The Dice Man
by Luke Rhinehart
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Book Reviews of The Dice Man
Book Review: Great Concept, A Bit tedious at times
Summary: 4 Stars
The Diceman is brilliant. Premised on the idea that within each human is the capacity for multiple personalities, Rhinehart urges us to seek out those which are otherwise oppressed- through randomness.The plot twists and turns as the die take the hero through a life of randomness. Most of the time, its insightful, if a bit far-fetched, and witty, if a bit predictable. There are scenes where graphic depiction of sex stands for genuine plot, occaisonally causing the book to drag.
All in all, a great read. Reads pretty quickly, keeps you thinking, and engrosses you with a small cast of deep characters.
Highly recommend.
Book Review: If I Throw a 6 I'll Give This Book 5 Stars
Summary: 5 Stars
Shocking, revelatory, hilarious and pornographic novel about a square New York psychiatrist who turns a dice tossing experiment into a lifestyle and ultimately a revolutionary movement.
A self-confessed unreliable memoir with the tart flavour of 1970's hippie, free-love (sex sex sex), anti-establishment ethos (you can just sense Nixon in the background). It may not, as the cover claims, change your life but the odds are you will never look at a die the same way again. Luke Rhinehart shares a literary cell with Fight Club's Tyler Durden. You decide whether it should be padded.
Book Review: hmmm interesting...
Summary: 2 Stars
I am not really sure what exactly this novel is getting at. It is supposedly semi-autobiographical in nature, although Rhinehart frequently justifies his character's `six-sided' philosphy with such clarity and conviction, that we can only assume that this book is the work of a madman.Rhinehart's character intriguingly explores many different avenues of development, opened by the die determining his periodic identity. This is an interesting concept, and at times makes for an exciting read, but his concept of becoming a completely `random' man soon becomes tiresome, and does in no-way justify 650 pages.
Book Review: A timeless thought provoking classic.....
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was written in the year in which I was born, yet the questions it poses and the impact the answers have hold a real impact on today's 20-something generation, a generation disillusioned with work / marriage / mortgages and commercialism. Empowering yourself with the ability to run your life in a random (or not so random - you decide) fashion is exciting, exhilarating and downright dangerous, a delicious alternative to corporate life. Buy it now - that's one thing you don't want to leave to chance.Book Review: Seems tame now . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a classic subversive book from the early 70s, banned in several countries (but I managed to smuggle it into South Africa).There are strong links to the anti-psychiatry sentiments of the time, but it's not a book to be taken literally, and definitely not as a guide for sensible living.
It's funny, outrageous and moving. It's a catalyst for deeper-than-normal thought. It'll always have a cult following.
If you don't read "The Diceman", your life will be poorer for it.