The Lies of Locke Lamora
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Average rating4.3
its like a better (straight) six of crows. dont get me wrong, i fucking love six of crows, However i have my problems with it, ESPECIALLY all the deus ex machinas. but in this book, our main characters dont quite get everything handed to them so easily as Kaz and his gang
one thing i did not like , though, were those short “interludes” where its just kinda lore dumping about the world. at the start, the interludes were backstory on locke and the gang, which was great, but when Scott was done with that, ig they just decided to , again, lore dump about the world, which was incredibly clunky especially when shit was going down, chapter end, interlude about this guy named Markos and how hes just the average british citizen when it comes to football. and the whores of Camorr and this throne n shit. just broke up the story when i cared about wtf was going to happen to locke, suddenly im forced to read about this asshole markos. fuck you markos.
anyway, highly recommend especially if you love six of crows.
3.5 took about 300 pages too long to arrive at some plot but when it gets going it gets going!
I won't lie, early on I was really not feeling it and almost gave up on this. I stuck with it though assuming it'd capture me, and it did. There are different perspectives (of time) and that's what really kept me in it because young Locke's life was very enjoyable. The setup for what goes on with adult Locke ends up being very worth it. Locke and his friends are a delight to be with and the situations they end up in our crazy to say the least. Not the star of the show but a close second, is the city itself. The way Camorr was described throughout the book made it feel more alive than most of the worlds I've experienced. So, despite the slow start, The Lies of Locke Lamora is a captivating and bizarre story that was well worth the read.
I love how the story escalated throughout its page count! It was continuously intriguing with great action scenes, unique characters and realistic dialogue. I'm looking forward to reading the next in the series :)
I had so much fun reading this book. The characters, the descriptions, and the subtle lessons are taught toward the end.
I hope many come around to enjoy this book as much as myself.
Locke Lamora is an amazing character with so much growth, I'm excited to see where the second and third books head toward.
Recommended to me by other Joe Abercrombie fans it definitely sits happily in the “don't take yourself seriously” fantasy genre. It is a happy character driven tale, with sone twists and turns.
Brilliant! it's one of those books that make you reconsider the rating for other books to be lower. The story is great, the characters is great, and this guy's writing is one of the better authors I've read. Think more Patrick Rothfuss
I wasn't enjoying this, and I had no desire to pick it up or find out what happens next. I think maybe it just felt too heavy and gruesome for my mindset right now. I might try it again later.
Very satisfying. Nothing new, but everything was sustained high quality. In particular, I liked how romance was mostly absent and how there was little attempt to justify Locke's violence. He is ultimately moral enough to be likable, but he is also a violent criminal and acts like it. Definitely worth reading for anyone slightly interested in the premise.
I NEED TIME TO PROCESS THE BRILLIANCE OF THIS BOOK!
Bloody genius! BWISKENDIFNEKEODJRBYYWUWJWNOD!!!
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Review to come.
Quit reading at 20%. Very well written, but it did not grip me. Feels like a very masculine book - all deeds.
Locke Lamora is a talented young thief when he is picked up by the Thiefmaker. However, after a short amount of time, the Thiefmaker realizes that he is in over his head with this kid, and takes him to Chains, a priest of one of the 13 deities. There, he is raised as a professional, incredible thief along with a few other kids. We flash forward to present day, where Locke now runs this gang of misfits in extraordinary heists that are well crafted and incredibly manipulative. However, when a new guy comes to town and wreaks havoc, Locke isn't sure if him and his found family will make it out alive.
I really enjoyed this book. I definitely think it had a somewhat slow start. It took me a long time to finish this book. (This was partially due to me being busy the past few weeks as well.) However, by the last quarter, I was engrossed and couldn't put the book down. This book has one of my favorite, and often talked about, tropes of a found family. I love this little family that Chains has created in these kids, and watching them grow up to rely on each other and love each other is beautiful. There were multiple plot twists throughout the story that I never saw coming, and was utterly shocked and devastated by. The setting of this world is fantastical and beautiful. It reminded me of the Farseer trilogy in that there are these ancient structures built by a long-dead society that no one currently alive can explain, and magic doesn't play a huge role in the story until towards the end. These structures are beautiful and unbreakable. The setting is based on Venice, with canals and water surrounding the city. The characters are all loveable, complex, and funny. I am very excited to continue this series. I know that Scott Lynch is one of those fantasy authors notorious for not finishing a series, so I'm a little nervous about that, but I can't wait to continue on with Locke and the gang.
I recommend this book to fantasy readers everywhere!
TW: alcohol, animal violence (graphic), child slavery (mentioned), death, gore, grief, language, prostitution, rape (mentioned), sexual content, suicide (mentioned), terminal illness, torture, trauma, violence (graphic)
I was not prepared to like the characters as much as I did. I've heard nothing but great things about this book so I'm glad to be in the “know”. Definitely lived up to the hype.
A secret order of con artists, revenge plots, and the vicious politics of a criminal underground all on the backdrop of a pirate fantasy world that D*sney could only dream about.
Absolutely fantastic. The literary equivalent of watching a truly spectacular blockbuster movie, the kind that sticks with your days and months after the end credits roll.
World building A+, characters you fall in love with, wonderful treatment of female characters (which is a shame that it still has to be praised instead of being considered the bare fucking minimum but so many male fantasy writers are so bad at this...).
One of the books that makes me wish we could experience novels like we experience movies. So many moments in this book made me wish I could turn to a friend and share excited screaming or gasps of horror. But I guess I'll just have to settle for recommending this book to everyone I know.
Stellar, will definitely check out the entire series.
4.5 Stars.
Great writing. Amusing characters. Good story.
The beginning was a bit slow, but once I got used to the structure of the book, it became quite enjoyable.
Loved the characters - almost all of them were rather memorable and distinct.
The plot was quite interesting and kept me guessing. There were happy moments and there were really really sad ones. I loved both.
The writing style is absolutely amazing (imo). The author is able to paint a beautiful picture, using beautiful (and foul) words, without confusing the reader. And he is FUNNY! The dialogues actually made me chuckle on multiple occasions.
I would say the ending was a bit underwhelming to me, but it was by no means bad.
I highly recommend.
This book is beautifully written, made me laugh out loud and sob like a baby, kept me engaged the whole way through and had me entirely fall in love with the world and the characters, especially the protagonist.
Like, seriously, I'd die for Locke. What a lovable a-hole.
From now on The Lies of Locke Lamora is definitely up there as one of my favorite books of all time!
I really enjoyed this - more than I expected.
The book is a fun romp (if a little dark at times, we're following murders and thieves after all), and because Lynch does a great job making you care about the characters you want to to find out if their schemes succeed or fail (even if sometimes the solutions are a little convenient). I've seen reviews describe the core relationship as one of the best bromances, which I can get behind - I look forward to seeing where the team goes next.
Lynch uses interludes heavily - though very good at helping with the character and world building, I did find them a bit of a speed-bump on the books momentum. But don't let that put you off...power through the interludes (they aren't very long) and you'll fall back into the action.
Great characters, great friendships, great action, great plot and a wonderfully gritty world that I want to know more about; The Lies of Locke Lamora gave me everything I want in a grimdark fantasy book.
I enjoyed this but I don't feel any need to read the rest of the series. I still might though
Ho dato il punteggio massimo perché questo romanzo mi ha divertito molto, nonostante qualche fastidio dovuto ad un paio di difetti. È stato piacevole iniziare con la prima lettura dell'anno che si scopre frizzante, leggera e rigenerante. Mi sono affezionato ai personaggi, ho finito il libro con la voglia di sapere quante altre avventure hanno in serbo i Bastardi gentiluomini.