Who is the real Dice Man? The elusive writer behind a cult novel

Post by chatmasta » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 1:46 PM UTC

bionoid wrote: post #6

I had not heard about this, but the title reminded me of a 90s UK travel show based on a similar concept, "The Dice Man" [0]. The host asks strangers for alternatives and throws the dice to decide what to do / where to go [0] https://diceman.co.uk/

Post by rebuilder » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 2:08 PM UTC

robin_reala wrote: post #9

eadmund wrote: post #5

> … a dice … a dice … a dice It’s a die ! I guess I shouldn't be stunned that the Grauniad makes this sort of error, but … sheesh.

To be fair, the title of the novel in question gets it wrong as well.

Post by kuroguro » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 2:53 PM UTC

krustyburger wrote: post #14

rebuilder wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How's that? It's plural in the title, isn't it?

I haven’t read the book but it seems like the protagonist just has the one die.

Post by martinpw » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 3:13 PM UTC

chatmasta wrote: post #11

bionoid wrote: post #6

I had not heard about this, but the title reminded me of a 90s UK travel show based on a similar concept, "The Dice Man" [0]. The host asks strangers for alternatives and throws the dice to decide what to do / where to go [0] https://diceman.co.uk/

Sounds cool, but finding six things to do sounds at least as hard as finding one!

Post by Pimpus » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 3:25 PM UTC

Zhyl wrote: post #7

It's interesting to compare "Dice Man"[0] with "Yes Man"[1] (the book, not the Jim Carrey film adaptation). Both books are about people putting their decision making to an external force (Dice man with a die, Yes Man by accepting any offer or invitation that he was given). Dice Man embraces randomness which ultimately leads to Chaos and self destruction. Yes Man embraces positivity and most of the outcomes are positi…