Land of the Losers by "niceguy"
"Niceguy" is apparently a guy that used to post on some forums back in the day. An excerpt from the Amazon description:
"This book is a collection of short stories tracing the real international route of one man's attempt to find happiness and fulfilment amid outdated courtship rituals, gender politics gone askew, and the dating circus. Originally written between 2001 and 2006 and polished to a bright shine by a small team of dedicated fanatics collaborating across three continents, it presents an unfiltered view of a man's true experiences in the dating market as it exists today.
Niceguy, the lead author, is a U.S. expatriate living in Japan with his family. He travels the world and enjoys life in his spare time. Beginning life as a small blog on the World Wide Web, Niceguy's writings about his experiences struck a chord with men across the globe, garnering a dedicated readership, and the idea of producing a book was born. As such, Land of the Losers' contributing editors and proofreaders are fans of Niceguy's original writings who wished to see his stories committed to print."
Personally, I enjoy reading people's stories on MGTOW forums. Falling in love, breaking up, divorces, divorce-rape, bad relationships, etc. Basically, the situations that people find themselves in and how things work out - good, bad or otherwise. That's kind of what I thought this books would be...short stories. It's not.
"Niceguy" is very liberal with word quantity. There were a couple of parts that I skipped through because he went on and on and on about X, yet X did not add to the book. It was like "WTF is this?"
I read about 1/2 way through the book and then set it aside to read some other books. Well, I've finished it up and can say the I enjoyed the 2nd half more than the first....although the first wasn't bad. The book is basically just a read-through. Like a novel...just follow along. It seems a Blue-pill to Red-pill journey, but it's not. It turns out to be a Blue-pill to Happy Expat-pill journey.
Do I recommend the book? Not sure. You're kind of on your own. The title is attractive, the few reviews (13) are good. If you enjoy reading other people's stories and are just looking for something to read-through, then sure, you might enjoy it. But, I would hazard the guess that anyone that's been around MGTOW for long won't find any surprises or revelations inside. If you're looking for something more "technical" or thought-provoking...this isn't it. It's a bit long at 315 pages.
Edit: I thought I posted this here earlier, but turns out it's on the other MGTOW.
