For more than three decades Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City has blazed its own trail through popular culture—from a groundbreaking newspaper serial to a classic novel, to a television event that entranced millions around the world. The first of six novels about the denizens of the mythic apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane, Tales is both a sparkling comedy of manners and an indelible portrait of an era that changed forever the way we live.
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Since 1976, Maupin's Tales of the City has etched itself upon the hearts and minds of its readers, both straight and gay. From a groundbreaking newspaper serial in the San Francisco Chronicle to a bestselling novel to a critically acclaimed PBS series, Tales (all six of them) contains the universe--if not in a grain of sand, then in one apartment house.
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Maupin's alternately playful and sentimental tales depict an all-too-easily satirized population of transients and toffs living in and around San Francisco.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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This is one of those books you don't want to stop reading because each chapter leaves you hanging for the next. The lives of each character draw you in closer and the tie-in is fabulous. Highly recommend for a quick, light read!!!
By Duke Marine
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I almost didn't want to review this because it is SO, SO fabulous that I literally cannot think of the words to describe it!
So I just want to share that this book (as well as More and Further Tales) is one of the best reading experiences of my life and the stories will linger with me literally forever. As insane as it sounds it feels like the characters of this book are my good, good friends and that I could call them up or go to San Francisco and find them and their fabulous world waiting (and I've had other readers tell me the same thing so don't call the mental hospital for me yet)! Armistead Maupin is a literary god as far as I'm concerned! One of the best authors of all time! I could not recommend a book or a series more.
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Armistead Maupin does a brilliant job in intertwining the lives of nearly a dozen people in his internationally-acclaimed "Tales of the City." The book is quite a quick read, interesting, and also provides a great commentary on life during the 70s. Maupin, who is himself a homosexual, also does a good job of using the story to paint a picture of the gay community. Similarly, he does a fabulous job of describing San Francisco and the interesting culture that exists there. This book is recommended for all, especially those that are looking for an amusing book to read on a nice afternoon.
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The City hasn't changed
I thought at first this book must have been written in the early 1990s because the descriptions of San Francisco are spot on. I was surprised to see that this book dates to 1978! Read more
Published on Jun 19 2004 by Sarah Sammis
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Yes, but...
Entertaining and satirical, I'd originally thought it quite insightful.
Then I saw Mr Maupin introducing parts of the PBS series, in which he said something about a character... Read more
Published on Jun 16 2004 by Michael Z. Williamson
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A fun read - a trip back to the late 1970's
TALES OF THE CITY by Armistead Maupin
Here's a fun book that you can sink your teeth into. TALES OF THE CITY by Armistead Maupin is a story about a group of characters living in... Read more
Published on Jun 14 2003 by Ratmammy
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It's good. It's real good.
I read this book in my very early twenties when I was going through that whole "oh, no one understands me, I'm too deep for this world" phase. I was determined to hate this book! Read more
Published on April 26 2003 by J. Olsen
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Extremely Entertaining
Original written as a newspaper serial, Armistead Maulpin's TALE OF THE CITY may not be great literature--but it sure is fun. Read more
Published on Mar 31 2003 by Gary F. Taylor
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If you're goin' to San Francisco ...
Armistead Maupin's TALES OF THE CITY, which first ran as a series of newspaper columns in 1976-77, is a great, twisted, plot-filled soap opera, which commented as much upon its... Read more
Published on Feb 20 2003 by Benjamin
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The best of light reading...
When I look back on the 300+ books I've read in the past 10 years, no list of irresistable, up-all-hours reads could be complete without the "Tales of the City" series, starting... Read more
Published on Feb 11 2003 by Alex Nichols
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rememberances of things past
Evertime I open up the Tales series, memories flood into my mind.
Perhaps everyone falls a little in love with their childhood city, but very few have a chronicler as Armistead... Read more
Published on Jan 22 2003 by Richard N. Wang
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San Francisco's Human Comedy
This is much more than a story of some pleasant and funny people and their city: this is a veritable , compassionate and humorous portrait of the human species, in that idyllic... Read more
Published on Oct 3 2002 by Ventura Angelo
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A book you'll love! Characters you'll Love!
I couldn't put this book down. The characters are all excentric, yet absolutely loveable. If you are a San Franciscan or have at least visited, its an extra special treat.
Published on Sep 6 2002
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