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The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
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Debbie
Jul 03, 2018 rated it liked it
When I noticed that Patrick Rothfuss was the first reviewer for this book on Goodreads, I had just finished reading Name of the Wind. Although I didn’t love that book either, I recognized Rothfuss’s artistry for character development, plot construction, and world building. I thought maybe Scott Lynch would have all of those things too - like attracts like, afterall - but maybe Lynch’s style would be more to my liking.

I think it is. At some points, the description of setting was clever, and the ...more
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