http://catharsisofthesoul.wordpress.com/2007/01/21/review-the-lies-of-locke-lamora-by-scott-lynch/ Books, Television, Music... the things that define me, boiled down into concise, boxed-in posts, for your viewing pleasure. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:46:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://catharsisofthesoul.wordpress.com/2007/01/21/review-the-lies-of-locke-lamora-by-scott-lynch/#comment-90 catharsisofthesoul Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:04:33 +0000 http://catharsisofthesoul.wordpress.com/2007/01/21/review-the-lies-of-locke-lamora-by-scott-lynch/#comment-90 I haven't had a chance to read "Perdido Street Station" yet (though I've read about half of "The Scar") so I can't really compare, but from whatever I've heard about Mieville's fictional city makes it sound a little darker and more oppressing than Camoor. Lynch walks a fine line between the brutal reality of the city streets and the wonderfully magical and enrapturing elements that suffuse nearly every corner of the city. Really need to read Mieville though... he's been on my to-read list for far too long. I ended up abandoning "The Scar" because I felt like I was not fully getting the feel for the world, and I promised myself I would get back to it after I read some of his earlier books... just haven't gotten around to it. I haven’t had a chance to read “Perdido Street Station” yet (though I’ve read about half of “The Scar”) so I can’t really compare, but from whatever I’ve heard about Mieville’s fictional city makes it sound a little darker and more oppressing than Camoor. Lynch walks a fine line between the brutal reality of the city streets and the wonderfully magical and enrapturing elements that suffuse nearly every corner of the city.
Really need to read Mieville though… he’s been on my to-read list for far too long. I ended up abandoning “The Scar” because I felt like I was not fully getting the feel for the world, and I promised myself I would get back to it after I read some of his earlier books… just haven’t gotten around to it.

]]> http://catharsisofthesoul.wordpress.com/2007/01/21/review-the-lies-of-locke-lamora-by-scott-lynch/#comment-87 zeedany Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:47:41 +0000 http://catharsisofthesoul.wordpress.com/2007/01/21/review-the-lies-of-locke-lamora-by-scott-lynch/#comment-87 The way you describe the world this book is set reminds me of the way China Mieville's New Crobuzon was described. Maybe I'll pick this after finishing Pynchon's Against The Day. The way you describe the world this book is set reminds me of the way China Mieville’s New Crobuzon was described.
Maybe I’ll pick this after finishing Pynchon’s Against The Day.

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