I'm a reader of the 21st century, used to books and media spoiling me with a high number of immediate scenes and sparing me exuberant descriptions. 
 And this was exactly my issue with LLL: The writing style just wasn't for me. 
 The book is full of pages and pages of plot irrelevant descriptions and excurses. 
 I really tried to like LLL, I had read such great reviews of it and I forced myself to stick around until the very last page. But I was majorly just bored, which is a pity, because the book had so much potential: 
 The world is inmensly rich. The atmosphere in a fantasy Rennaissance Venice is as gloomy as it can get. There is witty banter. The characters are well written, especially Locke, who is a grey antihero and his past is only revealed step by step via flashbacks. 
 If you are more the sensitive type, be warned: This book isn't for you. 
 You will come across gore, blood, deaths, mutilation, horse urine, strong language and more over and over. 
 Otherwise I'd say, just give this book a chance and see for yourself.