false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176676033m/643750.jpg 127455 18 In this stunning debut, author Scott Lynch delivers the wonderfully thrilling tale of an audacious criminal and his band of confidence tricksters. Set in a fantastic city pulsing with the lives of decadent nobles and daring thieves, here is a story of adventure, loyalty, and survival that is one part "Robin Hood," one part <i>Ocean's Eleven</i>, and entirely enthralling... An orphan's life is harsh&mdash;and often short&mdash;in the island city of Camorr, built on the ruins of a mysterious alien race. But born with a quick wit and a gift for thieving, Locke Lamora has dodged both death and slavery, only to fall into the hands of an eyeless priest known as Chains&mdash;a man who is neither blind nor a priest. A con artist of extraordinary talent, Chains passes his skills on to his carefully selected "family" of orphans&mdash;a group known as the Gentlemen Bastards. Under his tutelage, Locke grows to lead the Bastards, delightedly pulling off one outrageous confidence game after another. Soon he is infamous as the Thorn of Camorr, and no wealthy noble is safe from his sting. Passing themselves off as petty thieves, the brilliant Locke and his tightly knit band of light-fingered brothers have fooled even the criminal underworld's most feared ruler, Capa Barsavi. But there is someone in the shadows more powerful&mdash;and more ambitious&mdash;than Locke has yet imagined. Known as the Gray King, he is slowly killing Capa Barsavi's most trusted men&mdash;and using Locke as a pawn in his plot to take control of Camorr's underworld. With a bloody coup under way threatening to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the Gray King at his own brutal game&mdash;or die trying... 2116675 book 27 6 2006 The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastards, #1) total:2013|5:937|4:737|3:243|2:65|1:31| 2013 8523 3258 470 6219133 8 4 4.23 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6219133.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 4 10 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 01 08:46:46 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 18 10:40:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 127455 0553804677 9780553804676 1583 338 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255467903m/127455.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127455.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 4 4 false Tue May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 02 07:52:17 -0800 2008 Tue May 06 17:20:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 643750 055358894X 9780553588941 292 98 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176676033m/643750.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/643750.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 5 4 false Wed Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 11:29:41 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 18:22:43 -0800 2008
I hate always bringing a comparison to George R....more...]]> 127455 0553804677 9780553804676 1583 338 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255467903m/127455.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127455.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 3 5 false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jul 13 17:02:02 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 28 13:45:33 -0800 2009
Well I've finished, and at the risk of ire from all my great friends here at GR who loved this book, I'm giving it a 3. The characters were well developed and I liked all the ones I'm supposed to like; the world was beautifully realized and very inter...more...]]> 127455 0553804677 9780553804676 1583 338 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255467903m/127455.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127455.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 5 2 false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 16 10:17:31 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 24 18:34:29 -0700 2009
The Lies of Locke Lamora won't be for everybody. It's...more...]]> 643750 055358894X 9780553588941 292 98 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176676033m/643750.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/643750.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 3 4 false Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 15:40:40 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 13:26:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 643750 055358894X 9780553588941 292 98 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176676033m/643750.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/643750.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 3 4 false Fri Jun 26 07:37:59 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 12:59:31 -0700 2009 The Godfather. Locke Lamora is an engaging character as his friend Jean. It...more...]]> 127455 0553804677 9780553804676 1583 338 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255467903m/127455.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127455.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 3 1 false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 06:03:10 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 12:07:26 -0700 2009 Locke Lamora is an entertaining book with likable protagonists and despicable villains--with the exception of the primary antagonist, who proved somewhat anticlimactic. The book's plot moved quickly and actually surprised me with some of its twists. It ain't a bad read by any measure.

I r...more...]]> 643750 055358894X 9780553588941 292 98 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176676033m/643750.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/643750.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 3 3 false Wed Jul 30 14:52:54 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 14:53:48 -0700 2008 643750 055358894X 9780553588941 292 98 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176676033m/643750.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/643750.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 3 4 false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 01 19:23:49 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 10:10:08 -0800 2009 1
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OK, so I'm shallow that way.

The world building and descriptions were vivid and lush, but also tedious and long-winded. The flashbacks to the past rapidly became trite. I never would have made it past page 150 if it wasn't a required read for ...more...]]> 127455 0553804677 9780553804676 1583 338 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255467903m/127455.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127455.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 3 2 false Sun Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 12:47:43 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 07:29:37 -0700 2008
The premise of the story is we follow a young Locke Lamora from the time he is picked up by the Master of the Thieves, and sold to the Temple of Perendelo and his subsequent training as a very masterful thief. We see how he becomes the leader of...more...]]> 865293 0575079754 9780575079755 88 20 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200153920m/865293.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/865293.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 5 1 false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 23 17:48:40 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 09 20:35:16 -0700 2009 2
In case the following new review doesn't make it absolutely clear, on a second reading, my admiration of The Lies of Locke Lamora has only increased. Even though I knew what would happen and anticipated every twist, I still enjoyed the book. While I d...more...]]> 127455 0553804677 9780553804676 1583 338 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255467903m/127455.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127455.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 5 1 false Sun Jan 13 17:26:16 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 17:35:06 -0800 2008
I read this in one night. Then read it again. And again. It's been several months since I bought my copy, and I'm still reading it besottedly every other week.

It's charming and funny and doesn't make the mistake of sacrificing characterization or plot for a joke. ...more...]]> 643750 055358894X 9780553588941 292 98 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176676033m/643750.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/643750.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 20:14:28 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 09:29:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 865293 0575079754 9780575079755 88 20 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200153920m/865293.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/865293.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 5 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 12:28:43 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 21:23:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 127455 0553804677 9780553804676 1583 338 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255467903m/127455.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127455.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 5 1 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 25 15:20:10 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 16:59:44 -0700 2007 http://fantasycafe.blogspot.com/2007/05/...

I finally got around to reading The Lies of Locke Lamora after hearing a lot of good things about this debut novel by Scott Lynch. At first, I was afraid it wasn't going to live up to all the good things I had heard about it sin...more...]]> 127455 0553804677 9780553804676 1583 338 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255467903m/127455.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127455.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 2 4 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 09 00:57:54 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 01:01:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 127455 0553804677 9780553804676 1583 338 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255467903m/127455.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127455.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 4 2 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 18:46:16 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 07:45:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 643750 055358894X 9780553588941 292 98 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176676033m/643750.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/643750.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 5 1 false Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 12:05:46 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 11:57:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=643750