#capa barsavi

[lokislittlelad]

Unpopular opinion: the gentleman bastards could take on the crows (all 6) and still win. Even if it's just Locke and Jean.

#the gentleman bastards are superior #the first book alone was enough to convince me #locke solos kaz #locke lamora >>>>> kaz brekker #the only one posing a threat is nina lets be honest #the lies of locke lamora #the republic of thieves #red seas under red skies #the gentleman bastards #locke lamora #jean tannen #capa barsavi #soc #crooked kingdom #six of crows #calo sanza #galdo sanza #calo and galdo #locke is a better thief #scott lynch #inej gafha #nina zenik #the grishaverse #wylan van sunshine #wylan van eck #jesper fahey #shadow and bone #matthias helvar #the dregs #kaz brekker

[docholligay]

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

Nonspoilery: This is a super fun read that is very much in keeping with how I like my fantasy. I wish it were slightly more on the con man side, but I recognize that those are very difficult to write because one needs to actually be clever enough to come up with the insanely clever plan that unfolds, and, you know what, I'm not there either. But it absolutely is a fun crimey fantasy novel, well written that expects you can actually follow a line of description and maybe even look up a big word, that tries very hard not to bore you with needing to refer to a glossary or map.

I will say, and I'll talk about this more below: There are basically no women in this novel. it's a little disappointing. I still overall think it's worth it if you like this sort of thing though.

SPOILERS BELOW:

THIS is the kind of thing pitchless draw was made for. You could not have talked me into reading this book. Unless you possess an incredible skill--I'm not sure *I* could have talked me into reading this book, and supposedly no one knows me better.

But I did really enjoy myself. This is a flat out FUN novel, that doesn't mind being long but never feels long. I LOVED the long bits of description in this book, I BEG for flavor in some many modern novels that strip away anything that isn't an immediate moving of the ball. Actually, one of the things I would say that's not a criticism so much as a preference, is that I feel like this book, and probably this writer, remembering his short story from Rogues, is more plot-driven than character driven. I am a girl who loves a really interior novel, and this isn't that, but it did not stop me from having a GREAT time. It's a romp.

I like Locke, and his whole backstory. I wish he were a woman. Specifically, I would love to see a femme con artist, second coming of Minako Aino, Becky Sharp ass bitch. THAT would be my dream for Locke Lamora. And I know my friends who have read this book all want butch Locke and I love that for you, and I know y'all have known me long enough to know I love a butch, but I deserve a treat as well, and I LOVE con artists, and goddamnit, if I could change one thing about this novel, Locke Lamora would be a femme lesbian and I would change NOTHING else. You wouldn't even have to. One fo the great things about Lynch not being a real interior writer is literally any of the mains could be a woman and it would change nothing.

This does segue into the big problem here--there's no women in this novel. It's a 700 page book and I could condense the lines said by women into like two or three pages. I actually DO get it. I think we're reaping a little bit of what we've sown, as a community, with the requirement for perfection in our representation that leads to very boring and safe choices. Everyone is a man. We're only swarthy at best. Can't be criticized for bad identity writing if you don't write them at all! ANd this isn't me being salty, I get how that happens, I have also sometimes fallen into making any character of identity boring as fuck or not writing them at all to avoid any criticism. And no one cares about ME, I'm not a best seller. I do think, maybe, people will get better about this. Pendulums and all. I miss the awkward, good faith 90s where you had the United Colors of Benetton and one character who randomly celebrated Hanukkah. We'll see.

ANYHOW NOT RELEVANT. But I do find it irritating that because of this, we don't see women in this huge story at all. None of the gang, even though it would have been easy as fuck to make, say, Bug a girl. Even doing something like making Nazca Barsavi the actual heir apparent, and to have her marrying Locke because she knows he won't try to be Capa, and she'll let him do whatever the fuck he wants, can play the henpecked husband while being the Thorn of Camorr, could be really fun and would do more for Nazca and also play up their friendship. It could make her death mean a lot more, if they were running their own little Barsavi con.

Anyhow, the really fantastic behind the scenes worldbuilding was how I wish more fantasy novels did it. It didn't often try to explain things to me, it spoke as if I mostly understood them, or had cahracters say them in ways that made sense to the story (In this capacity, Lukas Fehrwright is fucking BRILLIANT as Someone That Must Have Camorr Explained). So I didn't feel like I was being sat down and told the history of a place I barely know, while having stupid fucking vocabulary words thrown at me. We never define any physik or magic beyond what needs be done because fuck you that's why. I love it. Thank you for not telling me what alchemical botany can or can't do. Thank you for dropping literally only what I need to kjnow about wraithstone into the plot. You have a crown in heaven.

Or I know I said I wish it would have been more con-ny and less "kill the new mob boss" at the end there, but oh my fuck, how much did I love the whole job at the counting house. I SCREAMED. It was so good, I had no clue where it was going the whole time and I would never have gotten there, but I LOVED it. What a great time.

One...weakness, for me, I guess I'll say, is that lack of interiority makes it hard to really feel the weight of some things. We don't get enough about Galdo, Calo, or Bug to feel anything for them, and I knew Bug was dead from the time he showed up. Actually, I thought we were going to kill jean Tannen, because that was the only relationship REALLY laden with emotional weight in the book. Didn't bother me enough to not recommend the book, as I'm mostly recommending it on fun, but I did notice.

ANYWAY, uh...any specific questions I'm happy to take!

Unfortunately, this means that @verbforverb nabbed me again. So, I had a great time reading the book but at what cost

#Doc reads

[lady-bastard]

“Gods, I love this place,” Locke said, drumming his fingers against his thighs. “Sometimes I think this whole city was put here simply because the gods must adore crime. Pickpockets rob the common folk, merchants rob anyone they can dupe, Capa Barsavi robs the robbers and the common folk, the lesser nobles rob nearly everyone, and Duke Nicovante occasionally runs off with his army and robs the shit out of Tal Verrar or Jerem, not to mention what he does to his own nobles and his common folk.”   “So that makes us robbers of robbers,” said Bug, “who pretend to be robbers working for a robber of other robbers.”

#the lies of locke lamora

[sarahlizziewrites]

Happy WBW!

If you could drop Silas and co. into any other fictional world, what would it be? How would they react?

~tabswrites

Oh gosh Silas would be an amazing guest character in a Star Trek episode. He'd be a nightmare. This man would not thrive on a starship. On the other hand, in the world of Firefly, he'd probably find a fun little niche, as would his companions.

If you placed him into a stereotypical fantasy world he'd be the damsel in distress XD

I realised that if you put Silas in the world of ATLA he would just be Varrick

yeah, it tracks

I'm reading the Lies of Locke Lamora, and if Chrissie ended up in Camorr, if he managed to go two weeks without getting a stiletto through the belly, he'd probably do pretty well for himself. He'd end up buying his way into a minor noble title while at the same time, being just on the right side of likeable for Capa Barsavi not to kill him.

(I also just finished alpha reading @bethtriestowrite's first draft of Endaey and I'm picturing Silas there... he is not an outdoorsy man, but if his friends were there with him he'd be okay. And if One came after him as an intruder, he'd have Jacques to contend with!)

#thanks for the ask! #a man lives rent free in my head and he is called silas chrissie #world building wednesday

[gentlememe-bastards]

Nazca: Sabetha is so pretty

Capa Barsavi: Don’t be jealous Nazca, you’re pretty too

Nazca: I wasn’t being jealous I was being gay

#gentlemen bastards #capa barsavi #nazca barsavi

[incorrectgentlemanbastards]

Barsavi: I’m the richest, most clever, and most powerful motherfucker Camorr has ever seen and ever will see, so don’t even try to fuck with my system.

Chains, having just adopted 5 exceptional orphans: Was that a challenge?

#chains #father chains #incorrect gentleman bastards #gentleman bastards #incorrect quotes #incorrect chains #locke lamora #the lies of locke lamora #tloll #jean tannen #calo sanza #galdo sanza #sabetha belacoros #sabetha #red seas under red skies #rsurs #the republic of thieves #trot #barsavi #capa barsavi #camorr

[tobeathief]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Gentleman Bastard Sequence - Scott Lynch Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Father Chains & Capa Vencarlo Barsavi Characters: Father Chains (Gentleman Bastard), Capa Vencarlo Barsavi Additional Tags: Short One Shot, One Shot, Shotgun Wedding, Las Vegas Wedding, Fluff and Angst, Light Angst Summary:

Father Chains takes Capa Vencarlo Barsavi out for a crazy night in Tal Verrar where promises are made and then forgotten, but not by everyone.

#gentleman bastard #gentlemen bastards #father chains #capa barsavi #shotgun wedding fic #gentleman bastards fanfic #gentleman bastards fan fiction #the lies of locke lamora #red seas under red skies #the republic of thieves #tal verrar #chainsavi

[liliaanisimova]

Nazca Barsavi. My new art series, inspired by “The Lies of Locke Lamora”.

#illustration #girl #cocnept #conceptart #concept #cute #nazca #camorr #character #characterdesign #scottlynch78 #the gentleman bastard #the gentleman bastard sequence #locke lamora #the lies of locke lamora #capa barsavi #Fanart

[neverlearnedtoread]

The Lies of Locke Lamora

⭐⭐⭐; a mafia au wrapped up in a fantasy cloak that tricked me into thinking it was going to be a heist story

Oh?? 👌😉😏

an incredibly rich world - this guy did not slack off on worldbuilding!! he put a lot of work into it and i appreciate the fact his characters were described with different body types and on some level, varying skin tones

i did like the setting - it took me SO LONG to figure out it was meant to be Fantasy Venice, but i got there in the end, and that’s what matters. plus, the wildlife! every time the author was trying to have some sneaky stuff happen i was trying to find out more about the marine biology. what can i say? i love a good murder fish. sharks?? even better

jean tannen is a selling point because i say so. soft and nice + ready to murder for a friend = perfect man. i dont make the rules

No.. ❌🤢🤮

the story first gets interesting more than a third of the way through the novel. that’s way too long for me not to be able to guess at what this story’s supposed to be about

what’s worse - unimportant female characters, or no women at all? somehow this book managed to tick both boxes for me. though i do like to think that in a guidebook about Camorr there’s an extravagant two-page spread dedicated to the unionized prostitutes and their apparently booming business

most of the characters weren’t half as developed as i needed them to be. none of them had clear motives or goals i could vicariously root for, so what was the point of them failing?

there’s torture in this book in a couple scenes, gratuitous violence throughout, and swearing in art form. none of these things are technically bad, but if you’re not into it, be forewarned

Some spoilers under the cut!

Summary: Locke Lamora leads a gang of con-artists who specialise in stealing exorbitant amounts of money from rich people while pretending to be average two-bit thieves, all the better to avoid the pressure of living up to anybody’s high expectations. Unfortunately, their long-perfected ruse is in danger of being exposed when a shadowy figure, aptly named the Gray King, blackmails Locke into being a part of his super secret plan to take over the city’s criminal underworld. Around the same time, Locke receives orders from Capa Barsavi, the current criminal overlord of the great city of Venice Camorr, to help him get rid of the Gray King. Desperate to avoid being murdered by either of the two most powerful criminal lords in the city, Locke has to come up with a plan to wriggle his way out of his unwanted responsibilities without anyone being any the wiser about his involvement on either side.

Concept: 💭💭💭💭

Let me preface this by saying that I love a good heist story, but that my standards are also very high. So there was a lot riding on this book. I’m all about a found family swindling some rich assholes out of their fortunes from right under their noses; however, the writing style of this book was rather...extensive with its descriptors. I like extensive worldbuilding! but I find that the storytelling style of a lot of male authors in fantasy is often...very similar, and reads too much like a textbook. Give me the emotion, man! Where’s the panache behind the 345 individual pennants you painstakingly went through in three pages? Are they special pennants? Does it matter to the plot? Please sir I’m tired after a long day just tell me what is happening in this scene..

Execution: 💥💥💥

Once the book hits the drop and the plot starts going, it revs its engine like anything and is a fun romp through the city narrowly avoiding death and destroying many public establishments. The only problem is it takes 266 pages to get to the drop. Before that? I was so bored. I like when I can sort of see the outline of the plot at the beginning, because then I can get hyped for future developments, but 200 pages in and I was still at a loss as to what exactly the book was gearing up for. If I hadn’t been buddy reading this, and had it on a 2-week loan from the library, I wouldn’t have forced myself past the dawdling beginning into the actual start of the story.

Personal Enjoyment: ❤❤

This is a little harsh, because ultimately I did enjoy the book, but I have some strong Disappointed Feelings. First of all: I didn’t care about anyone except for Jean Tannen, and he survived; which, to me, is a total waste of several death scenes! The problem was you could tell who wasn’t gonna survive by the amount of effort the author put into describing them. The most I felt was a sort of ‘aw, man’ - not the reaction you want from the deaths of characters that are supposed to be near and death to the main character’s heart, and therefore, should be perfectly capable of ripping out mine! Plus, the heavy handed #imwithher moments irked me, since the few female characters we had were either evil (with no nuance whatsoever), unceremoniously murdered off-scene, or never even bothered to show up. Thank goodness for Jean. I would die for Jean Tannen.

Favourite Moment: Can a whole chapter count as a moment? Because the moment we hit the chapter titled ‘Jean Tannen’ I was on board. Jean’s backstory and introduction to the gang? What a good babe. What a fantastic hunk of a man. Get you a guy who can tailor your clothes to perfectly fit your scrawny, skinny ass. If we wanna be specific, I’d say the part when Jean is flat-out booking it to save Locke’s ass. Which part, exactly? Yes.

Favourite Character: Jean Tannen owns my ass and hopefully will own Locke’s ass in the future, if you know what I mean... seriously though, I was joking at the beginning, but this book came through with the shipping fodder. All I’m saying is that Locke should consider the pros and cons of ditching his supposed one true lady love who dropped him like a hot potato to never show up as a character in her own right, for the man whose entire role in Locke’s little gang of thieves is to literally run to his rescue while he’s getting his ass beat to shit. I’d also like to point out that Jean’s very strong. Simply a casual observation.

#the lies of locke lamora #gentlemen bastards #scott lynch #book review #bookblr #booklover #reading #books

[stadwatch]

If you love Six of Crows and haven’t yet read the Gentlemen Bastards series please do so now, because can we just imagine the perfectly ordered, utter chaos that would be Kaz Brekker and Locke Lamora working together on a Plan? Literally no one would be safe

Let's take a closer look shall we?

The Lies of Locke Lamora: “I've got kids that enjoy stealing. I've got kids that don't think about stealing one way or the other, and I've got kids that just tolerate stealing because they know they've got nothing else to do. But nobody--and I mean nobody--has ever been hungry for it like this boy. If he had a bloody gash across his throat and a physiker was trying to sew it up, Lamora would steal the needle and thread and die laughing. He...steals too much.” “Gods, I love this place," Locke said, drumming his fingers against his thighs. "Sometimes I think this whole city was put here simply because the gods must adore crime. Pickpockets rob the common folk, merchants rob anyone they can dupe, Capa Barsavi robs the robbers and the common folk, the lesser nobles rob nearly everyone, and Duke Nicovante occasionally runs off with his army and robs the shit out of Tal Verarr or Jerem, not to mention what he does to his own nobles and his common folk.” “I don’t need to be reminded that we’re up to our heads in dark water. I just want you boys to remember that we’re the gods-damned sharks.” "My disinterest in your bullshit is so tangible you could make bricks out of it." "What kind of knife is this?" Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains’ inspection. “It’s all wrong. You couldn’t kill anyone with this." Like seriously if you want another loveable, murderous asshole to adore, Locke Lamora is your boy Other things Locke has done: - Planned to spend an entire morning being strangled - Told one of the most powerful wizards in existence that he is an asshole and insulted his bird - Got beaten to a pulp because he's terrible at fighting but laughed the whole time until his bestie showed up to save the day - Stole a necklace from the neck of the governor's mistress while she was sleeping in the governor's bed (with the governor) - Has literally tried to die for his friends - Is also emotionally constipated over a girl who could stab you and you would thank her

Please read this series

#six of crows #soc #the lies of locke lamora #gentleman bastards #kaz #locke lamora #they both steal and kill and live for the drama #honestly i need this crossover more than i need air #mine #books #book rec

[viaggiatricepigra]

Opinione: Gli Inganni di Locke Lamora (The Gentleman Bastard sequence 1), di Scott Lynch

Il primo volume di The Gentleman Bastard Sequence. 

«Se non l'avete ancora letto, dovreste farlo. Se l'avete letto, credo dovreste rileggerlo» – Patrick Rothfuss Nella misteriosa città di Camorr un orfano ha vita dura, e spesso breve. Ma il giovane Locke Lamora riesce a eludere la morte e a non farsi catturare come schiavo, fino a diventare un furfante provetto sotto la tutela del Forgialadri, un talentuoso artista della truffa. A capo della banda di fratelli dalle dita leste, noti come Bastardi Galantuomini, Locke diventa presto celebre, e si fa beffe persino del più temuto re della malavita. Ma tra le ombre si annida qualcuno di ancora più ambizioso e micidiale. Di fronte a un sanguinoso colpo di stato che minaccia di distruggere qualunque persona o cosa che abbia un senso nella sua esistenza, Locke giura di sconfiggere il nemico al suo stesso gioco crudele. Costi quel che costi. 

  Nonostante non sia stato subito amore a prima lettura, questo bel mattone ha saputo scavarmi dentro e crearsi una nicchia comoda; ci penso e ripenso da quando l'ho concluso e credo che sia uno dei romanzi più belli  che ho letto durante il 2020.

Avevo aspettative alte e credevo di trovarmi con una storia totalmente diversa, ma non per questo mi ha deluso. 

Anzi, ho dovuto rivedere le mie aspettative e riflettendoci bene, dopo averlo finito, mi sono resta conto di quanto mi avesse colpito e quanto mi fosse piaciuta la storia ed i personaggi che ne fanno parte. 

Spero di aver tempo a breve per continuare la lettura riguardo gli altri due capitoli, sperando che presto l'autore ne pubblichi altri (no, non sono spaventata che possa deludermi, da come sono state messe le basi si prospetta una lunga ed interessante avventura).

Abbiamo un solo punto di vista, quello di Locke Lamora. Un giovane uomo estremamente furbo e scaltro che, insieme ad altri suoi compagni, fanno parte dei Bastardi Galantuomini. Conosceremo quindi Jean Tannen (grosso e molto forte, ma anche estremamente colto), Calo e Galdo Sanza (due gemelli molto scaltri) e Cimice (l'apprendista del gruppo). 

Tutti presi e cresciuti da Padre Catena, una figura che conosceremo solo attraverso i ricordi di Locke. 

Eh si, non è un romanzo propriamente lineare. Abbiamo spesso degli Interludi che spaccano il presente per raccontarci frammenti dell'infanzia di Locke, ma non solo. Mentre lui cresce e viene addestrato da Padre Catena, ci viene spiegato come vive a Camorr, in particolare la malavita e le varie bande. Il tutto ci è utile per comprendere meglio la città e i suoi meccanismi. 

Nel presente ci troviamo al principio di una truffa che i Bastardi Galantuomini stanno creando per rubare ad un nobile del posto. Ci renderemo presto conto di quanto sia intelligente e bravo Locke a creare questi piani, e di come i Bastardi siano una famiglia estremamente organizzata ed unita, che ha imparato a lavorare insieme mettendo in scena piani all'apparenza folli, che però funzionano. 

Purtroppo per loro, la tranquillità della malavita in città viene scombussolata dall'arrivo del Re Grigio. Una figura misteriosa che si aggira per la città e uccide membri piuttosto bravi delle varie bande senza esser mai visto. Tutto ciò inizia a spaventare Capa Barsavi, il capo di tutti i ladri di Camorr, che vede minacciato il suo potere. 

Ma a spaventare sul serio Locke sarà l'incontro con questo Re Grigio, capendo con chi ha a che fare e cosa potrebbe costargli rifiutare di assecondare ciò che pretende che faccia per lui. 

Locke si trova intrappolato in un patto assurdo e dovrà usare tutta la sua intelligenza per riuscire ad uscirne vivo. E non solo lui. Anche la sua banda viene presa nel mirino, come conseguenza di questi ordini. 

Sarà solo l'inizio di un'avventura che mai avrebbe voluto intraprendere, che mette in serio pericolo le vite di tutti loro. Ma è stato davvero sbagliato coinvolgere Locke e minacciare lui e la sua famiglia.

Il Galantuomo è cresciuto in mezzo alla malavita e fin da piccolo ha imparato come muoversi e come usare la pietà, se usarla. Non sarà saggio farlo arrabbiare. 

Locke è una figura davvero molto interessante. Ne vediamo il pieno potenziale solo alla fine del romanzo, comprendendo tutte le sfumature che abbiamo intravisto durante la lettura e mettendole finalmente insieme, trovandoci davanti un ladro determinato ed intelligente, un uomo gentile e buono con i suoi amici più stretti e cari, un criminale che non si fa alcuno scrupolo se messo alle strette. Insomma, un personaggio che conquista i lettori più difficili per le sue ricche sfaccettature che lo rendono vivo e realistico. 

Attraverso di lui conosceremo meglio anche gli altri Bastardi e ci affezioneremo anche a loro, ma mai come a Locke. 

 Una storia incredibile. Estremamente originale ed imprevedibile, ci porta a vivere queste (dis)avventure che capitano a questi giovani malviventi senza riuscire a prevedere cosa accadrà. Almeno, per quanto mi riguarda è stato un susseguirsi di colpi di scena, sempre più incalzanti e rapidi, mano a mano che la storia prende una piega più oscura e crudele. L'autore non ha pietà del lettore. Preparatevi perché oltre certe scene che potrebbero turbare (per questo non lo consiglierei a chi è particolarmente sensibile), ci sono anche frammenti che ti spaccano dentro. 

Una lettura bellissima e che consiglio a chi ama il genere. 

Grazie alla Mondadori per ristampa del primo (e stampa degli altri), altrimenti mi sarei persa una serie davvero unica. 

Vi parlerò sicuramente anche degli altri due volumi, devo solo trovare un po' di tempo per leggerli. 

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[poetlcs]

books read in 2017: the lies of locke lamora by scott lynch

Born with a quick wit and a gift for thieving, Locke Lamora has dodged both death and slavery, only to fall into the hands of an eyeless priest known as Chains — a man who is neither blind nor a priest.

A con artist of extraordinary talent, Chains passes his skills on to his carefully selected "family" of orphans — a group known as the Gentlemen Bastards. Under his tutelage, Locke grows to lead the Bastards, delightedly pulling off one outrageous confidence game after another. Soon he is infamous as the Thorn of Camorr, and no wealthy noble is safe from his sting. Passing themselves off as petty thieves, the brilliant Locke and his tightly knit band of light-fingered brothers have fooled even the criminal underworld's most feared ruler, Capa Barsavi. But there is someone in the shadows more powerful — and more ambitious — than Locke has yet imagined. Known as the Gray King, he is slowly killing Capa Barsavi's most trusted men — and using Locke as a pawn in his plot to take control of Camorr's underworld. With a bloody coup under way threatening to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the Gray King at his own brutal game — or die trying...

#the lies of locke lamora #scott lynch #read2017 #YALL this book wasn't perFECT but omllllll #the whole middle and end FUCK ME #also I hell liked it bc the men in it were quite emotional and like cried a lot and stuff #which like .... there was a lot of traumatising shit going down #but it was cool they actually had emotions unlike soME FANtAsY #i need to buy red seas under red skies

[msfehrwight]

*rereading Lies in preparation for presentation*

*has to stop and sob every few pages because it conforms so beautifully*

You guys have no idea how excited I am about “The Last Mistake” and “At the Court of Capa Barsavi”

#gbs

[gentlememe-bastards]

Capa Barsavi: Come hither, fool.

Locke: *jingles miserably across the floor*

😂😂😂😂

#gentlemen bastards #locke lamora #capa barsavi

[incorrectgentlemanbastards]

The Gray King: I’m a fucking hippopotamus, and I’m fucking crazy!

Barsavi: You think you’re crazy? If you even fucking look at Camorr, I will stomp you to death with my hooves

Locke: Okay! Okay! Okay! Okay!

#source: kid gorgeous #this really only makes sense if you’ve seen the bit #gentleman bastards #incorrect gentleman bastards #locke lamora #incorrect quotes #the lies of locke lamora #tloll #the gray king #capa barsavi #vencarlo barsavi #incorrect barsavi #barsavi #luciano anatolius #gray king #capa razza #incorrect locke #john mulaney #the gentleman bastards sequence #the gentleman bastards #gentleman bastards memes #gb

[vuhjbooks]

Les Salauds Gentilshommes, tome 1 : Les mensonges de Locke Lamora

Par les dieux, j’adore cet endroit, dit Locke en se tapotant les hanches. Parfois, je me dis que cette ville a été mise ici pour satisfaire les dieux et leur amour du crime. Les pickpockets détroussent les passants, les marchands détroussent ceux qu’ils parviennent à duper, le capa Barsavi détrousse les détrousseurs, les petits nobles détroussent pratiquement tout le monde, et le duc Nicovante sort parfois avec son armée et dépouille Tal Verrar ou Jerem, sans parler de ce qu’il inflige à ses propres nobles et à ses féaux.

En début de livre, la bande exécute leur dernier plan pour voler le maximum d'argent d'un homme très riche. J'ai aimé l'ingéniosité de ce plan : à chaque fois qu'on pensait qu'il y avait un problème, en réalité il n'y en avait pas car il avait été prévu par les Salauds ... Même si je me suis quand même parfois demander si c'était vraiment possible que quelqu'un puisse prévoir tant de choses. En tout cas Locke le peut. Et puis un jour tout bascule avec l’arrivée d’un roi gris. J’ai bien aimé cette seconde partie du livre qui devient plus sombre et violente. On plonge vraiment au coeur des gangs, des alliances et de la corruption. La bataille contre le Roi Gris va pousser les Salauds à se surpasser pour pouvoir survivre. L’intrigue va très vite, il y a beaucoup de rebondissements et les événements ne laissent pas le temps à nos anti-héros de souffler. De plus, j’ai beaucoup aimé que les chapitres soient coupés de chapitres qui racontent le passé de Locke et comment il a grandi avec ses frères adoptifs et le père Chains. C'est grâce à ces chapitres "du passé" qu'on fait la connaissance du père Chains, un personnage sévère et exigeant mais drôle et finalement bienveillant envers ses "enfants adoptifs".

Non, je suis tombé malade après une bataille. Quelque chose de plus grave que les merdes habituelles et les pieds endoloris. Une fièvre qui me rongeait. Je ne pouvais plus marcher et j’étais comme moribond, alors ils m’ont laissé derrière eux… moi et plein d’autres. Aux bons soins de quelques prêtres itinérants de Perelandro. — Mais vous n’êtes pas mort. — C’est fort astucieux de déduire ça à partir d’indices si maigres et après avoir vécu avec moi pendant trois ans, dit Chains.

En conclusion, il faut s’accrocher un petit peu au début pour rentrer dans l’histoire mais dès qu’on y est, on ne peut plus lâcher le livre jusqu’à la fin. Une très bonne lecture qui me donne envie de continuer la série.

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