The Lies of Locke Lamora
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Summary
They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight。 They say he steals from the rich and gives to the poor。 They say he's part man， part myth， and mostly street-corner rumor。 And they are wrong on every count。
Only averagely tall， slender， and god-awful with a sword， Locke Lamora is the fabled Thorn， and the greatest weapons at his disposal are his wit and cunning。 He steals from the rich - they're the only ones worth stealing from - but the poor can go steal for themselves。 What Locke cons， wheedles and tricks into his possession is strictly for him and his band of fellow con-artists and thieves: the Gentleman Bastards。
Together their domain is the city of Camorr。 Built of Elderglass by a race no-one remembers， it's a city of shifting revels， filthy canals， baroque palaces and crowded cemeteries。 Home to Dons， merchants， soldiers， beggars， cripples， and feral children。 And to Capa Barsavi， the criminal mastermind who runs the city。
But there are whispers of a challenge to the Capa's power。 A challenge from a man no one has ever seen， a man no blade can touch。 The Grey King is coming。
A man would be well advised not to be caught between Capa Barsavi and The Grey King。 Even such a master of the sword as the Thorn of Camorr。 As for Locke Lamora 。。。
Only averagely tall， slender， and god-awful with a sword， Locke Lamora is the fabled Thorn， and the greatest weapons at his disposal are his wit and cunning。 He steals from the rich - they're the only ones worth stealing from - but the poor can go steal for themselves。 What Locke cons， wheedles and tricks into his possession is strictly for him and his band of fellow con-artists and thieves: the Gentleman Bastards。
Together their domain is the city of Camorr。 Built of Elderglass by a race no-one remembers， it's a city of shifting revels， filthy canals， baroque palaces and crowded cemeteries。 Home to Dons， merchants， soldiers， beggars， cripples， and feral children。 And to Capa Barsavi， the criminal mastermind who runs the city。
But there are whispers of a challenge to the Capa's power。 A challenge from a man no one has ever seen， a man no blade can touch。 The Grey King is coming。
A man would be well advised not to be caught between Capa Barsavi and The Grey King。 Even such a master of the sword as the Thorn of Camorr。 As for Locke Lamora 。。。
Reviews
Andrew F
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3。5/5 stars rounded up as a like a lot of things about the book， but I have a few criticisms the prevent me from fulling loving it。The Lies of Locke Lamora follows a con-artist/thief named in a fantasy city inspired by Renaissance Venice。 I think the setting of the book is fantastic。 The author does an incredible job with the world-building。 The city of Lamorr feels like a real city with its complicated political system and religions。 I did really enjoy the Venice-like atmosphere。Locke is an orp 3。5/5 stars rounded up as a like a lot of things about the book， but I have a few criticisms the prevent me from fulling loving it。The Lies of Locke Lamora follows a con-artist/thief named in a fantasy city inspired by Renaissance Venice。 I think the setting of the book is fantastic。 The author does an incredible job with the world-building。 The city of Lamorr feels like a real city with its complicated political system and religions。 I did really enjoy the Venice-like atmosphere。Locke is an orphan who is too good at stealing things。 So good he often thinks he is untouchable。 When he is a child， his attempt at revenge against a bully goes wrong and he's taken under the wing of the priest called Father Chains。 From him， he learns the proper skills of being a thief and he is part of a gang called the Gentleman Bastards。 The structure of the book goes back and forth in time from the main plot of the novel when Locke is in his early 20s and when he was a younger kid learning to become a Gentleman Bastard。 I quite enjoyed this because you get both a heist story plus an origin story in the same book。 It works because it fleshes out the characters and world-building。 However， it does slow down the pacing and drags out the length of the book。 For me， the book was probably a little too long and it took me a long time to finish it。 But I think that was more due to my current mood and interest in reading than the novel itself。My main problem with the novel is the plot。 The setup is a big con against a wealthy noble couple but then the plot shifts when the antagonist shows up and the original con takes a back seat to the plot。 My issue with the new main plot is the antagonist's true identity isn't known and when it's revealed， it's not terribly satisfying because there is no foreshadowing of who this character might be。 It's like， this is who he is。 This was his past and this is why he's the bad guy。 And I just didn't find the reveal to be that interesting。The book also takes some very violent turns， which I didn't always enjoy。 I'm finding that I'm not a huge fan of grim dark fantasy。 I don't mind some violence in books， but this one goes a bit over the top in some places and makes the book a little bit of a downer。 I think that is also a bit of my problem with the Poppy War series。 The good thing about this book compared to The Poppy War is there are a lot of funny scenes and dialogue that break up the grim moments of the book。 I think that's part of why I enjoyed this book much more than The Dragon Republic。And speaking of the dialog， the writing in the book is fantastic， particularly the dialog and character building。 I already mentioned the wonderful world-building。 Yes the book is overly descriptive， but I don't particularly mind when the descriptions are interesting。 While not part of the main plot， this book has a trope of a more advanced civilization （possibly aliens？） creating many of the structures in the city that have fantastical properties。 Nobody knows who built them or what happened to them。 So the residents who live there now built new building amongst these ruins。 I'm a big fan of the more advanced ancient mysterious civilization trope and that has me the most excited to continue the series when I choose to pick it up again。Overall， I liked the book， but I don't think the two main plots married all that well and the main antagonist was too much of an outsider。 I guess I'll have a bit of a spoiler here， but it would have been way more interesting if he was a figure we were introduced to in one of the flashback chapters。 Then when it was revealed that the antagonist was actually this other character we met， that would have been really cool。 That is sort of what I was expecting， but that didn't happen。 The con part of the plot wasn't terribly satisfying。 I felt that the main character escaped a little too easily， but you can't have the main character die when there are more books in the series （usually anyway）。I probably won't pick up the sequel for a while since this took me so long to get through， but I'm sure I'll pick it up in the next year or so。 。。。more
Helene
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My brother recommended this as I’m trying to read bigger/more complex books for a challenge， also bc regular YA books just aren’t it sometimes- I literally want to read it so bad but I promised myself I’d finish my other library books first
Jeremy Wade
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The book was recommended based on an image of human settlements among ancient abandoned alien civilizations。 Although it easily met the topic and wove those elements into the storyline beautifully， the story itself was absolutely delightful and kept me enthralled throughout。The narrative jumps back and forth from Locke Lamora’s childhood to his current exploits。 Each vignette of his early development relates the training he pulled from to influence his ongoing grifts。 Oddly enough， the Boy Scout The book was recommended based on an image of human settlements among ancient abandoned alien civilizations。 Although it easily met the topic and wove those elements into the storyline beautifully， the story itself was absolutely delightful and kept me enthralled throughout。The narrative jumps back and forth from Locke Lamora’s childhood to his current exploits。 Each vignette of his early development relates the training he pulled from to influence his ongoing grifts。 Oddly enough， the Boy Scoutesque theives training （complete with summer camps and “merit badges”）， provided mirthful breaks from the heavier schemes Locke was running。 I look forward to reading the next books。 。。。more
Mash
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*。·:·。☽✧ ~ Currently Reading~ ✧☾。·:·。*I'm praying this gets me out of my reading slump， because I haven't read single page in almost three days and I've been wanting to read this for a while。 *。·:·。☽✧ ~ Currently Reading~ ✧☾。·:·。*I'm praying this gets me out of my reading slump， because I haven't read single page in almost three days and I've been wanting to read this for a while。 。。。more
Angele
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“To us — richer and cleverer than everyone else！”Actual rating: 4。5/5 starsThe Lies of Locke Lamora has been one of my most sought-out fantasy novels to read after it being highly recommended by a handful of friends - and I am so glad they were right， and I did enjoy myself greatly while reading this。 This has also been a very beloved book within the fantasy community， and as the author's first published work， I am very impressed。 This book follows the tale of a small con-artist group named “To us — richer and cleverer than everyone else！”Actual rating: 4。5/5 starsThe Lies of Locke Lamora has been one of my most sought-out fantasy novels to read after it being highly recommended by a handful of friends - and I am so glad they were right， and I did enjoy myself greatly while reading this。 This has also been a very beloved book within the fantasy community， and as the author's first published work， I am very impressed。 This book follows the tale of a small con-artist group named The Gentleman Bastards spearheaded by the genius Locke Lamora who operate in huge schemes targeting the noblemen in an Venetian-inspired island called Camorr。 Story-wise， the book started off a bit slow for me， especially with how things and events were being introduced。 But after 100 pages or so， everything was already so easily placed and understandable that it had been an easy-paced read already with very smooth transitions， and even bigger and wilder twists along the way。 While the slight "old school" type of prose and dialogue may hinder some readers， it eventually gets better and it just makes sense in the over-all scheme of the book。 One of the things about the way the book was written was how the two timelines of the story （the main one and the interludes） were so out of place at first， but they all suddenly made sense towards the end。 To have those events finally explain （and even hint at） what was going on with the book was so satisfying， and everything just makes so much more sense。 Even the schemes and tricks Locke and the other Gentleman Bastards were doing just fell into place with ease， and it was super fun to watch it all unfold。 The world-building and atmosphere in this book was phenomenal。 Everything was described really well - even down to the food and trinkets mentioned。 It also helped me lot that this book has a heavy Venetian culture inspiration， so imagining things weren't that difficult。 If you want a very immersive book in terms of its setting， this one is probably for you。 It never shied away from both the opulence and luxury of the upper-class locations and the grunge and filth of those in the lower class sectors。 But of course my absolute most favorite thing about this book were the characters and their dynamics。 The small troop that is the Gentleman Bastards have immediately caught my attention and heart the moment they were first plotting out their plans from the very first page。 They're just all so charismatic， smart， funny， and quirky that it is not hard to like them。 While Locke Lamora's brains and skills were put to the centerstage and I adored him as a character， the other members of the gang were just as equally charming with their own set of talents and skills。 The relationship dynamics in the group is just so spot-on for me， and I really enjoyed them more as a group than alone。 Even their dynamics with their peers， enemies， and victims were just as equally enjoyable to read。 Over-all， I was so satisfied with this book， and I am already eager to get on with the next book to see what the Gentleman Bastards have in store。 。。。more
Ana
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"The Lies of Locke Lamora" follows the adventures of a young man called Locke Lamora & his group of friends。 They are a gang of thieves in the fantastical setting of Camorr。From the get go， this is a beautifully written book; Lynch built a very vivid and pintoresque world （I fell in love with his descriptions of the Elderglass and how it's used in the city） while also showing us very ugly and gritty parts of it。 It can get overtly descriptive， as fantasy books tend to do， and it was a particular "The Lies of Locke Lamora" follows the adventures of a young man called Locke Lamora & his group of friends。 They are a gang of thieves in the fantastical setting of Camorr。From the get go， this is a beautifully written book; Lynch built a very vivid and pintoresque world （I fell in love with his descriptions of the Elderglass and how it's used in the city） while also showing us very ugly and gritty parts of it。 It can get overtly descriptive， as fantasy books tend to do， and it was a particular struggle for me， being that English is not my first language， so I had to pause and googl a lot of words all the time （lots of boat vocabulary too fellas！）， but those two are my main complaints， which have nothing to do with the story itself。 Lynch's prose is beautiful， I have to say that。 The dialogue was witty & funny， very enjoyable， and the writing just sucks you into their world， it's very vivid。 The story itself is very fast-paced， Locke just keeps getting into more & more shit。。。 I wanna discuss （spoilers from here on！！！） how similar locke & the gray king are in their morality。 If Locke's friends had been slain in a similar fashion to how TGK's family was， he would've plotted against the Camorri nobles as well; hell， he likes to play them just for the sake of it。 The difference is that idt Locke would kill people who had nothing to do with it， but let us not forget that TGK had 20+ years for his hatred to ripen。。。 who knows what would happen to locke in that situation。。。 idk I thought it was neat， I always like when the bad guy is a twisted reflection of the hero， it just feeds my soul <3 & i mean locke did went berserk after his fellow gentlemen were murdered （that was so sad :（ calo & galdo。。。 and BUG 3） but yeaaaa i think there's def tons of similarities btw TGK & locke :-）Another thing I loved was the dynamic between the GB， particularly btw Jean & Locke。 It's such a wholesome friendship， they cherish each other so much， would literally die for each other， my sweet children！ i love them！ Jean's character was so good too， big buff guy whose very name invokes fear & makes grown mess piss their pants but he carries his romance novels around。。。 I love him。 In general， the found-family trope was very well developed and implemented， （view spoiler）[it was tough to see the Sanzas and Bug die （hide spoiler）]。Lotssss of things remain a mystery （Chains （I wanna know more about him， maybe we're not meant to but I do。。。）， SABETHA） & the epilogue sets up lotsa interesing stuff， I will try to read it this month！In general， I would 100% recommend any and all fantasy fans to give this book a try， it's absolutely worth it。 Locke， you bastard， you stole my heart as well。 。。。more
Chris
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An excellent bit of truly unique fantasy worldbuilding with a cast of utterly lovable roguish scamps。 The villains plot ends up being much less complex than I thought， based on the books penchant for convoluted cons。 But that provided a nice contrast to the way our heroes operate。 I immediately want to read this one again。 It consistently surprised me and is one of the more vivid fantasy worlds I've encountered since Name of the Wind。 An excellent bit of truly unique fantasy worldbuilding with a cast of utterly lovable roguish scamps。 The villains plot ends up being much less complex than I thought， based on the books penchant for convoluted cons。 But that provided a nice contrast to the way our heroes operate。 I immediately want to read this one again。 It consistently surprised me and is one of the more vivid fantasy worlds I've encountered since Name of the Wind。 。。。more
Abbey
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DNF
Joanna Esco
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I started this book years ago and never finished it because I had to turn it back into the library。 It wasn’t the books fault at all。 I knew I would get back to it when I had the chance。 And I knew I would love it when I did。 Without spoiling， the end of this book had me hooting and hollering over a callback。
Monica
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Wow， this book was a great read。 I highly recommend it。 want you to know， there is a competition happening this April till the end of May on the NovelStar app。 I hope you can consider joining。 You can also publish your stories there。 just email our editors hardy@novelstar。top， joye@novelstar。top， or lena@novelstar。top。
Panos K。
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so magnificently， ambitiously， skylightingly， god shitting comety and gleefully good！ Happy I was around to see it！
Kat Speeckaert
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Locke Lamora is a Gentleman Bastard who steals from the rich using the art of disguise and subterfuge， and then literally stockpiles the money in a silo under their temple because none of them have any idea what to do with it。 Now， in the middle of their scheming， they are caught between multiple players who are trying to bring them down。 While their comrades are not so lucky， Locke and Jean somehow improbably make it out of the city alive after getting their revenge。I can't stress enough how ev Locke Lamora is a Gentleman Bastard who steals from the rich using the art of disguise and subterfuge， and then literally stockpiles the money in a silo under their temple because none of them have any idea what to do with it。 Now， in the middle of their scheming， they are caught between multiple players who are trying to bring them down。 While their comrades are not so lucky， Locke and Jean somehow improbably make it out of the city alive after getting their revenge。I can't stress enough how even though these are morally flawed people I spent the whole book thinking about how badly I wanted them to win。 If that's not the mark of a good heist novel， I don't know what it。 While a little dense week I was first getting into it， I know that I'm excited for three next book on the series and what they will get up to next now that they are starting their new lives。 。。。more
Leslie Ginn
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Boy was this a dissapointment！！ Not a great way to start a review， but I really struggled with this one。 If it weren't for the fact its a buddy read， I would have just DNFd and moved on。 I found the plot of the book to be fine but predictable， and there was some humor spread throughout the book which made the reading experience more enjoyable。 I think the two biggest problems I had with this one was first it is about a master Thief but the story isn't from his perspective so we never get an insi Boy was this a dissapointment！！ Not a great way to start a review， but I really struggled with this one。 If it weren't for the fact its a buddy read， I would have just DNFd and moved on。 I found the plot of the book to be fine but predictable， and there was some humor spread throughout the book which made the reading experience more enjoyable。 I think the two biggest problems I had with this one was first it is about a master Thief but the story isn't from his perspective so we never get an insight to the inner workings of his thought process。 You would think this would create an "oh， I wonder what's going to happen next"！？ Kind of atmosphere， but I never really cared。 To read a book about a character and his schemes without ever experiencing his scheming made for a very dull experience and made it more difficult to relate to the main character。Something else that is obvious from the Beginning。 All of the characters sound the same。 Whether they're food or bad， they are have the same personality。i think this also contributed to the story being dull。 And lastly the book employees a writing technique that involves interjecting the chapters with interludes that take place before the events of the book。 So you're jumping back between the present and the past。 I've experienced books written in this format before without any problem but in this book I think he would have been better off putting all the interludes at the beginning of the book because it only served to slow down the plot of the story and caused me to lose interest。 I think it goes without saying that I won't be continuing this series。 。。。more
Andrew Pregnall
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The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch is some of the best written and most fun fantasy I've read。 Lynch knows how to write a hook， and it's no surprise to me that a publisher bought his unfinished manuscript on the strength of the first chapter alone。 After that， the pacing is simply excellent。 Every page and chapter draws you further into the conniving plans of the characters， and Lynch manages to milk a few relatively simple plot arcs for many surprising twists and turns such that you finish The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch is some of the best written and most fun fantasy I've read。 Lynch knows how to write a hook， and it's no surprise to me that a publisher bought his unfinished manuscript on the strength of the first chapter alone。 After that， the pacing is simply excellent。 Every page and chapter draws you further into the conniving plans of the characters， and Lynch manages to milk a few relatively simple plot arcs for many surprising twists and turns such that you finish the book both exactly where you expected and somewhere different entirely。 What really makes this journey work， though， is the characters。 Locke， Jean， Calo， Galdo， and Bug are FUN。 Their interactions are an endearing blend of immature dysfunction and too-smart-for-their-own-good wit。 Secondary characters like Capa Barsavi， the Grey King， the Berangias Sisters， and Father Chains are also well-conceived and add to the world in their own fun ways。 （Shark fighting sisters？ Hell yeah！） Other highlights of this book include the dialogue — which contains several truly laugh out loud lines — and the descriptions， which are so evocative of the setting。 As much a pleasure the second time through as the first。 Will read again。 。。。more
Benjamin Swearingen
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I nearly bounced off of this book， but I'm glad I stuck with it。 Initially the chapters swap between an in progress scam and Locke's childhood， with faint connections between the two。 As the action progresses， these slightly disorienting jumps turn into something closer to flashbacks in a hesit film with clear and strong connections to the ongoing action。 As that change occurs， the book really got its claws into me and I found myself going from picking it up out of obligation to the story， to no I nearly bounced off of this book， but I'm glad I stuck with it。 Initially the chapters swap between an in progress scam and Locke's childhood， with faint connections between the two。 As the action progresses， these slightly disorienting jumps turn into something closer to flashbacks in a hesit film with clear and strong connections to the ongoing action。 As that change occurs， the book really got its claws into me and I found myself going from picking it up out of obligation to the story， to not wanting to put it down。 。。。more
Adri
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800 putos años he tardado en leerme esto。。。 bq uam i blame youpuntos fuertes del libro: me encantan los libros que tienen found families， me encanta que en este caso sean unos ladrones （six of crows vibes en ese sentido） y me gusta cuando los protagonistas tienen ese rollo inteligente sarcástico así que todo eso es un win para mí。 la historia en general estaba muy bien ha tenido varios giros （por lo menos para mí） y había partes que enganchaban mucho una cosa que es mala y buena a la vez （？） es 800 putos años he tardado en leerme esto。。。 bq uam i blame youpuntos fuertes del libro: me encantan los libros que tienen found families， me encanta que en este caso sean unos ladrones （six of crows vibes en ese sentido） y me gusta cuando los protagonistas tienen ese rollo inteligente sarcástico así que todo eso es un win para mí。 la historia en general estaba muy bien ha tenido varios giros （por lo menos para mí） y había partes que enganchaban mucho una cosa que es mala y buena a la vez （？） es el world building。 por una parte me encanta cuando está todo muy elaborado y vas descubriendo como funciona el mundo según avanza la historia pero a la vez me cuesta muchisimo más meterme en el libro cuando me paso 200 páginas para entender que me cuentanluego había partes que PUF o sea yo no soy una persona con paciencia y hay cosas que no necesito que me cuenten。 el tema de meter flashbacks entre medias hay momentos en los que está muy logrado y hay momentos en los que sobran y te cortan todo el rollooverall me ha gustado， me lo tomaré como mi sustitución del nombre del viento ya que el autor es un mierdas y no saca libro。 no sé si me leeré los demás de la saga （creo que es una saga？） porque ahora mismo estoy SATURADA。 literal que le doy 4 estrellas pero quizás en un mes he borrado esta experiencia de mi mente 。。。more
Saga
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Mina tankar om boken:• En spännande fantasyroman med en stundvis oförutsägbar handling• Ibland nästan omöjlig att lägga ifrån sig， bland annat på grund av cliffhangers i slutet av kapitlen• Huvudpersonen Locke Lamora är briljant， men också övermodig och sätter sig därför ofta i väldigt farliga och riskabla situationer， ibland går saker inte enligt planerna och därför upplever man inte att karaktärerna går säkra – Lockes gäng ställs också mot en övermäktig fiende， och därför är det svårt att se h Mina tankar om boken:• En spännande fantasyroman med en stundvis oförutsägbar handling• Ibland nästan omöjlig att lägga ifrån sig， bland annat på grund av cliffhangers i slutet av kapitlen• Huvudpersonen Locke Lamora är briljant， men också övermodig och sätter sig därför ofta i väldigt farliga och riskabla situationer， ibland går saker inte enligt planerna och därför upplever man inte att karaktärerna går säkra – Lockes gäng ställs också mot en övermäktig fiende， och därför är det svårt att se hur de ska kunna vinna• Locke är en "flawed character"， han har sina brister som gör honom mänsklig – han är till exempel mycket bättre på att luras och hitta på planer än på att slåss。 Han kan också vara ganska grym mot en del personer• Jag blev inte så berörd vid de tragiska/sorgliga ställena， kanske snarare förvånad， mitt band till karaktärerna var kanske inte så starkt （men jag tyckte det var fint att se vänskapen mellan dem）• Worldbuildingen är imponerande och detaljrik， och boken innehåller ganska mycket miljöbeskrivningar• Boken är också ganska lång， men det var inget stort problem enligt mig （jag läste den ganska långsamt） 。。。more
Hannah
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This was an all-right book - I'd probably give it 3。5 stars。 Pretty well-written， decent plot， pretty good characters， extensive worldbuilding。 It didn't grab me too hard， though。 For whatever reason， I didn't connect super well with Locke and Jean; not sure if that's me or the author or some combination of both。 Their characters felt a bit shallow to me， despite the extensive flashbacks showing their origins and development。 Plus it would have been nice to have a little more focus on the ins an This was an all-right book - I'd probably give it 3。5 stars。 Pretty well-written， decent plot， pretty good characters， extensive worldbuilding。 It didn't grab me too hard， though。 For whatever reason， I didn't connect super well with Locke and Jean; not sure if that's me or the author or some combination of both。 Their characters felt a bit shallow to me， despite the extensive flashbacks showing their origins and development。 Plus it would have been nice to have a little more focus on the ins and outs of their relationship， since it's so fundamental to them both - and so crucial to the plot。Also， Lynch has a really interesting thing he does with female characters - there are zero women MCs， but lots of women in side roles or as scenery， and he makes a point of showing that those women are smart and competent and badass。 Which I liked！ But I would have liked it more if they hadn't been hardcore sidelined， compared to the male characters。 It would have been nice if there had been a woman in the Gentlemen Bastards （other than the one who's a thousand miles away for the entire book including flashbacks！）。 The last part of the book did a bit better， with Sofia and Vorchenza， but I would've liked them to have larger roles， and maybe be more fleshed out as people。Also， no gay people in this world， which was a shame; there was plenty of room for it。 。。。more
Laura
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Ringrazio la Oscar Vault per l'edizione digitale che poi ho acquistatoChe dire un fantasy pazzesco， avvincente， crudo， ben scritto anzi superbamente e magnificamente。Lo stile di scrittura di Scott Lynch riesce a trasportarti e a immergerti nel mondo di Camorr， nelle vie della città che a mio parere ricorda tanto la magnifica città di Venezia。Per quanto riguarda il worldbuilding è a dir poco pazzesco， ben strutturato e ben organizzato in poche parole estremamente ricco di elementi ancora da appro Ringrazio la Oscar Vault per l'edizione digitale che poi ho acquistatoChe dire un fantasy pazzesco， avvincente， crudo， ben scritto anzi superbamente e magnificamente。Lo stile di scrittura di Scott Lynch riesce a trasportarti e a immergerti nel mondo di Camorr， nelle vie della città che a mio parere ricorda tanto la magnifica città di Venezia。Per quanto riguarda il worldbuilding è a dir poco pazzesco， ben strutturato e ben organizzato in poche parole estremamente ricco di elementi ancora da approfondire。I personaggi sono molto ben costruiti e caratterizzati， Locke， il protagonista， è un ladro molto astuto， trasformista， ingegnoso ed elegante， tanto da ricordare il famoso Lupin。Il Re Grigio è un fantastico antagonista， crudele， vendicativo e ben delineato。 Il resto dei personaggi mi sono piaciuti， spero in un maggior approfondimento di Locke Lamora nei prossimi libri poiché ritengo che non sia stato esplorato al 100%。Non vedo l'ora di continuare la serie。 。。。more
Parker
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I really liked The Lies of Locke Lamora - it was an engaging heist novel with clever characters and an exciting world to get lost in。 Some of the narrative mechanics bothered me though， with the tendency to jump back into the past causign me to lose some my thread more than once。 That became less of a problem as the book progressed though。One other tiny gripe， there were a number of times when Scott Lynch described something as "indescribable" or "impossible to put into words" which seemed to be I really liked The Lies of Locke Lamora - it was an engaging heist novel with clever characters and an exciting world to get lost in。 Some of the narrative mechanics bothered me though， with the tendency to jump back into the past causign me to lose some my thread more than once。 That became less of a problem as the book progressed though。One other tiny gripe， there were a number of times when Scott Lynch described something as "indescribable" or "impossible to put into words" which seemed to be a lazy way to get away with not having to explain what happened。 It didn't happen often enough to be a huge problem， but it was something that got a little under my skin。 。。。more
Erin S
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It's difficult for me to give this book five stars only because my favorite character died。 I really enjoyed all the cons though， and Locke is so clever。 What a wonderful and fun read。 It was a great break from my studying for finals， and I will probably continue reading the series in the future。 It's difficult for me to give this book five stars only because my favorite character died。 I really enjoyed all the cons though， and Locke is so clever。 What a wonderful and fun read。 It was a great break from my studying for finals， and I will probably continue reading the series in the future。 。。。more
Aron Gamble
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Brilliant。 One of the best books I've ever read。。。 Brilliant。 One of the best books I've ever read。。。 。。。more
Nicolae
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What a story！ This is a very good book。 The characters are relatable and worthy of your support。The action is fast and captivating。 Nobody is safe in the city of Camor。Only the Gentelman Bastards are smart enough to appear week when really they are the best gang in the city。The bulshit box is just an example of their ingenuity。 The story is very funny with all the comments about Bug's moral education and the round table ritual Liar-Bastard。It feels a waste that some good written character are ki What a story！ This is a very good book。 The characters are relatable and worthy of your support。The action is fast and captivating。 Nobody is safe in the city of Camor。Only the Gentelman Bastards are smart enough to appear week when really they are the best gang in the city。The bulshit box is just an example of their ingenuity。 The story is very funny with all the comments about Bug's moral education and the round table ritual Liar-Bastard。It feels a waste that some good written character are killed in action， but I hope that the second book in the series brings other enjoyable characters。The magic system in not very complicated and is intriguing going further。I hope the next books are as good as this one。 。。。more
Amaure
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Such a treasure each one of these books is :） I've heard a few of them and can't wait to read most of these :） If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top Such a treasure each one of these books is :） I've heard a few of them and can't wait to read most of these :） If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top 。。。more
Gaia
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Actually， 4。5The lies of Locke Lamora is different from any other book I have ever read。。。 but man， it's so good！ At first I found it a bit difficult to understand， since the style is quite refined （they are gentlemen， after all😉）， yet the story was so intriguing that I never had enough。 I can't wait to begin the second book。By the way， I'm so sorry that Locke always ends up being almost dead☹ Actually， 4。5The lies of Locke Lamora is different from any other book I have ever read。。。 but man， it's so good！ At first I found it a bit difficult to understand， since the style is quite refined （they are gentlemen， after all😉）， yet the story was so intriguing that I never had enough。 I can't wait to begin the second book。By the way， I'm so sorry that Locke always ends up being almost dead☹ 。。。more
Erika Pomella
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4。5Non posso dare il massimo perché in un paio di punti ho avvertito il peso delle 600 pagine
Stefi Bons
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Potessi gli dirai 6 stelle。 Meraviglioso。 Il più bel libro dell'anno finora e sicuramente uno dei più belli della mia vita。 Potessi gli dirai 6 stelle。 Meraviglioso。 Il più bel libro dell'anno finora e sicuramente uno dei più belli della mia vita。 。。。more
Harrison Redepenning
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This book had a lot of things that made me enjoy it。 It has great world building， likeable characters， funny dialogue， exciting fast paced plot， unexpected twists， and a sense that the characters elaborate heists will all come crashing down。 For me the limited magic in the story was a nice change of pace。 I enjoyed the flashback interludes that built the world and the characters back stories， but some people find it can take away from the main plot。 I've seen this book described as the Ocean's 1 This book had a lot of things that made me enjoy it。 It has great world building， likeable characters， funny dialogue， exciting fast paced plot， unexpected twists， and a sense that the characters elaborate heists will all come crashing down。 For me the limited magic in the story was a nice change of pace。 I enjoyed the flashback interludes that built the world and the characters back stories， but some people find it can take away from the main plot。 I've seen this book described as the Ocean's 11 of modern fantasy， and I think that is fairly accurate。 。。。more
Reuben Strom
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I can't believe I held off reading this for so long。 It's the most stunning， strongly voiced fantasy novel I've read。。。 maybe ever。I tore through this book at a rate of knots。 Beautiful characterisation drives everything in this story and I loved it from start to finish。If you like thieves， heists， magnificent bastards and grimy low magic worlds - this book is 100% for you。 I can't believe I held off reading this for so long。 It's the most stunning， strongly voiced fantasy novel I've read。。。 maybe ever。I tore through this book at a rate of knots。 Beautiful characterisation drives everything in this story and I loved it from start to finish。If you like thieves， heists， magnificent bastards and grimy low magic worlds - this book is 100% for you。 。。。more
Stephen Phillips
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 On an objective level， the writing quality of this is quite solid。 The characters are quirky and all have definitive personalities and world views。 The prose is excellent， the metaphors enjoyable。 The world building is just enough to keep you interested while still leaving enough a mystery。 The plot twists were great。 So on an objective level， this would be like 4。5 / 5。But for me personally， I just 。。。 can't like Locke。 He is a thief， a con artist， and an unapologetic one。 He has some boundarie On an objective level， the writing quality of this is quite solid。 The characters are quirky and all have definitive personalities and world views。 The prose is excellent， the metaphors enjoyable。 The world building is just enough to keep you interested while still leaving enough a mystery。 The plot twists were great。 So on an objective level， this would be like 4。5 / 5。But for me personally， I just 。。。 can't like Locke。 He is a thief， a con artist， and an unapologetic one。 He has some boundaries he won't cross， but not many。 So to me he is more a likable villain， fighting an unlikable villain。 For instance， the scene where he mutilates the Bondsmage。 So it's a bit hard to root for the protagonist， from my perspective。 I am sympathetic given the horrible hand he was dealt with in life， and I appreciate some shades of grey。 But it's hard for me to enjoy these darker shades。 。。。more
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