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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)

Scott Lynch

Start date: March 21, 2017

Finish date: April 11, 2017

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Apr 10, 2012 Michael rated it really liked it

This book reminded me a great deal of Ocean's Eleven taking place in a fantasy setting (which is a good thing). I liked the way it played out and will be definitely going on to the next book in the series. While I've gone on record as not liking gritty and dark fantasy, the infusions of humor in this book conveyed by the witty on-liner helped to lighten the mood. And hey how could I not like a story about a band of thieves? A very good debut novel and I will definitely be reading the second in t ...more

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Nov 17, 2014 Jim marked it as did-not-finish

Shelves: 1paper, fantasy, 2fiction, 3series

Try again sometime. A lot of my friends have liked it, but neither Marg nor I could seem to get into it. My excuse is that my reading has been a bit scattered. I could only get in a couple of lunch time reads, but I found my eyes glazing over today.

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Nov 23, 2014 mina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I was genuinely fascinated by this book only by reading a few first pages. Very recommended. I read the last third of the book during the early morning on Sunday, I could not put it down even to have breakfast.

It is a crime story set in a fantasy world, but the protagonists are the thieves. Always love reading about (can we say) successful, smart, witty, charming thieves, with a certain morale standard. Every one member of the Gentleman Bastards (and the con man who invented them) are totally li ...more

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Mar 29, 2016 Tom rated it it was amazing

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This book is tied with Leviathan Wakes for my favorite book this year (so far). The fact that I got pointed to both books from Goodreads speaks well for the community.

This is a gritty heist/con-artist story, set in a fantasy world with magical beasts, lords and ladies, impossible castles, alchemy, etc. Our (semi) hero is Locke Lamora, a street-raised orphan-thief who has the singular super-power of being the world's greatest bullshit artist. His lies first get him stuck in some very difficult co ...more

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