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    <body><![CDATA[I'm so addicted, I can't put it down. It would have been torture to only be able to read one column a day. I plowed through the first two Tales in just a couple of days while on vacation, and now I'm working on the third volume. And I know I'm very late to join the Maupin bandwagon, but I wasn't bor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3573124">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is character-driven, but the characters end up in some pretty great scrapes ripped from the headlines of the 1980s. It's set in  San Francisco and I can easily see how it might have a cult following. My biggest complaint was that my favorite character, the matriarch, doesn't appear much in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44157889">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Armistead Maupin's uproarious and moving Tales of the City novels—the first three of which are collected in the is omnibus edition—have earned a unique niche in American literature, not only as matchless entertainment, but as indelible documents of cultural change in the seventies and eighties. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20759349">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[You don't have to start at the beginning with the Tales of the City series, but this omnibus is an excellent way to get into the &quot;tales&quot; of Michael Tolliver, Mary Ann Singleton, and of course the mysterious Anna Madrigal (hint:  rearrange the letters).  A wonderful time capsule of the 1970...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38232845">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read all the Tales of the City books but I can't remember each one distinctly so I'm reviewing them en masse.  I enjoyed them while I was reading them - Maupin's heart is clearly in the right place, the characters are loveable, and the adventures exciting and funny - but they didn't have a big imp...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4611779">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great reading with quirky characters.  Have read the entire series twice, with about 20 years between the readings.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was fabulous! It's the romanced version of Milk (it gives context to that period)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Tales of the City series is addictive and a lot of fun.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I used to read the Tales of the City books over and over when I lived in Ohio. They were a talisman for me of the life I wanted, the characters then about 10 years older than I. I haven't read them again since Ohio, and in the interim I did live in The City for a while so I had a sense of place this...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8620537">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fun, intertwined stories about the lives and loves of the residents of Mrs. Madrigal's San Francisco home on Barbary Lane.  The &quot;Tales of the City&quot; series is really just one long uncensored super-collection of the newspaper serials of Armistead Maupin, and its 4 page chapters make ideal re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15994790">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've been reading this novel (actually 3, in one sleeve) on and off for 8 months I think, and finally finished it.  I don't have much to say about it; in the end, I'm afraid I read it as much to 'get it' as a cultural reference (well-known here in SF) as I did to actually enjoy or experience it.  I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8458516">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[These stories are so addictive. I got these years ago and still pull them off the shelf and read little bits. Then of course, I am sucked back in and finishing chapter after chapter. Do yourself a favor and read these. Perfect for anyone who wishes that they lived in San Francisco. In the seventies....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15441554">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As a required text for english my sophomore/junior year of high school, this book sparked my interest in reading for fun.  With each storyline, I found myself unable to put Tales of the City down.  I suggest this book to anyone who wants to get lost in a good book.  Enjoy!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The reason I moved to San Francisco.  Too bad reality didn't live up to fiction.  Still amongst my all time favorite books.  I could pick these up any day and read them cover to cover no matter how many times I've already read them.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am currently re-reading the Tales of the City books. I loved them when I read them all when I lived in SF and they are still great now.  The characters are like old friends I haven't seen in a while.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series is full of wonderfuly written, colourful characters and all of their complexities.  If you want a fun series that will keep you busy for some time, this is the one for you!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA['tales of the city' is rightfully a landmark in gay literature, you truly feel like the characters are your friends and you are back in san francisco in the 70's.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'd never read the &quot;Tales of the City&quot; before. This book contains the first three books and the melodrama gets a bit thick, but it was pretty entertaining.]]></body>
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