"With my supernatural balance and reflexes, with practice, I can roll any number I desire. I have been practicing in my suite since I returned from the compound. Carefully I set the dice upright in my left palm in the configuration: five and six. In a blur, I toss them out. They bounce happily, seemingly randomly to the human eyes. but they come to a halt in the same position they started out. Andy and I each win a hundred dollars on the number eleven." Christoper Pike, Thirst: Red Dice, 474.
This scene is portraying the main character Alisa gambling in a game of craps. It reminds me a lot of the movie "21", in which 5 MIT students use their ability of card counting to win large sums of money while playing Black Jack. Although both the gambling games, and the methods of cheating are different, the reasoning behind it is the same. Use your unique abilities in your favour, and good things will come your way. In this case, the good things are hundreds, possibly thousands of dollars.
I miss that movie! I remember all the ads for it when it came out too. The book sounds odd though, your book selection too. I like that you went from Lord of The Flies to a vampire book, to one about gambling, you're covering a wide range of topics. I can't wait to hear about what you read next!
ReplyDeleteThe vampire and gambling book are actually part of a series, following the same characters. It isn't a great book, I actually lost the book at school and haven't bothered to look for it. Personally I wouldn't recommend any of the books I've read to anyone.
ReplyDeleteIf you liked the movie "21" you should read "Bringing Down the House". It's what the movie was based on, where MIT students count cards and later find themselves in danger.
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