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The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)

Scott Lynch

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Oct 10, 2011 Eh?Eh! rated it it was amazing

Shelves: babble-added, goodreader-gave-to-me, karens-world

I got to read this almost a week early due to well-connected connections! So rad!, the connection (thanks, karen! bestestestest ever!) and the book!

As promised, Sabetha is presented. The story jumps back and forth from their early days and a crisis that occurred while learning to work together to the current crisis. There isn't too much connecting the two storylines except giving background to the relationship between Locke and Sabetha.

While wildly entertaining, this was more a lull compared to ...more

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Mar 26, 2008 Wealhtheow rated it really liked it

Shelves: pocmaincharacters, battle-of-wits, fantasy, queer-characters

Many years ago, the Thieftaker sold a little boy to an old priest. The old priest turned out to be a brilliant con man and criminal, and the little boy became Locke Lamora, a man who is basically the embodiment of the platitude "too smart for his own good." After conning the rich, breaking the Secret Peace, fighting a mage and bringing down at least one government, Locke and his bff Jean Tannon are at their lowest point yet. As the book begins, Locke is dying of a slow-working poison with no pos Many years ago, the Thieftaker sold a little boy to an old priest. The old priest turned out to be a brilliant con man and criminal, and the little boy became Locke Lamora, a man who is basically the embodiment of the platitude "too smart for his own good." After conning the rich, breaking the Secret Peace, fighting a mage and bringing down at least one government, Locke and his bff Jean Tannon are at their lowest point yet. As the book begins, Locke is dying of a slow-working poison with no possible cure.

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This is an incredibly impressive book, from the whip-smart dialog to the twists and turns of the plots. I loved the play interlude--it's the best fantasy representation of a pseudo-Renaissance theatre scene I've ever read. Lynch creates a play with lines and plot that feels like Shakespeare, without being overly dependent or obvious.

The election plot lacks the urgency of the first two books, because for once Locke's attention is not on conning an entire city, but instead on wooing (view spoiler)

What is incredibly awesome about this book is that, looking back on it, my mild sense of disappointment in the low-stakes of the election plot is (view spoiler) ...more

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Dec 11, 2008 Lorena rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

Seriously, why is Scott Lynch so damn talented? I would file a complaint with those in charge of unequal talent distribution, but I fear that would only slow the release of the next book in this series, and that simply would not do.

In this volume, the world-building continues to amaze, and the twists and turns and double- and triple- and other multiple-crosses continue to zing with dizzying and entertaining speed. The big draw, though, is the appearance, in the flesh and in extended flashbacks, ...more

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Mar 20, 2017 J. Trott added it

If you've already read the first two of the series, "The Lies of Locke Lamora" and "Red Seas under Red Skies" you are going to read this. It's good, but a step down from the others.

The witty dialogue is getting tiresome.

The love scenes and story clunked.

The two distinct plots wove together loosely. It would have been better as too books. The better book was the flashback plot.

Lock Lamora is less himself in this story. It's disappointing that someone so given to flauting society's rules is su ...more

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Dec 22, 2013 kvon rated it really liked it

Shelves: librarybook

Flashback within a story, both featuring his romance with Sabetha, an eely but smart girl. Almost all the women here are quite sharp. There's a play as a team building exercise, and a political/dirty tricks competition. Also a third story about the machinations within the bondsmagi. Stories about Locke's past, and future, all of doubtful provenance. Still not sure what Chains' big plans were. ...more

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Aug 01, 2009 ScottK rated it really liked it · review of another edition

You know when you start reading a series, and you have to wait forever and ever for the next installment ? Well, that is what happened here, I think I had been waiting for 3 maybe 4 years for book 3. Was it worth it ? In a word yes, yes it was. I love these characters and in searching for volume 3 I found that he has at least 3 more in the works ! This makes me very happy, I can not wait to dive in again, lets hope it is not another 3 year wait.

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