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The 48 Laws of Power, A review By Robert Greene, A Joost Elffers Book

A fascinating book for people who seek vengeance, or just curious of the ways on how people do their ways with manipulation or overpowering one another. After reading it my view of humanity changed, I recognized how easily you could fall for such a gimmick and how you can even get yourself in a more life or death situation. This book acts like a safety book to me, giving instructions on how you can get someone on their knees; but then again it may not be that kind of ‘safety book’ to some other people though. Still, I’m only assuming it is. A good alternative if you’re curious to see what this world is really like, though you can’t find all your answers here.

Let’s talk about the ‘48 Laws of Power’ if you’re interested in knowing what it's about, these are the ways of how people can overpower or manipulate you. There are some flaws to these laws, but they are still helpful to your troubles. Specific troubles, if you want to drag someone down or you might think someone else is bringing you into their bird cage. Be a puppeteer to a puppet on strings, or be a minion to a ringmaster. In some of the laws I’ve read I’ve noticed how many people in my life that I have passed by used them for taking advantage of privileges, taking control of people’s naïve minds and easily falling for a trick. I've learned their way of trickery, it’s not like I’m assuming they’re bad people but it’s honestly impressive to see someone fall for such a thing very easily.

Here I’ll talk about one of the common ones I saw in those people, referring to the recent paragraph. Law 1, “Never outshine the master”. This is one of the strategies I saw in a certain situation, be seen as weak, make those above you feel superior on the high grounds. But behind all that façade, you’re the one in control. Those at the ‘high grounds’ will fall to a cloaked man, only to fall from their steps and throw themselves into the pit. It’s sad to see them fall for it, but if they really deserved it then it’s a good ending for everyone (Except for the ‘master’ himself). Still this law is easy to see in some people, though you can’t read their minds behind their gullible presence. No matter how innocent their demeanor is, you can’t see through it’s layers of personality.

So far this book was the first one I’ve read in a while, I saw that the book was popular for a very few while. That should be all I have to say about this book and I do recommend it if you need it for certain reasons, I also recommend some other books by Robert Greene. To those who read the book, I hope you enjoy the fascination of the 48 laws of power.