Series: Tales Of The City
by Author Armistead Maupin
Michael Tolliver Lives (2007)
I am very much a fan of Maupin's Tales of the City series after being introduced to the ground-breaking range of gay fiction by my girlfriend (of all people) a few years ago, especially as one of the books (albeit partly) is set in our very own leafy suburb.I had seen the TV show based upon the f...
Babycakes (1984)
Continuing on with my 2013 re-read of the Tales of the City series... and I recalled at some point there was a drop-off in the series, and I think this may be the start. Now this is not to say, that I am still not thoroughly enjoying the Maupin's stories and characters, just that things are shift...
Significant Others (1989)
I read the first three books in this series in 2010, then finally read the fourth book, BABYCAKES, a few months ago. I've enjoyed all of them, and this one was no exception. I finished it awhile back and I don't even know why I've taken so long to write my review, but I may be a little fuzzy on t...
Sure of You (1991)
A strangely hard note to end on, the last in the series (or last for nearly 20 years) is a measure of distance travelled, of cultural history measured in friendships and lovers. Tales started out in the 70s, in the cultural comedown after the 60s, of the weird and relentlessly hopeful city of San...
Further Tales of the City (1988)
This one might be the slowest of all of the books so far to get into, but once it picks up its force, it really does-- full-throttle. I was honestly really disappointed in the beginning of the book, because Maupin unexpectedly leaps ahead three years in all of our characters' lives. So, many of t...
The Days of Anna Madrigal (2014)
Reading this book was like revisiting friends who you've known for years, love very deeply and don't get to see often enough. All of the regular crew were there (minus Mona, of course), presided over by the increasingly weak but always enigmatic Mrs Madrigal. Despite my job while reading this bo...