" You know that bit in Shaun of the Dead where he kills his mom? Yeah, that bit. Good fun with clever plots to rob the rich just to do it. " A fun book that feels more like a caper movie out of the 60s than a fantasy book. The plot seemed ok but not all that interesting. " Couldn't connect with any of the characters. " 3.5 stars? The latter third didnt really do it for me, but still a good read.
Lynch immediately establishes himself as a gifted and fearless storyteller, unafraid of comparisons to Silverberg and Jordan, not to mention David Liss and even Dickens.” - Booklist (starred review) “High-octane fantasy.
Locke’s wit and audacity endear him to victims and bystanders alike.” - The Seattle Times “A true genre bender, at home on almost any kind of fiction shelf. If you have read it, you should probably read it again.” -Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind “A unique fantasy milieu peopled by absorbing, colorful characters. Martin “Right now, in the full flush of a second reading, I think The Lies of Locke Lamora is probably in my top ten favorite books ever. Praise for The Lies of Locke Lamora “Fresh, original, and engrossing. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game-or die trying. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. Scott Lynch’s first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, exports the suspense and wit of a cleverly constructed crime caper into an exotic realm of fantasy, and the result is engagingly entertaining.”- The Times (London) An orphan’s life is harsh-and often short-in the mysterious island city of Camorr.
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