6/3/2023 0 Comments The life of locke lamora![]() ![]() ![]() Lynch has a flare for detail and description, and though this can sometimes lead to excessive detailing, the picture he paints for those willing to read through the walls of text that sometimes creep up are beautiful. Canals separate the city of Camorr into over a dozen islands, each with their own style, population, haunts and stereotypes. Mob style crime lords run the real city while the nobility ignore the majority of what goes on below. Set in a world styled heavily after medieval Venice. Other authors leave you giddy with confusion.Īmerican born author Scott Lynch, in his book ‘The Lies of Locke Lamora,’ manages to adeptly weave the past and the present (or the present and the future) into a compelling and adventure filled romp. Some authors pull it off with an ease that leaves you breathless, and staggered at how – several books later – everything is tied up neatly. When an author decides to interweave multiple stories together into a larger story, a lot of talent is needed to back up such an ambition. ![]()
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