The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart Reviews

The Dice Man - By Luke Rhinehart Pages 543. Paperback. First published in the UK in 1971 by Talmy Franklin Ltd. My copy published in 1999 by Harper Collins. The Dice Man is another of the books I have read in 2011. My girlfriend bought it me as a gift in 2010. I had been waiting for the right ...  Read the complete review

I must admit, despite wanting to like this book, I couldn't. After all, it had all the pop psychology and thriller elements floating around, but nothing actually engaged with me. I didn't care about the main character, and as I continued to read, I found myself hating and hating him more. The only characters I cared about were the rest ...  Read the complete review

This book was a present to my husband that had been taking up space, unread, on the shelves for a while when I picked it up for something to read. I had never heard of it before but thought the concept of it sounded interesting. I can honestly say that I was very disappointed and, although I managed to chew my way through it, found it ...  Read the complete review

I have to say I was largely dissappointed with this book. A friend recommended me to read this and I have to say it's the last time I will take recommondations from her! I couldn't get into this book at all, it was all very slow paced and nothing seemed to shock me. The main focus of the book focuses psychological nature. Luke ...  Read the complete review

I think what makes "The Dice Man" so disturbing, is the fact that it is such a tempting concept. Just give in to fate and take every decision out of your hands. The Dice made me do it. I'm not sure about anybody else reading this, but the ability to take away all accountability does have its appeals. We are the sum of our ...  Read the complete review

Little upsets me more than a squandered idea. An idea that you really like, you can really see the potential and it is executed so poorly that it actually makes you angry. The last time I felt this way about something was the film AI (don't get me started) and currently I'm feeling that way about 'The Dice Man' by Luke ...  Read the complete review

Tired of his daily nine to five getup-gotowork-comehome-maybebonkthewife-thenofftobedtostartthewholethingalloverag aintomorrow routine,Luke Rhinehart, a well to do, very succesful psychiatrist and player of the stock market becomes increasingly bored with the tediously repetative course his life is taking. Until one evening by ...  Read the complete review

I read The Dice Man about a year ago and flew through it faster than any other book I'd read. If you like books to be simply written, and free of wordiness and unnecessary technical language then you'll get right into this one. Luke Rhinehart (a pen name only) was s successful Psychologist, and had a nice easy life. He ...  Read the complete review

Luke Rhinehart, practicing psychologist, bored player of the stock market, happilly married with his nice appartment and 2 great kids, what could possible be the problem with the scene? He's bored, that's what! Not wishing to live the humdrum life he's been leading for the past 40 years he ventures into something ...  Read the complete review

I was extremely surprised to discover that this book is over 30 years old as it remains extremely relevant, pertinent and funny today. 'The Diceman' tells the story of Luke Rhinehart (and it does appear autobiographical to some extent) a radical psychiatrist who decides to live his life by rolling dice to make his ...  Read the complete review

This is another one of those books that can really mess you up. I last read it while lying on a beach in India, in a suitably receptive frame of mind, while watching little translucent crabs scuttle about. It left a very strong impression. The dice stuff is largely irrelevant, in one sense. Letting a dice-roll make your ...  Read the complete review

Every time you come across an opinion you need to decide whether or not to read it, sometimes its on a topic you are interested in, sometimes its by a writer who you know well and trust, however I suspect most of the time it just comes down to the 'toss of a coin' figuratively speaking. Well that is what the book The ...  Read the complete review

Based on extremely thought-provoking philosophy, "The Dice Man" is highly recommended to you all. - Advantages: Well Written, Thought Provoking, Original - Disadvantages: Slow To Begin With

The Dice Man by "Luke Rhinehart" (pen name for the far less exotic sounding George Cockcroft) is one of my favourite books. Initially published in 1972 it has been reprinted many times since. I discovered it in the mid-eighties and have read it some half dozen times. The Dice Man is the memoir of Luke Rhinehart, a ...  Read the complete review

Did the dice tell you to read this? If so, you've obviously taken the "Dice Man" lifestyle to heart already! Supposedly a book to change your life - I wouldn't go that far, but definately something to think about. The basic theme of the book is the consequences of completely surrendering your free will to a higher ...  Read the complete review

I had heard a lot about this book before I chose to read it, because of the main philosophical conceit of the book, that of living your life entirely according to chance. Inevitably, when I got round to reading the book, this meant that I expected too much of it, and was stunningly disappointed. The plot is that Dr Luke ...  Read the complete review