This is one of the neatest books I've ever read. What more is there to say? I've seen other people say this is one of de Lint's very best and most approachable books. I've read three or four others, and based on that sampling I think I agree, though Onion Girl was outstanding as well. People who want military SF probably won't like this book, but for people looking for something that makes them feel like maybe there is something redeeming in the world after all, this is tops. This is one of his "Newford" books, and it's probably good to have read others of them first, but it's really not necessary. I hadn't done that, and it didn't cause any problems. Like another reviewer, I thought maybe there was something that had come before, but all the characters were reintroduced. I do want to go back and read some of those earlier books, though, and hope to find them as engaging. ( )

A luscious urban tale based on Native American "fairy tale" themes. As always, de Lint delights. ( )

I had a return visit to this one because I needed a comfort read. Things get bad, but everyone cares, so it works out all right in the end. Yay!

I love the image of making the world in order to have a place to fly.

This was my first foray into the Urban Fantasy genre and although I really enjoyed it I kept feeling like I was picking this story up in the middle - like maybe this was a second book in a series or something. It took me about 100 pages to start putting the puzzle pieces together. ( )

Reading books like this make me wonder why certain readers have such a hissy fit over the fantasy genre, saying it can't be literary or it has nothing to offer in terms of social reflections. Clearly, they haven't read books like this, or if they have, they simply don't care for using magic, mythology, and folklore as a means to explore humanity. If that's the case, it's a shame. Someplace to be Flying is a beautiful book, something to break all those stereotypes of what people seem to think urban fantasy is. And now that I've finally been initiated into de Lint's writing, I can't wait to get my hands on more. There's a lot to learn and a lot to enjoy from this guy.

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I really enjoyed this on the first reading, but on the second, I realized not a lot happened, except for the end of the world of course. :) ( )

Brilliant as always. ( )

I always love the stories of the first people, and this one is exquisite. ( )