Vibes, and were definitely heart-wrenching. Specifically, the early deaths of the Barsavis (especially Nazca) and Calo, Galdo, and Bug. The book is stuffed with this kind of prose, and personally I find it so, so pleasurable to read.įourth, the plot twists and expectation subversions. A chain of ghostlight wound its way down from the hilltop, through the stone markers and ceremonial paths, down to the wide glass bridge over the Coalsmoke Canal, half-visible in the blood-warm fog that seeps up from Camorr's wet bones on summer nights.'Īgain, this is just one, early example. 'The Thiefmaker's wards all carried candles their cold blue light shone through the silver curtains of river mist as streetlamps might glimmer through a smoke-grimed window. 'On the night the Lamora boy had come to live under the Thiefmaker's care, the old graveyard on Shades' Hill had been full of children, standing at silent attention and waiting for their new brothers and sisters to be led down into the mausoleums.

Instead of trying to describe it, I'll just offer the following examples from Part 2 of the Prologue, on page 3, which don't include any spoilers: As is probably obvious, my own prose is lacking, as I can't even desribe adequately how amazing Lynch's prose was. The imagery and the descriptions, especially those delicious short interludes, which I typically find annoying. Their intelligence and humor were of the kind that make me marvel that anyone can write them as well as Lynch does. What's there not to like? The Spider, the Thorn, the gray king, Hell, even Don Salvara, they were all well flushed out characters with interesting back stories that played a role in the plot and explaining their motivations. Truly made for a unique and refreshing read. One example is when we see Midnighters visit Don Salvara and reveal Locke's entire game, and then in the next portion of the chapter find out that that was really Locke. The following is everything I can remember enjoying (and that can be put in words), in no particular order.įirst, the non-linear story telling, even intra-chapter, was fascinating, and set up some incredible twists and payoffs. I've been (fairly) chriticized in the past for praising books without giving specifics about why I liked it so much, so I'll try not to repeat that here. For the uninitiated, I'd describe this as a cross between A Song of Ice and Fire and Ocean's 11, but only until the third act.

If you liked GRRM's characters, wit, prose, plot twists, and writing style, you'll probably also love this.

It's moving right towards the top of my recommendations now. It was incredible, and as good if not better than what everyone on this subreddit made it out to be.

Locke Lamora has been recommended to me for so long and I finally got around to reading it.

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