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Die Lügen des Locke Lamora, 1 MP3-CD by Scott Lynch, Matthias Lühn

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naturalelements's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

kellymacbrown's review against another edition

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5.0

This is officially one of my favorite books. Can’t wait to read the second one. Locke and his family of gentleman’s bastards hold a special place in my heart. Some of the deaths almost lost me. But I could almost forgive that by the end. I just wish Chains had returned at some point!

mysticslibrary's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I listened to it as an audio book and I really think the narrator is one of the biggest reasons I enjoyed this book so much. He was fantastic! He took on so many voices during this book and every single one of them was wonderful.

As for the story, I really liked it. Locke is definitely an "anti-hero"/morally grey character that uses his cunning and wits to get through the harsh life he lives.

The setting and world-building was great, the characters were well written.

The only reason this didn't get 5 stars from me is that occasionally I felt like the chapters that focused on the past were a bit slow. But otherwise it was all wonderful.

mdking's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. My expectations were regularly subverted, I liked the worldbuilding, and the dialogue often made me chuckle.

It is a flawed book however. The portrayal of women is poor. There are occasional homophobic slurs which are unacceptable. And there were some major plot holes, which included an overpowered magician, fights being won that should definitely have been lost and characters introduced who had no pay off at all.

Overall, an enjoyable read.

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