Reviews with content warning for Child death - Die Lügen des Locke Lamora

I have so much to say about this book it’s honesty impossible to say it all. As far as I’m concerned, it’s perfect. No book has made me laugh as often and few books have made me cry as hard. I have BIG FEELINGS about this book.

It’s heists are genius in their construction, the characters are insanely loveable, the dialogue is realistic and hilarious, and the relationships built between the cast are surprisingly heartwarming. Now, if you think the stakes are high 100 pages in, friend, I hope you’re ready to be stressed as FUCK because the stakes only get higher and higher.

I’m obsessed with this book, not much more to say past that.

Tagging the rest of this review as spoilers as it’s pretty much going to include notes from my annotations:

• Jean Tannen is a murderous, sensitive, smart, fat king and I hope he lives to be 200 and the rest of his life full of happiness and joy.

• Locke is a terrible little rat of a man who I desperately want to be happy. I’m sorry you had to go through all of that, king.

• Calo and Galdo, real ones. Y’all didn’t deserve any of that.

• Bug absolutely fucking broke me. Heartbroken. The worst part was that I read up to Calo and Galdo’s death when I had to clock out from work. I had the whole ride home to be shattered about them and scheme about how Bug, Jean, and Locke were gonna take revenge before I finally got home to read the rest of the chapter….

• WHERE. IS. SABETHA.

• Bondsmagi OP, plz nerf /s

• Doña Vorchenza keeps taking those L’s.

• Let me preface this by saying that I LOVED the way women were written and portrayed in this book. Absolutely none of it was patronizing or unrealistic and they were all distinct characters capable of the same level of cunning and brutality as any of their male counterparts. THAT BEING SAID: Was a little disappointed that the two women characters who had potential to be a part of the main crew as it were (Nazca and Sabetha) were neatly folded up and put away for the majority of the novel. Hoping I get to know what the deal is w Sabetha in the next book because she didn’t even show up in the flashback portions of this one and it made her feel like she wasn’t even a part of the Bastards…

• The bank scene is genuinely one of the most insane, most clever, and most hilarious things I’ve ever read. POOR BENJAVIER.

• I was on the toilet during the scene where Locke speaks Bug’s true name and let me tell you, crying heartily about that while pooping was not my most dignified moment.

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anniereads221's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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siannas_second_library's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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lotten4's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The dialogue was very funny and the plot changed directions a lot but still made sense. The characters and their relationships were perfect.

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claire_baco's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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cynicalraven's review against another edition

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adventurous dark slow-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Un romanzo un po' lento a ingranare, prevedibile in certi punti, specie quando inizia a morire gente, facilissimo intuire chi saranno le vittime, dato che sono macchioline sullo sfondo con una personalità piatta come un foglio di carta

I Sanza e Cimice hanno la stessa personalità. Si capisce benissimo che muoiono dato che fra i Bastardi si distinguono solo Locke e Jean.

Avrei preferito più presenza femminile all'interno del romanzo, dato che le pochissime donne nominate o non sono presenti nella storia, o muoiono.

si salva giusto Sofia Salvara, dato che Donna Vorcenza passa giusto il testimone e decide di levarsi dai coglioni. Nazca invece era la mia preferita

L'ho trovato un po' ripetitivo e scontato, nonostante abbia molto apprezzato l'ingegno di Locke, la storia era sempre quella. Fa qualcosa di intelligente e finisce ne guai o viene pestato. Perché è di costituzione esile e gracile, cosa che viene enfatizzata all'estremo nel libro. Ho apprezzato che non fosse la stereotipata massa di muscoli di molti libri di simile genere, però dopo la decima volta che lo ripeti mi rompo le scatole.

in quanto alla prevedibilità era ovvio che il libro finisse con Raza e il falconiere morto.

Ciò che maggiormente ho apprezzato è l'amicizia che lega i ragazzi, specie Jean e Locke. Non si leggono spesso storie di amicizie maschili che non cadano nel nulla più assoluto o che non consistano nel rimorchiare ragazze.

In generale ho trovato la traduzione/scrittura un po' pesante. Ho tuttavia adorato il linguaggio scurrile usato dai personaggi, a volte se ne escono con insulti stupendi.

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