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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
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The Lies of Locke Lamora throws readers into a world of thieves in a neat little fantasy setting that parallels Renaissance (or maybe post-Renaissance) Italy, where Sicilian-style vendettas are the order of business. It's a cutthroat world, so the squeamish might not enjoy the frequent scenes of bloodshed. Scott Lynch does not shy away from getting a bit stabby.
While there's plenty of action, Lynch also takes the time to develop his characters, imbuing them with background and motive. I'm not a ...more
While there's plenty of action, Lynch also takes the time to develop his characters, imbuing them with background and motive. I'm not a ...more
This is cpy 445 of 500 signed numbered copies. Signed by Scott Lynch.
I felt that this book and author is very similar to The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss other than the fact the book is harder to get into, and not as big of a hype.
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This book puts me in the difficult position of being able to talk of its admirable construction and top-notch material, yet be at a loss to explain why it took so damn long to finish. I found myself having to put it down for days at a time, for no reason other than "oh God, something horrible is going to happen, I can't watch". But given a set of con artists targeting nobility and living on a knife's edge by their wits in a sort of extremely Venice-like, Lankhmart city of lords and dons and unde
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Excellent. Tied the heist, mob, revenge, and spy plots all together by the end. Simply a great book.
Dec 07, 2010
Andrew
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it was amazing
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sword-sorcery
Few authours have the deft touch with profanity that Mr. Lynch displays in his first novel.
A fresh fantasy that was very entertaining, I'm just not particularly invested in reading further in the series.
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Imaginative setting, snappy dialogue, and some excellent characters. Amazing set up. But, several major characters have a tangible lack of development, some have motivations that are lacking or weak. It began to fall apart for me about 150 pages from the end. The interludes began to disrupt the flow of the narrative, particularly when elements of worldbuilding were crammed in. Overall it's fine, but the setup was so great and the ending just didn't live up to my expectations. Still, absolutely w
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Sep 14, 2010
Chris
rated it
really liked it
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Shelves:
fantasy,
books-library
