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

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An orphan s life is harsh and often short in the mysterious island city of Camorr But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist As leader of the band of light fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld s most feared ruler But in the shadows lurks someone still ambitious and deadly Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game or die trying. New Read [ The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) ] Author [ Scott Lynch ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Back when I was first published, people made a lot of comparisons between me and Scott Lynch The sentiment was mostly along the lines of Pat Rothfuss is the next Scott Lynch Here s the thing, Lies of Lock Lamora had come out almost exactly a year before my first book, The Name of the Wind It was Scott s first book, the first in a fantasy series The world was gritty and real, and it had knocked everyone over with how good it was So I knew it was a flattering comparison, but at the time, I Back when I was first published, people made a lot of comparisons between me and Scott Lynch The sentiment was mostly along the lines of Pat Rothfuss is the next Scott Lynch Here s the thing, Lies of Lock Lamora had come out almost exactly a year before my first book, The Name of the Wind It was Scott s first book, the first in a fantasy series The world was gritty and real, and it had knocked everyone over with how good it was So I knew it was a flattering comparison, but at the time, I was kinda irked by it I remember thinking, Why do I have to be the next Scott Lynch Why can t I just be the first Pat...So, I was surprised to discover we owned this book, since it s a very well known book but nobody in my house had ever mentioned it to me.Turns out my wife bought it, tried it, found it too slow, and gave up I ve convinced her to give it another go.I enjoyed Locke Lamora and his lies quite a bit Immediately I liked the writing, which combines wit with solid prose Like my wife I hit a bit of a soft patch early on, though for me it was that I was finding the point of view very surface sharing So, I was surprised to discover we owned this book, since it s a very well known book but nobody in my house had ever mentioned it to me.Turns out my wife bought it, tried it, found it too slow, and gave up I ve convinced her to give it another go.I enjoyed Locke Lamora and his lies quite a bit Immediately I liked the writing, which combines wit wit...Ocean s Eleven was great and everything, but know what would ve made it cooler If the setting had been during the late middle ages, possibly the Renaissance Better yet, a fantasy world version of the Renaissance with an intricate system of magic and a complex set of political conspiracies to add some flair And what if th... The Lies of Locke Lamora is a love child of Ocean s Eleven and The Godfather With blood, deaths, betrayals, money, and drowning in horse urine With a sh tload of non PG humor All for the price of one And it s SO GOODSome day, Locke Lamora, he said, some day, you re going to fuck up so magnificently, so ambitiously, so overwhelmingly that the sky will light up and the moons will spin and the gods themselves will shit comets with glee And I just hope that I m still around to see itThe Lies of Locke Lamora is a love child of Ocean s Eleven and The Godfather With blood, deaths, betrayals, money, and drowning in horse urine With a sh tload of non PG humor All for the price of one And it s SO GOODSome day, Locke Lamora, he said, some day, you re going to fuck up so magnificently, so ambitiously, so overwhelmingly that the sky will light up and the moons will spin and the gods themselves will shit comets with ...this is like a grown up version of Six of Crows with a lotswearing,deaths, same old fashioned doing crime for money, same good ol hiding unresolved emotional trauma under multiple layers of sarcasm and a MC who s like, the love child of Kaz Brekker and Jesper Fahey4.5 5 StarsDouble Fuckdamn 1 For postponing reading this book for a really long time 2 For underestimating Scott Lynch s capability to create such a strong debut novelThere s no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimatedTogether with The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and Malice by John Gwynne, The Lies of Locke Lamora, the first book in The Ge...2.5 starsmaybe a full 3 I m having such a hard time with how I feel about this book I was looking for another fantasy heist book like The Palace Job, and The Lies of Locke Lamora has so many great reviews that I thought it would be an easy win for me.Ehhh Yes and no But mostly no.Let me be the first to admit that the problems I had with this one Well, they might be exactly why every other reader loved it It took me forever to get through this It felt like years went by while I tried to ge 2.5 starsmaybe a full 3 I m having such a hard time with how I feel about this book I was looking for another fantasy heist book like The Palace Job, and The Lies of Locke Lamora has so many great reviews that I thought it would be an easy win for me.Ehhh Yes and no But mostly no.Let me be the first to admit that the problems I had with this one Well, they might be exactly why every other reader loved it It took me forever to get through this It felt like years went by while I tried to get to The Good Stuff I know that a lot of you love books that give detailed descriptions of the character s surroundings I know, I know, I know Please, for the love of God, don t spam my review thread with your comments on how I just don t understand the beauty of the lush world Lynch built.I most certainly do understand, but I don t enjoy reading about what material a character s coat is made out of unless it...It s not often I read a book that makes me forget I m a writer too This one succeeded, madly It stole hours of sleep It wrapped me in cozy myth It gave me the blessing of feeling like a kid again, snuggled up with a book, wondering how the hell 10pm became 4am Find Buy Consume.Lynch introduces us to a gang of intelligent, flamboyant and charismatic thieves called the Gentleman Bastards around whom this book and I assume the entire series revolves Locke the infamous Thorn of Camorr, Jean and Bug were my personal favourites within the group but the camaraderie presented surrounding the gang was amazing almost making us as the reader feel part of the ensemble as we were privy to the cons, the secrets and also the stories revolving the characters youths.Lynch pre Lynch introduces us to a gang of intelligent, flamboyant and charismatic thieves called the Gentleman Bastards around whom this book and I assume the entire series revolves Locke the infamous Thorn of Camorr, Jean and Bug were my personal favourites within the group but the camaraderie presented surrounding the gang was amazing almost making us as the reader feel part of the ensemble as we were privy to the cons, the secrets and also the stories revolving the characters youths.Lynch presents his chapters in a way that shows two timelines Typically a chronologic present day portrayal of what the Gentleman Bastards are doing in Camorr s underworld and then various origin stories such as Locke s induction to the group and Jean s training at weaponry The origin stories usually feed quite nicely into what then takes place in the current day or explain part of the world cultural references It is majorly written ...Hello my dears, is it a mentally decapitating book you wish to read Pun intended Come, come right this way.This book is exactly what you re looking for, IF you re looking for a fantasy riddled, ruthless, enigmatic piece of art This book was that, and so muchThis book is around 700 pages with apt descriptions and precise detailing It revolves around an orphan thief because that s the best kind , whose world is changed when a plague riddled village is left with its only una Hello my dears, is it a mentally decapitating book you wish to read Pun intended Come, come right this way.This book is exactly what you re looking for, IF you re looking for a fantasy riddled, ruthless, enigmatic piece of art This book was that, and so muchThis book is around 700 pages with apt descriptions and precise detailing It revolves around an orphan thief because that s the best kind , whose world is changed when a plague riddled village is left with its only unaffected survivors Based on the synopsis and the limited knowledge I had of this book before I picked it up, I assumed locke s thieving life will begin after he is taken into the custody of the thief lord, but boy was I mistaken Locke is the story of a boy...

The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
  • English
  • 12 March 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 752 pages
  • Scott Lynch
  • The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)