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Summary: Beautiful fantasy, with one annoying feature
Review: I love de Lint's work, and really enjoy reading him. The thing I don't understand is why he rewards selfish characters (i.e. Katy), and why *her* betrayal and horrible behavior is never addressed. (WARNING *SPOILER*!) If someone's behavior had gotten ME locked up for over ten years, you can bet I'd never want to see them again either! Kerry's guilt just doesn't resonate. As for the rest of it, I loved the crow girls, Raven and Cody - especially loved the scenes with Cody and the cuckoos - but just can't get over that one flaw - or the final disposition of the ...err, film tin.
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Summary: I want to meet the Crow Girls.
Review: I resisted reading something by Charles de Lint for a long time after one negative review from a friend. Finally, I decided to get a book by him one day just to take a look.I am so glad I did. This was an amazing book, and by far my favorite urban fantasy. I haven't read much in this genre before, but I certaintly plan to now, as well as read more books by de Lint. The characters were great; there's no way you can get through it without loving Zia and Maida (or laughing out loud at their dialogues), and many of the other characters. While at points, especially toward the end, the plot thinned some, and turned just a bit too much into your typical 'let's go save the world from ultimate evil and make everything good' fantasy, the characters and the great background of _Someplace to be Flying's_ world carried it through. All fantasy lovers, even those who normally stick to a less modern type, should read this.
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Summary: His Best Yet
Review: I think de Lint has truly outdone himself, BRAVO! This ranks right up with "Moonheart," and "Spiritwalk" Truly a wonderful read. Powerful, moving, emotional... He's is truly exceptional at tying lives and plots together. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: I love the Crow Girls!
Review: I think Hank and Lily are great characters. This book read like Delint morphed into Andrew Vachss for a bit! Fantasy and detective grit, an interesting combo!
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Summary: Not very impressed so far
Review: I usually wait to finish a book before reviewing it, but I feel like venting right now so here goes. When I read a book, I pay attention to details and get a bit ill when things don't add up. And this book contains one glaring error right from the start. (An error to me at least because it makes no sense.) The whole thing with Lily going downtown to haunt the alleys looking for animal people. After she gets home, she is thinking about how she prowled for hours before the assault, "feeling like a cat, invisible." Invisible, huh. At the time Hank found her, she was described as wearing a knee-length black skirt and a pale rose SILK jacket. Real invisible. Who the hell goes sculking around back alleys at night in a skirt and a pink silk jacket? And why does she tell her friends about it if she doesn't want to talk about it? "Hey, thought you might like to know I got mugged last night, but DON'T ask me any questions about it." I expect better from de Lint. I thought "Trader" was great, the first three-quarters of it anyway. The last quarter of the book? Well, you know how goofy de Lint gets when he ventures off into the netheregions. His ideas and thoughts on the "otherworld" are always more interesting than his actual depiction of it. It would be nice if he would write a book that "talked" about it without ever actually going there. Bringing the character Bones (from Trader) back would be a good place to start. So I give this book 3 stars for now. We shall see if that initial impression slides up or down or remains the same. Adios.
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Summary: This is de Lint's MOST enchanting book to date.
Review: I was captivated from the first page. The story held magic and hope, reality and the incredulously awesome. I will never see animals (especially crows) the same again. It is a mystery, fantasy, science fiction, and a horror story all stitched together with a tasty dose of attention to detail and lyrical style that sets my imagination soaring over the landscapes he builds like a kite cut free and driven by winds of change.
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Summary: Very enjoyable - poignant, but uplifting.
Review: I've been a de Lint fan for several years, my favorite being the Jack the Giant Killer stories. I thought this was a little different from most of his other works, in that it focused more on the Native American folklore. I was hooked from the beginning, and didn't want to put it down. I liked the intertwining of the characters and their storylines and the way that the stories were sometimes poignant and made me want to cry, but in the end, I felt uplifted and like I had been through a very satisfying experience. A must for any de Lint fan. P.S. I love the Crow Girls! Read this to meet them if nothing else!
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Summary: Absolutely delightful!
Review: I've only been a fan of Mr. de Lint's works for less than a year (Ah, the shame!) but I've done my best to make up for that. I have most of the books that are readily available in the bookstores, plus some harder to find ones such as Svaha, Riddle of the Wren, and The Wild Wood. His storytelling is absolutely wonderful. Someplace To Be Flying is one of my favorites - the Crow Girls are a hoot and a half! His tales have made me look at things a bit differently. Faeries and otherwordly creatures no longer live solely in the deep, dark wood... they've made their way into our cities... By now it's bound to be obvious - his stories are always going to have somebody from the otherworlds, and I wouldn't like it any other way. If that's not something you like, you should steer clear of these books.... However, you really shouldn't. They are absolutely lovely!!!
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Summary: De Lint Writes Magic Once Again
Review: If you are any fan of Charles de Lint at all, or if you are just a person who wishes to see magic under streetlights, this is a must read. Maida and Zia will fill you with joy, and The Lonesome Death of Nettie Bean will take your breath away. De Lint has the gift to touch people with his work, and put magic on paper, and that's why every thing he writes comes with my reccomendation.
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Summary: Interesting blend of action and folklore - nice storytelling
Review: Interesting and involved characters. Flashbacks in the book can get a little involved, but a nice blend of plot development and action, folklore and storytelling. While the characters were sometime formulaic, they were interesting and well developed.
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