- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; New Ed edition (10 Oct 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0586215158
- ISBN-13: 978-0586215159
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 195,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The Dice Man" told the story of a man who decides to make his decisions on the throw of a dice. Now, 21 years later, this sequel features Luke's son Larry, who is a preppy futures dealer on Wall Street. Rejecting all that his father stood for, he must now try and trace him.
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Larry Rhinehart is the son of an infamous father – the renegade psychiatrist Luke Rhinehart, otherwise known as the Dice Man.
Luke became a cult in the seventies, inspiring thousands to follow him into the anarchic world of Dice Living, where every decision is made not by the self, but the roll of a dice.
Larry, however, is emphatically not a follower. He has grown up to have a great respect for order and control A wealthy Wall Street analyst, all set to marry the boss’s daughter, Larry has got life where he wants it. Until rumours begin to circulate about the reappearance of his long-vanished father – and Larry’s carefully organized world begins to look a lot less certain.
By turns funny, moving and wildly erotic, 'The Search for the Dice Man' is a journey of the body and spirit never to be forgotten.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
It is a shame that this book follows such a masterpiece as the Dice Man, as the standards by which it is judged are obviously going to be high. Don't get me wrong, I fell into the same trap, and read the book initially with such enthusiasm and high hopes that it was bound to disappoint. The first book is better, I believe very few will disagree. But that does not mean that the book is not a worthwhile read.
To those that haven't read it, and that enjoyed the first, I say that it is definitely worth reading. The compelling style of writing and the atmosphere Luke Rhinehart creates is very much the same as in the prequel, and I for one was fascinated by the idea of a "dice town", whereby a community of dice followers live together. Seeing this town through the eyes of a level headed guy like Larry Rhinehart was hugely funny and entertaining. I also suggest that you try to see it as a book in itself, as well as a sequel.
To those that have read this book already, and perhaps let it alone after being slightly disappointed with it, I would suggest perhaps reading it again. I certainly found it more enjoyable the second time round.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I feel about "Dice Man" a bit like I feel about Ayn Rand's novels: Both begin in our real world and proceed to carry us towards an alternate (superior?) life structure envisioned by the author. I can't see either vision as a complete blueprint for re-forming my life, and yet the ideas are extremely thought-provoking and powerfully expressed. The orginal "Dice Man" is a great fantasy. This follow-on, set 20 years later, is a (somewhat) more realistic examination of the implications of dice living. True, it's a bit less fantastic than the original, but if you really found the dice notion interesting, you should read this as well. I enjoyed it, both for its ideas and as a novel.
I HAPPEN TO READ THIS ONE BEFORE I EVEN KNEW ABOUT THE DICEMAN OR LUKE REINHART. THIS IS SO OUTRAGEOUSLY FUNNY THAT I THEN PURCHASED THE DICEMAN, THE ADVENTURES OF WIM AND THE BOOK OF THE DIE. ALL OF THEM ARE TRULY OUTSTANDING AS LONG AS ONE HAS A IRREVERANT SENSE OF HUMOUR - THE SAME TYPE WHICH MAKES ONE APPRECIATE TOM SHARPE.
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Nothing New and a bit of anti-climax
This chapter of the dice man journey was a little predictable and dissapointing to find that the lead character succombs to the lure of dice life, despite his initial strong stance... Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2009 by Travel Buddy
A man who is late is a man who is not there...
Never has a book had so much of an impact on me than the prequel to this one. I remember sitting in the pub on a wet Wednesday afternoon a couple of months ago with one of my more... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2007 by Deanne Dixon
If you roll evens then read it.
This is an entertaining and funny book but I got the impression that Rhinehart wrote it as a money-making spin off following the success of 'The Dice Man' and the novel fails to... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2003
Not as good as the first one.......
Well, it couldn't be, could it?! A good read in places, & at times I really did rush through it. But all too often there was not enough life. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 1999
Sequel to The Dice Man dissapoints
The Search for the Dice Man picks up 20 years after the events in The Dice Man focussing on Luke's son, Larry, a successful Wall Street futures broker who has shun the dice living... Read more
Published on 16 Sep 1999
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