Further Tales of the City

Having read the two previous books in this series, Further Tales of the City was exactly what I've come to expect from Armistead Maupin. It's a dramatic, fast-paced soap opera with unexpected twists and turns, and diverse characters whom I enjoy reading about. In fact, my only quibble with this book......more

Armistead Maupin makes doppelgangers of his beloved characters, plays them out beautifully like a Chess Magician, and Michael and Co. move graciously to the background-- until you need them to be in the narrative, and then they pretty much save the day! Talk about complete reader fidelity. Because t......more

This is the last of the 'lighthearted' Tales of the City books, as the fourth will usher in the beginning of the AIDS crisis and the hardening of Mary Ann Singleton. Sometimes when re-reading this book I want to stop and pretend it ended there, so I can hold onto more cherished memories of the chara......more

The first three books in the Tales of the City are the best. They are all an unbeatable combination of plot, setting and character. And of the first three books, my personal favorite is #3, Further Tales of the City. It's the most inventive and memorable and the most page-turn-able--Maupin at his fi......more

There's never too many Tales of the City! No need to read in sequence. Audiobook performance is great too!......more