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Wow, what a fun ride! You can't help but fall in love with every single one of the Gentleman Bastards, and with Locke Lamora in particular. Part SF and part Fantasy (the setting is both strangely Science Fiction, with elements of a mysterious former race of beings, the Elders, that left behind many structures and "elderglass", but also traditional fantasy as well, with it's highly stratified class society of dukes and nobles on down to peasants and beggars). But at its heart this is a mystery st
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I found the beginning of this slow going -- it takes a while to come together, but then it really takes off. The second half was great. This is kinda like Game of Thrones with mastermind thieves. There's some really brutal violence, but also warmth, humor and very complex heist plans. Overall I recommend it.
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May 03, 2017
Emily
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I chose not to finish it. I read 177 of 530 pages. It just wasn't for me.
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I loved the first half
I enjoyed the characters and the first half of the plot as they fooled everyone. But that middle bit when the violence started knocked this book down in enjoyment. The writing was really goid and there were a lot of twists and turns, but not so much happiness.
I enjoyed the characters and the first half of the plot as they fooled everyone. But that middle bit when the violence started knocked this book down in enjoyment. The writing was really goid and there were a lot of twists and turns, but not so much happiness.
Jun 30, 2014
Ghoti
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I really liked this, and especially that I couldn't work out what was going to happen even really near to the end.
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this book was gangbusters bonkers and Locke Lamora was exhausting at times, but the audiobook was AMAZING and I enjoyed it roughly one thousand times more than the series it's usually compared to, so overall, a win-win for me.
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Oct 11, 2013
Alexis
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Ellen
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Aug 18, 2015
Linnea
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Jan 03, 2017
Jennifer
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Nov 20, 2017
Shasta
marked it as dnf
Mar 04, 2018
Melissa
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