakness of the book however lie on the poor organization of the book, say for example you want to reference a specific part of the book to re-read and touch on key points, well that isn't happening since the book does a really poor job at organizing key points, you are going to have to highlight what you think is important so you can reference it later on.

also i think this book, i mean the font and the formatting to put it politely is extremely distracting and plain disorganized the book pages feel like you are jumping back and forth instead of smooth reading and point convey is kinda everywhere it feels like you are reading a draft rather than a well polished edited and proofread book.

however i think that even with that sloppy formatting, you shouldn't be put off to buying it, because plainly put the content itself is not devalued on the formatting, i think this book really offers a LOT of useful information that is well put together.

maybe another thing that you might be put off by, i think is that mark tries to argue counter to Mystery Method, which i guess is good if you have read the book,you'll understand where he is coming from and what is up, if you haven't you might even be triggered to read that book, which is not bad, but i really think this book beats a lot of dating books because plainly put. it just offers the most closely dating advice compared to the real world of course there is things that are or can be off or not working but it still a really good book, really recommend this book and its reading list too to improve your dating skills with women.

as a side not, i don't know if mark ever read the book called Mode One but i have to say the philosophy on this book and that other book are really linked together, maybe it holds direct principles but still some sounded familiar to me.

i really hope mark sometime in the future translates the book to other languages since this has to be a part of every man's library repertoire, even if you don't like reading this might be the book for you if you are having issues on dating. :D cheers hoped i helped the next guy who wants to buy this book, don't even think about it and buy it.

Finally a book that is intended for meeting women through honest intentions instead of being a manipulative piece of s***. Thank you Mark.

The book is not revolutionary in terms of ideas, nothing ground-breaking here. However, it does make you think about how to deal with rejection, why you should have high standards, and maybe most importantly: what defines a real man. For me the book was a quick and pleasant read and I would recommend it to any real man that doesn't recognise himself in manipulating women and that is willing to put in real effort, instead of looking for another bulls*** quick fix from a so called expert.

Mark Manson's "Models" book is a great read for anybody who wants to improve their dating life. Whether you're inexperienced with women, or you want to work on any anxieties you may have, or in a committed relationship, this book covers all areas from meeting a women you're attracted to to keeping and sustaining a loving relationship. I have read this twice now in two months because I love this book so much. This book has helped me with accepting my flaws and insecurities and instead trying to cover them up to embrace them and use them to my advantage. This books will make you look at not only the dating world in a new light, but all aspects of your life. Mark's book is thought provoking while sprinkled with humor through out the pages. Highly recommended to every man out there.