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The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

3 reviews

winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

This was just awesome from start to finish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Gore, Suicide, Trafficking, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abandonment, Death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Excrement, Fatphobia, Drug use, Hate crime, Body horror, Cursing, Dysphoria, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, and War

its_kievan's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

There was a period in the early-to-mid 2000s where fantasy literature began moving away from Tolkein-esque epic fantasy to stuff that was more "gritty", or at least had fewer elves. The Lies of Locke Lamora is a perfect example of this era. It's a fantasy world with magic and gods and a weird precursor race that built some funky towers, but all of that mostly takes a back seat to the story of a group of thieves trying to get rich in the middle of a gang war in fantasy Italy. It's a side of fantasy that you didn't get to see in earlier works, and it definitely did a lot to bring the genre out of its 90s ghetto. The schemes are complex without being overwhelming, and Locke is a very well-written protagonist. At the same time, it's clearly Lynch's first novel, and he definitely needed to trim a couple chapters. Overall, Lies is a fun read, but it's more notable for what it inspired than for what it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Cursing

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

mscalls's review

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit