Tales of the City Sure of You, Book 6, (Paperback)

from whitewavedarling

I'm almost sure that my reading of this one suffered for the fact that I hadn't read the earlier works, but still, in the first half of the book, I'm not sure how reading the rest of the series would have changed my reactions all that much--simply, I was bored, and couldn't bring myself to care a...

from miketroll

Maupin's Tales of the City series (this is No.6) set in San Francisco is easy to read, gently amusing, lightweight, often sentimental and saccharine. Probably a big influence on TV shows like Friends and Sex In The City. More recently, Alexander McCall Smith has successfully emulated Maupin's ach...

from AlexTheHunn

Maupin's delightful and fascinating characters find their way through San Francisco in the late 70s. AIDS and social awareness has crept into the lives of the inhabitants of Barbary Lane. The party is winding down. People are growing up.

from richardderus

Thack seemed to sort something out for a moment. “Sometimes I watch him when he's playing with Harry or digging in the yard. And I think: This is it, this is the guy I've waited for all my life. Then this other voice tells me not to get used to it, that it'll only hurt more later. It's funny. You...

from jayne_charles

Okay so it's mainly my fault. I constantly make the mistake of believing books that say they are 'stand alone' but part of a series. I'm not sure I ever read one that was truly stand-alone. Reading this was like accompanying a friend to a party where most of the guests are known to your friend bu...