Zar Adam'ın Peşinde

Dice Man #3

by Luke Rhinehart, Özlem Nihan Yeğengil (Translator)

Kült klasik Zar Adam romanının devamı niteliğinde olan zar adamın peşinde eğlenceli, canlı ve erotik anlatımıyla sîzi asla unutamayacağınız bîr yolculuğa çıkaracak.

Kötü şöhretli babası psikiyatrist Luke Rhînehart'ın oğlu Larry Rhinehart kitap boyunca babasının izini sürmektedir. Zar Adam diye bilinen Luke yetmişli yılların bir kült kişiliği olmuştur ve Zar Yaşantısı adı altında anarşik bir dünyada yaşamaları için binlerce kişiye esin kaynağı olmuştur. Larry ise kendisi için istikrarlı ve normal bir hayat seçmiştir. Babasının varlığını tümden yok sayarak borsada yatırım analizleri yapmaktadır. Zengin patronunun kızıyla nişanlıdır ve zengin bir yaşam sürmektedir.

Bir gün babasını arayan iki FBI ajanının işyerine gelmesiyle tüm hayatı altüst olmuştur. Varlığıyla düzenini bozan babasını bulmaya karar verir ve bir yolculuğa çıkar. Babasını bulmadan önce onun takipçileriyle birlikte zaman geçirecektir ve bîr süre sonra babasının kurduğu sistem onu da etkisi altına alacaktır...

Tesadüf hayatın yaratıcısıdır. -Charles Darwin

Hayat olsa olsa küçük ve riskli bir müessesedir. Fakat insanoğlunun hayatın istikrarsızlığı ve rasgeleliliğine karşı kendine korumaya yönelik cılız çabaları nafile görünüyor. Çıkarılabilecek en iyi ders onu şansa bırakmaktır. -Emerson

İnsan ırkından istifa etmek gereklidir-sahte bir imzayla tabii ki.-Luke

Genres: Fiction, Philosophy, Humor, Contemporary, Novels, Roman, Cult Classics

448 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Luke Rhinehart was the pen name of the author George Cockcroft.

He was born in the United States, son of an engineer and a civil servant. He received a BA from Cornell University and an MA from Columbia University. Subsequently he received a PhD in psychology, also from Columbia. He married his wife, Ann, on June 30, 1956. He has three children.

After obtaining his PhD, he went into teaching. During his years as a university teacher he taught, among other things, courses in Zen and Western literature. He first floated the idea of living according to the casting of dice in a lecture. The reaction was reportedly of equal parts intrigue and disgust, and it was at this point he realized it could become a novel. Cockcroft began experimenting with dice a long time before writing The Dice Man, but this made progress on the novel rather slow.

In 1971, London-based publisher, Talmy Franklin, published The Dice Man, Cockcroft's first novel as Luke Rhinehart. Soon afterwards, Cockcroft was engaged in the creation of a dice center in New York City.

In 1975, he was involved in a round-the-world voyage in a large trimaran ketch. Later, he spent some time in a sailboat in the Mediterranean, where he taught English and from there moved to a former Sufi retreat on the edge of a lake in Canaan, New York.

On 1 August 2012, at the age of 80, Cockcroft arranged for his own death to be announced, as a joke.

Cockcroft passed away (for real) at the age of 87 on November 6. 2020.

Reviews

[Siobhan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Personally, I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as the first. It was a good book following on from the first however I failed to fall in love with Larry as much as I fell in love with Luke and his dice choices.

Written in the same easy-to-follow way as the first, this one follows Larry’s story on his quest to find his father. There are a lot of moments whereby you’re curious as to what will happen next, second guess what is to come, as there was with the first books. I think I was just expecting a little bit more dice-living than I was given as that was generally what made the first book so entertaining (by that, I mean I wasn’t laughing quite as much as I was with the first book). Nevertheless, it was a good way to tell you what happened years after the first book had its rather abrupt ending.

[Nicolas Van Der Haar · Rating 1 out of 5]

It’s Clumsily and Tediously Dated, much like my partner

[Ugh · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Dice Man is hilarious, gloriously entertaining and, depending on how closed-minded and uptight you are before you start reading it, potentially life changing. The Search for the Dice Man, unfortunately (because once I've started a book I hate to not finish it), is none of these things. The first three quarters offer little in the way of insight, interest or characterisation. Even characters that were fleshed-out in the original, namely Jake and Arlene Ecstein, are here little more than plot devices when they could have been welcome wildcards in an otherwise pedestrian hand. This novel merely rehashes the premise of the first, without taking it forward or refreshing it in any way. If anything, it seems to me that the author felt a need to repeat the primary message of his dazzling original, but with the cautionary caveat of that tale spelled out even more obviously for those who failed to catch it the first time around: that although variety is the spice of life, too much heat can knock your socks off, so taste your food before you season it.
Fortunately (because once I've started a book I hate to not finish it), the final quarter of the novel is quite a good deal more entertaining than the first three, and although I didn't laugh out loud at any point like I did many a time with The Dice Man, I did finish the book with a happy smile on my face. Overall though, I'm not convinced the payouff was worth the Search.

Favourite quote: There is something fundamentally wrong with the way we normally live our lives and we'd sort of like to find out what it is.

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating for fans of the first.

[Peter Jones · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointed as I had fond memories of reading Dice man30 years ago. This was Dated, misogynistic, formulaic.

[Michael Cunningham · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Search for the Dice Man (1993) is the sequel to the groundbreaking novel The Dice Man (1971) by Luke Rhinehart. When I first read The Dice Man I knew I had just finished a book that would be very hard to top, and I made it no secret in my review that it was (and still is) the best book I have ever read. So it was with great excitement that I started reading the sequel... Dear readers, it saddens me to say that great excitement has a way of leading to great disappointment. That is not to say The Search for the Dice Man is a disappointment - I really enjoyed it - it is just overshadowed by it's giant of a predecessor. Nothing can touch the original novel, and this sequel is certainly no exception.

The story takes place 20 years after the original Dice Man left off, with Luke being on the run after his crazy dice rampage, however this time the reader is not placed in Luke's shoes, but rather into the shoes of his whiney son Larry Rhinehart, who has grown up to be the total opposite of his father - a hotshot futures trader in Wall Street who reached the top by leaving nothing to chance. Larry seemingly has it all: a high paying job, a yacht, a beautiful woman, a high paying job, a yacht etc.. All is well for Larry until he hears news of his missing father's reappearance in a newspaper article, and predictably enough his world of order and routine is injected with a syringe full of chaos. If Microsoft Word ever made plot templates, I'm sure this would be one of them. Plot cliques continue as Larry, who is clearly sick of therapy, goes on a quest to find his estranged father and tell him off for abandoning him all those years ago, all the while FBI agents follow his footsteps in the hope of catching the infamous Luke Rhinehart for themselves.

The plot sounds lame so far, but as Luke Rhinehart is a master storyteller it ends up becoming very entertaining. Larry eventually finds a lead on his father's last known location: a lawless town called Lukedom, which his father helped create. All of the inhabitants of this town follow the dice and see Luke as some sort of a Godlike figure. Lukedom is a crazy evolution of the dice centers that were introduced in the first novel and it is where most of the sequel takes place, luckily for the readers. Old characters Arlene and Jake Ecstein make a reappearance as Larry tries desperately to find structure in a world that is sinking in quick sand. In order to find his father, he realises he has to give up his sense of self and explore the dice, as Luke will not be found by anything but chance.

As is to be expected with this author the book has a whole slew of interesting characters, but sadly they just aren't as interesting as the ones found in the original, and that is where The Search for the Dice Man falls short. Jake Ecstein ('Luke, baby!') plays a much smaller role, as does Arlene, and Larry's to-be-wife Honoria (sounds like an STD) isn't nearly as good a character as Luke's wife Lil. Larry himself is very conflicted and leads a far less interesting life than Luke, and his best friend Jeff is missing a few ingredients to his personality. That said there are some classic characters, such as the rich Japanese businessmen Mr Akito and Mr Namamuri, the comical FBI agents Lt Putt and agent Macavoy, pretty much all of the residents of Lukedom, and of course the beautiful yet chaotic jigsaw-puzzle Kim, who joins Larry on his quest. Larry himself develops as a character throughout the book and this is the redeeming factor of the novel that couldn't quite match up to it's bigger brother.

While the Search for the Dice Man lacks the electric spark that made the original so powerful, it makes up for it by continuing the story in such a way as to allow its readers a second glimpse into a fictional world where anarchy prevails over order, where the throw of a dice determines every move, and where laughs are in abundance. The book lacks the sex, violence, and sheer unpredictability of the first, but it does contain a worthwhile story that will engage you from start to finish. The psychological spin is missing, and therefore this book won't make you think as much, but as the 'dice philosophy' is supposed to make one take life less seriously, it is with good reason that the sequel dropped the analysis of human nature in favour for a more traditional adventure story. The books many chapters are sporadically bridged by an excerpt from Luke's journal, and it is within these brief entries that the wisdom of the first book shines benevolently. All in all a quick paced and entertaining read, that may better serve as a prequel to The Dice Man than a sequel, as reading it after the first will only lead to a slight longing for the magic contained in the cult classic 1970s book.

[Soho_Black · Rating 3 out of 5]

The original "Dice Man" was an interesting story, written in an autobiographical style, about a psychiatrist who decided to live a totally random life. He achieved this by allowing the roll of a die (or, occasionally dice) to make decisions for him, from what to wear to how to act. This got him in trouble from everyone from his family to his colleagues to the law. But the 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 him. Until one day the FBI turn up at Larry's office enquiring about the whereabouts of Luke. Stunned by the sudden realisation that his father may be alive after all, Luke sets out to find him, starting at one of the Dice Centres that his father set up. Still interested in finding Luke themselves, Larry's search, "The Search for the Dice Man" is shadowed by the FBI.

Following on from the randomness of the original "Dice Man" novel, it does come as something of a relief to discover this is written as a fairly standard novel, albeit with the occasional interlude for extracts from Luke's journal. This time around, the book is written from the point of view of the more cynical and down to earth Larry Rhinehart, rather than the flighty Luke, which keeps the style more grounded and realistic.

That said, the events described are no more real than in the original book. Larry is forced into some strange situations, largely against his will, as being the only way to track down his father. It is at this point that the novel starts heading into territory formerly inhabited by "The Dice Man", and becomes a little more random although, thankfully, this time around only in the actions it describes, rather than in the style it describes them. Fortunately, as well, Larry doesn't seem to be quite as obsessed with sex as his father and so there is less of that included, although that doesn't mean to say he's abstaining completely.

Although the style is more consistent that in the "Dice Man", the story does take a change from being a fairly simple and standard "chase" style story to being a little more varied and strange, although the basic theme does remain consistent. This means that it becomes more or less enjoyable the further you go along, depending on how you feel about the original "Dice Man" novel. It also means that if you have not read the original, you're unlikely to understand what is going on, as this isn't a sequel that stands alone.

Apart from the change of pace and direction the novel takes part way through, the most annoying thing about this book is that I can't decide whether or not I like it. The original "Dice Man" was at least consistently inconsistent, so you could expect to be kept pretty much off balance a lot of the time. With "The Search for the Dice Man", you can never be entirely sure what to expect, although this is a feeling that lessens with subsequent readings.

In many ways, this is a better written book than its predecessor. In many others, it somehow manages to be more annoying and infuriating. If you liked "The Dice Man", you may find this starts off a little light on the randomness that made the whole philosophy embraced by that book so appealing, but may be more entranced by later chapters. If you didn't like the original, quite possibly because of the weirdness of the whole idea or the constant recourse to sexual activity, you may enjoy this a little more, but you'll still find aspects that upset you first time around appearing here.

Either way, unless you really particularly hated "The Dice Man", or have never read it, this is worth looking at. Because it does fall between two stalls and is unlikely to become a favourite book, no matter how you felt about the original.

Much like the original, you'll either love it or hate it. Which you choose could well be based on how much you liked the original. But when you trust your reading material to the dice, that's the chance you take.

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[Will · Rating 3 out of 5]

In Search Of The DIceman is a sequel of sorts to original 70s/80s hit The Diceman. The central theme revolves around the authors own prescription to stress in life; to make decisions in an arbitrary way with a dice, “inviting chance into your life”. While the concept has its merits I think the story could have done much more with it.
Rhinehart tries to show some knowledge of the social hierarchy in place in financial banking circles and use this as the springboard for the story. One of my gripes with the book is the intermittent sermons between the chapters and occasionally embedded within story -> they overdo the ‘chance as a religion/god’ concept.
The ending felt extremely rushed and quite a let-down, could have been petered out more vividly and with some more dramatic conclusion imo. One amusing excerpt I took note of, simply because it reminded me of (and was prob lifted straight from) a Simpsons scene involving Mr Burns: “I swung a right fist in a short arc which ended striking the upper right part of the young man’s chest. Although rocked by the blow he looked down at the area as if a small fly had just landed there.”
While amusing, narrative like this felt weak in places.

Another quote, this one a bit more resounding; “easy solutions never lead to growth: life has to be hard to get interesting.”. Sound bites like this are dotted throughout the loosely knitted story which flips between first and third person narrative, but are never really effectively rounded to a clear cut conclusion. Perhaps this is the point; to leave you considering what exactly the concept he is trying to (re) sell with this sequel is.

Main story was okay, but personally I only managed to finish the book for interest in the affair with the hot free-spirit ‘Kim’. Unfortunately only the very first intimate interaction is described in any detail. I know this isn’t an erotic novel or 50 shades, but at points it seemed like he couldn’t be bothered with building the picture spouting lackadaisical matter-of-fact prose instead: “ we fornicated many times a day”, “when Kim came home I quickly made love to her”, “ we made fabulous love”.

I digress...

The book at its essence sells the idea that ‘reckless’ or at least non-rationalised decision making can be beneficial and even profitable; you will achieve your desires by letting chaos into your life. I’d contend this is a dangerous notion. What the book hints at but fails to convey strongly enough, imo, is the idea of balance and selective ‘dice living’ as the most optimal way forward. The ideas touted of ‘freeing yourself’, “exploring the malleability of the human soul” and adopting multiple personalities were a little over my head unfortunately.
The psychological idea is that we are trying to fit into a pre-defined ‘you’ which society or the environment moulds… perhaps the idea is to show occasionally that we are not totally bounded by these pre-sets and that such liberating behaviour (making decision with dice :O) can lead to opportunities and experiences we otherwise would not usually encounter.

I agree that often stressing about a given decision is inane and at times the application of rationality cannot easily demystify the optimum choice (if it exists), taking a random path may indeed be better, for the reason in the previous paragraph.

What I took from it, apart from it being no 50 shades, is that there is so much chance connected to the consequences of even an actively taken decision, so much variability and distortion down the line, so much butterfly effect in play, that even the most well intentioned decision can, in cases, be no better and even potentially worse than leaving it to chance. But this statement, the central thesis of the book I’d say, is ultimately vague and very flawed in the general case. Reminded me in places of many other ideas I’ve come across ie from Blink/ Tipping Point/Blank Swan, but it was not as coherent or well structured (obviously this was a ‘story’, where the books I mention were not), and ultimately the premise itself is hard to defend with any rigour.

I’m left wondering if the original book “The Diceman” conveyed the idea better (scanning reviews that seems to be overwhelming the case), as apparently it was a big thing in its day. Maybe the author was genuinely trying to reinsert his ideas into the mainstream, or maybe he just got hard-up and needed some $ and decided to rehash his original.…I’m leaning to the latter.

[Clare Walker · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5. Such a fun read.

[Ria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great sequel to the Dice man and though it jumps ahead fifteen years it harks back to the ending of the first book and seems to segue into this follow on effortlessly.
As stated fifteen years has now passed and Luke Rhinehart has been missing and wanted by the FBI all that time.
His children Larry and Evie have grown up and Larry is now dealing as a futures broker on Wall street.
He is moderately successful and is engaged to his boss's daughter Honoria but is lusting after her cousin Kim but one day his normal life is interrupted when two FBI agents come to his office and enquire about Luke.
Larry is shocked as he has not seen his father in all these years and subsequently after this episode he starts a quest to find Luke but this is not as easy as it seems as Luke makes this very difficult and the trail leads him to various places and lots of supposedly dead ends. Aided or hindered along the way by many characters that are reprised from the original novel this is a fast paced and hilarious search for the famous "Dice man" but after all this time is he even still alive? If so CAN he be found?
Will Larry succumb to the games of chance controlled by the dice like his father or will he keep his Wall street level head as he delves deeper and deeper into the mysteries of the "Dice life" and his father's personal secrets.
Funny, frantic and highly enjoyable this is a must read especially for fans of the first novel but can equally well stand alone on its own.
A great read.

[Damián · Rating 4 out of 5]

Makes for a simple and entertaining read.

I was not aware the original "dice man" book actually existed until I finished reading this book. I just thought it was all made up, so as to give a thicker background on the characters. I liked that fact, and did not inquire any further until I logged in to the site to make this review.


Now that I know the prequel is a real book, I will still ignore the fact the book is based on a previous story. I want this book to exist independently. That way it is a much more original book. It is stupid to reference another book constantly. Because it just makes you feel you should be reading the other book. But then, if the book does not exist, it makes for a real nice writing technique.

Too bad it is written on the first person. Oh well, at least it does not go deep into the thoughts of the main character. Oh wait, it does. It still is very enjoyable to read: I went through the book in less than a couple days.

I finished the book because it was short. I did not like the ending. It did not make much sense, unless you really wanted to believe it. I should have left it aside and just made up an ending that made more sense. The guy is just dead, and it was only an elaborate scheme. That is what I will believe.

[Rachael Hewison · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Novelist of the century" doesn't specify what kind of novelist he is. If I could fill in the adjective it would be 'the worst', 'the most irritating' or 'the most bizarre'.
I'd never heard of The Dice Man before and I only stumbled upon its sequel when browsing the bookshelf in an Indian hostel. I did a little Wikipedia research about Luke Rhinehart so I had a vague understanding of the dice life culture, although having never read the original book, I was surprised at just how odd it is.
For starters Rhinehart implies that it is a biography but how much of it is actually true. The book is also set up in three different ways- written by Luke's son Larry, written about Larry and random extracts from Luke's diary. It's particularly confusing, especially when it changes mid chapter.
The content itself was baffling, particularly when describing 'Lukedom'- the community of dice lovers. There's pages of long speeches about dicelife which bores you to tears. The extracts of the journal can be skipped over as they add nothing to story. There is some funny 'dicelife' moments but overall it's just so odd; all the characters seem like they're insane.
Although in the end I did read it very quickly. it just wasn't a subject I was interested in and I won't be reading it again.

[TalkinHorse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Time to reconsider "The Dice Man"

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 original 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.

[Dot Gumbi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm usually wary of sequels, especially when I hold the original in such a high regard, but this book was a worthy successor to the cult hit that is The Dice Man. Written in the same engaging style, this novel follows the son of the dice man on a quest to find his dad, who has been missing for some years. There are some wonderfully realised ideas in this novel and despite being farcical in places, it seems chillingly believable.

I strongly recommend both books for their weirdness, dark humour and ability to equally amuse and shock.

If unsure whether you want to read it or not, try rolling a dice. Evens, you do. Odds, you don't. The author would approve of your choice.

[Stevie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wasn't a fan of this one really, an easy read and one you didn't have to think about but the plot was fairly one-dimensional and you could guess most of the twists well before they came to pass. Some parts were interesting but some of the dialogue between characters was terrible and sounded like it was written by a teenage boy with entire chapters describing a sexual encounter that seemed to be there for no other reason than to appeal to, you've guessed it, other teenage boys. I wish I'd read the first chapter (or at least skimmed it) before buying this one, I'd probably not have bothered picking it up if I had.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

‘The Dice Man’ is a fantastic read. This follow-up seems, to me, like a rehash of the ideas of the first one and the book struggles to find anywhere new to take them. Some thoughts are spoon-fed to the reader through extracts from Luke’s journal. The whole thing feels a little underwhelming. Don’t get me wrong, there are moments to enjoy here; I loved Honoria’s ‘training’, as well as a lot of the final quarter of the book (hated Mr Battle’s party though!) leading to a satisfying last chapter that was worth the journey to get there. It is by no means a horrible follow-up, it’s just not a great one either.

[Alan Armstrong · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book somewhat harder to enjoy than the original dice man. the concept of dice play on the stock market seemed more believable but perhaps that is what I disliked... It was too ordinary.

Furthermore there were some plot holes for a sequel, one of the starkest I felt was the complete absence of the dice child introduces in the first book even though the child's mother does feature here

[Hayley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Having read and enjoyed The Dice Man a few years ago, I picked this up when I spotted it in my local second hand bookshop. It was ok. Easy enough to read. I didn't like how the perspective of the narrative kept changing. I don't really get what that was supposed to add, other than, perhaps, a sense of schizophrenia on the part the main character.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just finished reading this book. I didn't enjoy it as much as the original Dice Man book, which was written in the first person and was much more gripping and thrilling than this one. It was still an enjoyable story, but not really in the same spirit or style as the first book.

[BeeQuiet · Rating 1 out of 5]

Having loved The Dice Man, I was deeply disappointed by this substandard offering from Rhineheart. If you loved the first book, I suggest you avoid this one: it has no real twists, surprises, humour or commentary on the nature of the self which is not executed in a far superior manner there.

[Virginia Rand · Rating 2 out of 5]

The original book was about a slightly boring man who had a crisis and started doing interesting things. This book is about a slightly boring man who has a crisis and remains slightly boring but with angst.

[John Ryan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kind of bad. It livens up when Larry starts using the dice, but mostly drifts lazily without enough chaos. Possibly lack of transgression in the narrative or an original theory to work through, possibly just stale prose. Either way, worst I've read all year. Nice!

[Cazzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not quite as good as it predeccesor, but still defiantly worth reading. Basically about 'The Dice Man's' son hunting for his father.

[Argent · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite books ever. I'd love to read it again.

[Nick Hylands-white · Rating 1 out of 5]

There was no need for a sequel. The first book was original, this is just boring

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the ending! Made up for some of the slower bits in the middle. :)

[Reza Mills · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty decent sequel to The Dice Man, but not as ground breaking or original as that particular book.

[Jeroen Van de Crommenacker · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s ok, but a lot less hilarious than the first one. And obviously the novelty value has worn off.

[Gary Cupitt · Rating 1 out of 5]

Tell you what, fuck the search for the dice man. In the same way The Heretic film followed up The Exorcist, a second outing is normally not a good idea. This is bollocks so stick with the original

[Can Arat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yıllar önce okuduğum bir kitap bugün çok hatırlayamıyorum ama Zar Adam okuduğum romanlar arasında zamana meydan okumuş ve hep aklımda kalabilmiş bir roman olduğundan ve devamında da hayal kırıklığına uğradığımı sanmadığımdan buna da yüksek puan veriyorum. Lise çağlarında ve kitap okumayı sevmek isteyen gençlere bence Zar Adam serisi güzel bir başlangıç olabilir.