Lies, Lies, Lies!

So, I finished reading The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch. Notably, this author was nominated for an award for best new author, and seeing as that was likely due to this book, I'm sad he didn't win, though perhaps it's a good thing, because that means that the author who did win must have had a BETTER first book. Wow.

You've probably already seen the Arcane Gazebo's review of it. If not, go read it either now or after you're done here. Please note that the following paragraphs may contain mild spoilers.

I really liked this book, and it falls into one of those weird categories of books for me: those that can't be read in a single sitting. This was due to the crazy complexity of the plot, and the quite unexpected turns it took at times, I just felt like I needed a breather before diving back in to the thick of things. This book contains the essence of the group heist movies: Italian Job, Sneakers, Confidence, to name a few that I've seen. No, I have not seen Ocean's 11 yet, though I picked up the DVD cheap. The lead man on the job is quite likable, and the gang is also great. Thus, finding out that this author is one of those for whom characters can and must die was a shock. Not that I mind that type of book, but wasn't quite expecting it here and so when several characters died
it was a very big shock.

Still, the plot was excellent and did a very good job of providing enough information that though it was being deceptive (unreliable narrative point of view, at times) you could still piece together some things before they got revealed, which is pretty satisfying. I'm definitely going to pick up the second book about the title character, as he's enough to keep me interested no matter the book.