Luke Rhinehart (1932–2020)
Author of The Dice Man
About the Author
Luke Rhinehart is the international bestselling author of five novels: He is also the author of seven screenplays, several based on his own novels
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- Canonical name
- Rhinehart, Luke
- Legal name
- Cockcroft, George Powers
- Other names
- COCKCROFT, George Powers
COCKCROFT, George
RHINEHART, Luke (pseudonym) - Birthdate
- 1932-11-15
- Date of death
- 2020-11-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Albany, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Deia, Mallorca, Spain
New York, USA - Education
- Columbia University (PhD|English|1964)
- Occupations
- novelist
- Short biography
- George Powers Cockcroft, widely known by the pen name Luke Rhinehart, was an American novelist, screenwriter, and nonfiction writer. He is best known for his 1971 novel The Dice Man, the story of a psychiatrist who experiments with making life decisions based on the roll of a die. The Dice Man was critically well received and a commercial success.
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The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart
DNF - 50 pages in and I had to give it up. Hilarious bragging about sexual assault, deeply unpleasant main character, seems to have been written for shock factor only. How it became a "cult classic" is anyone's guess - unless we are talking a cult that removes the heads off innocent children for a laugh.
Enjoyed the story, raunchy in parts. Following the self-destruction of his world or will it be the destruction of ours as we know it? A cop out for people not to take responsibility.
When I wanted to review this book, I asked the die if I should be honest. The die: No
Q:should I recommend the book to others?
Die:Yes
Q: should I say I enjoyed reading this book?
Die: yes
Q:should I recommend the book to others?
Die:Yes
Q: should I say I enjoyed reading this book?
Die: yes
The case of six sided man!
If that dice has a 'one' face up, I'm going downstairs to rape Arlene. if it's not a 'one' I'll go to bed. Let the dice decide, who am I to question the dice?
It's the story of a man that became a dice man. He starts consulting with the dice for everything, every single decision. He sacrificed all of his life to dice will. So he became a random man. A man without pattern, without habit, without self, without ego. totally unpredictable.
It's an unbelievable, amazing , unmoral and sexy story of the diceman. He tried everything, rape, murder, robbery, spirituality, womanizing, being gay even being a woman.
Warning: This book will change your life if you follow it!
Warning: Your new life won't acceptable by society's standard.… (more)
If that dice has a 'one' face up, I'm going downstairs to rape Arlene. if it's not a 'one' I'll go to bed. Let the dice decide, who am I to question the dice?
It's the story of a man that became a dice man. He starts consulting with the dice for everything, every single decision. He sacrificed all of his life to dice will. So he became a random man. A man without pattern, without habit, without self, without ego. totally unpredictable.
It's an unbelievable, amazing , unmoral and sexy story of the diceman. He tried everything, rape, murder, robbery, spirituality, womanizing, being gay even being a woman.
Warning: This book will change your life if you follow it!
Warning: Your new life won't acceptable by society's standard.… (more)
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- Works
- 18
- Members
- 2,976
- Popularity
- #8,570
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 62
- ISBNs
- 116
- Languages
- 14
- Favorited
- 4