The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Jan 16, 2014 AH rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, favorites, audio-book, first-in-series, sorcerer, mages, magic, zzread-feb-2014

Epic. Awesome. Entertaining. Fabulous. Bloody.

This is a review of the audio book which clocked in at almost 22 hours of engaging, well-acted narration. I think that for me, the audio book was the way to go with this book because it kept my interest and the narrator was very successful in bringing all of the characters to life.

Where to start? This is a long book and begins with the main character Locke Lamora at the tender age of 6 where he begins his life of crime. The story follows Locke as he ...more

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Sep 18, 2013 Diane ~Firefly~ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, kindle, bookclub, male-author

The book does start a little slow, but as the plots come together you will quickly get to the point where you don't want to put it down. It is definitely an anti-hero story as Locke is a thief. I loved the Gentleman Bastards and the world was very vivid (although no place I would want to visit). The interludes were interesting as well and I really enjoyed learning the back story.

I find it interesting that in the beginning I looked forward to the interludes and learning the backstory more, but by ...more

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Sep 24, 2012 Mashara rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook, fantasy

Stories about charming thieves are dime a dozen and Locke is definitely a charming scoundrel that gets in way over his head. But what it's interesting about this book, beyond the magical sort of Venetian settings, like something out of Assassins Creed, is how the story is told.
It's a straight up story of revenge but also of whose future revenge you are fabricating while working to get yours. I had the feeling that the story closed in a perfect circle. ...more

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Jan 25, 2018 Stacey rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, own

It's official... Fantasy and I just don't get along. Judging by the great reviews, this is a pretty good book. And the story was interesting, but there was just TOO MUCH detail for me to wade through and still care about the actual characters in the story-- I think I would have loved this at about 300 pages less, but that's not the story this author wanted to tell. I also felt a real disconnect with Locke, and just never felt like I got to understand and therefore care about his character. I'm c ...more

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