Review From Tyler

If you read Roosh's blog, you might have a certain expectation of what his book might entail. You may have a certain expectation of his level of game and of his admiration for South America. "A Dead Bat in Paraguay" might surprise you. If you're not familiar, click on the link and he gives a short video overview of the book.

If you do any traveling what so ever you will be able to relate to his experiences. I was reminded of my travels through Europe and of the short friendships I had. People I really enjoyed talking to and people I admired. I was also reminded of the military and the first time I moved away from home. The way each experience was articulated, you could really remember feeling those same emotions....good and bad.

There was no sugar coating or diluting any of the experiences he went through. Stories that some people would take to their grave, Roosh wrote in black and white for the world to read. That's what made this book so funny but also so intriguing. After some of his stories, you realize he is giving you the full experience and holding nothing back.

"I sat in the front seat and the chubby girl got on my lap. I positioned her body in a way that much of her weight was against the door instead of crushing my body."

While I was reading this book, I was doing a little bit of traveling of my own. I was up in Maine at one point, staying in this vacation cabin with a girl. One night while she was getting ready for bed I was reading through a few chapters and I began laughing. Imagining how some of this stuff went down, I was reading it out loud. She kept wanting me to read more of it.

I mostly enjoyed reading about the different people he met as he traveled. Each had different personalities. Different ways of surviving, different ways of interacting and different ways of picking up girls. Some with a shot gun style, "I don't give a fuck" method and others with much more charisma.

Being an advocate of picking up women, I enjoyed that aspect of the book. You read about his relentless effort to pick up girls, and how he and his new found friends analyze this new territory of women. How he would go out alone at times or go out in less than desirable physical conditions. I imagine it in my own head how some of my own approaches would go or how I'd handle situations.

"In the past I preferred being alone fantasizing about a happy relationship than actually having that relationship, because one takes commitment and sacrafice and the other doesn't."

This book has a wide range of ups and downs along with recurring themes that keep your interest. It was well written. He makes a lot of clever observations. I had kept a small notebook and wrote down the ones I thought were funny or insightful.

If you have an interest in traveling to South America, this book is broken down city by city. If you have traveled at all, you can relate to these stories easily. If you have an interest in pick up or are in the mood to read a funny tragedy with a lot of self deprecating humor...this book will for sure keep you entertained. Most of all, it is a no holds bar, insightful look into a section of someone's life through a life changing decision and experience.

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