Well, for one , Caesar never said "the die is cast". That is a misquote. What the expression means is that someone's taken an action and will have to face the consequence, for better or for worse. Incidentally, the word "die" is the singular of dice. Caesar was supposed to have said "Let the dice fly high" before he crossed the Rubicon, thereby using the gambling term to state that he was taking his chances. So yeah this is another one I wanted to throw across the room on finishing because it was so fkn BIZARRE and absolutely NOT what I expected at all. Names? (G) [name]Gabriela[/name] [name]Blair[/name], (B) [name]Antonio[/name] [name]Seth[/name], (B) [name]Rodrigo[/name] [name]Troy[/name] It's a bold opening that would be hard to forget in any instance, but what's amazing is that Luke Rhinehart succeeds in creating a story that actually lives up to this moment. In point of fact, he doesn't just exceed expectations for a chapter or two - he continually tops himself right up until the very end.

this book fundamentally changed my perspectives on decision making, our roles in society, and the whole idea of the individual self. Rhinehart suggests that the idea of the self is a crutch that pigeonholes us and prevents us from experiencing things that we would not experience if we were "being ourselves". Don't you see? This is the solution to our mediocre, repressed lives! It's genius! It's amazing! Everyone should try it!'name]Even[/name] - boys first & middle from 175 Cool International Boy Names | Nameberry, girls first & middle fromhttps://nameberry.com/list/197/Cool-G…ound-the-World Whether I have any other actuarial traits is best judged by others, although I generally take it as a compliment when people express astonishment that I am an actuary. They could, of course, be considering my intellect but unfortunately the profession still has a reputation as being full of dullards, and I hope I can at least demonstrate that is not true of all actuaries. So this article had better be interesting… no pressure then. I think some people interpret the book a bit too literally. Of course, if you take it at face value, and decide that you really should make all your decisions randomly, your life will rapidly collapse around you. I would say he's just telling you that, if you embrace the idea that your existence is a combination of both planning and random chance, you could enjoy it more. The novel half-seriously includes passages from “The Book of the Die,” a fictional work that comments on the “dicelife” in language that parodies the Bible. I refer to this as “half-serious” because in fact the novel makes a strong argument that throwing dice to make decisions is just as sane and wise as any other method of determining one’s future actions. In this respect, The Dice Man resembles some of the great novels of ideas, like The Brothers Karamazov or The Magic Mountain. In its philosophical gestures, The Dice Man is not too far from the work of Herman Hesse.

To sum up, The Dice Man is entertaining, funny, philosophical and worth the time. Read it, and you too may find yourself questioning what is “normal.”I wonder how different my reading of this might have been if I'd read it in social context when it came out in 1971 (the same year as the Stanford Prison Experiment, as it so happens). It seems to be bourne of that same Stanford Prison Experiment thinking which is willing to risk treading on people en route to gaining a deeper psychological understanding of human nature. I also wonder how different this novel would be if it hadn't been written in the early 70s. The two seem inextricably linked, and not in a good way. Like I said – think bloated middle-aged guy at a party. Oh, and he’s just bought his first motorbike and wants to tell you all about it. “It’s really powerful, sensual, raw. You should try it some time, come for a ride with me.”