Luke Rhinehart in general

The Search for the Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart

and Luke, and is a worthy successor to "The Diceman". It's more of a story than its predecessor, with less of the the psychological DiceTheory and more action. It's also a bit of a mystery as well, as we don't find out if Luke is alive or dead until the end (no, I'm not going to give it away here, read it for yourself!). Overall, I would recommend this to anyone, but read "The Diceman" first, or all this Dice talk could be a little confusing! ...

The Search for the Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart

book is inconclusive, as we never get to find out what happens to the man at the end. Twenty years later, however, there are people still interested in Luke Rhinehart, the “Dice Man” of the original book. There are also people who aren’t interested in anything he has to do, most notably his son Larry, who we met briefly in the original “Dice Man”. Despite the actions of his father, Larry has managed to find a steady job as a Senior Trader on Wall Street and with a fiancée who happens to be the boss’ daughter. It is a steady life and Larry has for long worked on the assumption that his father is dead. Knowing no different, this is an assumption that doesn’t bother ...

The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart

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 Rhinehart, a bored psychiatrist, comes up with an idea to enliven his otherwise dull life – he'll assign six possibilities of things to do next to the various sides of a die, and then roll it to see what he should do next. The result is a curious series of adventures as the die forces him to take inappropriate actions in various situations throughout the book. In principle this should make for an intriguing read, however, I found the book to be eminently frustrating, as often Dr Rhinehart would choose grossly ...