I think the charm of the story results from the friendships. We don't get to spend any time with the lone female member of the Gentlemen Bastards, but there is no doubt that she's the equal of any of them. The crime boss of Camorr plans for his daughter, Nazca, to rule when he's gone. But if you are looking for a book where women are treated fairly equally, you will be pleased. If you don't care for foul language or violence, this is not the book you are looking for. He runs into lots of snags, too, just like Mr. But Locke's cons are every bit as convoluted as Jim's. Locke Lamora also reminds me somewhat of the Stainless Steel Rat, Slippery Jim DiGriz, except that Lynch treats his character seriously instead of the slapstick of Harry Harrison's books. Prompt: Book that is more than 500 pages in length.ĭoes the beginning of this tale remind anyone else of Oliver Twist? The Thiefmaker taking orphaned children and teaching them how to pick pockets and run a solid deception.
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