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The Lies of Locke Lamora
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February 20, 2012
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March 26, 2012
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Dana
Mar 19, 2012 rated it really liked it
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Love the characters and setting created here. Very vivid. Snappy dialogue, interesting heists. Gets a little slow in the middle during one of the flashbacks, but picks back up again well.
Nomad Scry
Jun 01, 2013 rated it it was ok
The young little liar was really quite interesting. Sadly, the book isn't about him. Instead, it stars the vaguely clever adult Locke being neither smart nor capable, instead relying on a suicidal stubborn streak. Which would have still been fine if the story hadn't persisted in telling what was coming before it came. And at that point, I think I still would have been happy if some of the world's mysteries had been addressed. But they weren't. ...more
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