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The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

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catlion27's review

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adventurous dark tense medium-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

This was very enjoyable! More grimdark than my usual fare (for example, torture and murder, though I did enjoy the shark gladiatorial ring), but it still wasn't too much for my tastes.

The language is colorful in every sense of the word. Lynch has a knack for clever, hilariously crass turns of phrase.

I liked seeing the flashbacks and how the characters met and became close. I hope there are more of those in future books. The scams and plots were clever. I also appreciated that for being a master thief, Locke is *not* OP and gets beaten pretty horribly multiple times. I think it would be easy for a character like him to be a Mary Sue, and he is definitely not. His banter is fun too.

I was pretty annoyed when
Nazca got fridged, horribly
but narratively I don't see a way around it. It was still pretty bad, though.
I had been looking forward to seeing how Nazca and Locke were going to scam her father.


Looking forward to the next book, whenever I get around to it.


 “Someday, Locke Lamora,” he said, “someday, you’re going to fuck up so magnificently, so ambitiously, so overwhelmingly that the sky will light up and the moons will spin and the gods themselves will shit comets with glee. And I just hope I’m still around to see it.”
“Oh please,” said Locke. “It’ll never happen.” 

 
 “There’s no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.” 

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gjkennedy's review against another edition

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

5.0

its weird when a book is as good as people say it is

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zerto's review against another edition

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It was a bit too violent and vulgar for me. The flashback chapters were annoying and confusing. I don’t mind morally gray characters, but I couldn’t sympathize with any of the characters.

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salum's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25


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gandalf_a's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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janieboucher's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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peoplearescary's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very fun worldbuilding and characters. I really enjoyed the setting (think a sort of fantasy Venice) and how fleshed out it felt. The characters all felt pretty three-dimensional with interesting motivations. I also enjoyed the way they and the world were expanded upon via the interludes at the end of each chapter, though I can see that slowing down the story in a bad way for other people.
Slightly more bloody than I thought going in, but not really a downside.

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latenightwriter's review

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

What a pleasant surprise this novel was. I'd be honored if anything I write could come close to it. Alas, I'll have to wait a day or so for its sequel to arrive in the mail, so I'll have to find another book to keep myself occupied with until then. 

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bookboyfriend's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Brilliant

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cj13's review

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

5.0


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