false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169092812m/38273.jpg 16255 30 Since 1976, Maupin's <I>Tales of the City</I> has etched itself upon the hearts and minds of its readers, both straight and gay. From a groundbreaking newspaper serial in the <I>San Francisco Chronicle</I> to a bestselling novel to a critically acclaimed PBS series, <I>Tales</I> (all six of them) contains the universe--if not in a grain of sand, then in one apartment house. 815206 1969 Tales of the City (Tales of the City Series, Vol. 1) total:3746|5:1260|4:1479|3:819|2:160|1:28| 3746 15021 4629 436 38273 0060964049 9780060964047 309 41 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169092812m/38273.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38273.Tales_of_the_City 5 2 false Sun Jul 15 15:43:46 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 15 22:07:56 -0700 2007 more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 3 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 16:55:30 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 17:15:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 3 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 11 10:29:35 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 15:37:53 -0700 2007 A fun read, a recommendation from Cherie. Very amusing and mostly light hearted, with some serious themes thrown in, but Maupin doesn't do it in a way that is over bearing. {And I love Michael Mouse too, Cherie!!} I like how Maupin connects all of the characters lives in subtl...more...]]> 413729 0061358304 9780061358302 187 27 4.01 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413729.Tales_of_the_City_A_Novel 4 0 false Thu Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 24 14:18:18 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 14:18:48 -0700 2009
This was suggested by Berni, who chose it for my now defunct book club, but I'm glad I got this out of it as the very least.

I'm amazed this book was written in 1978! It's a perfect depiction of life in the 70s. That kind of perfection written about a certain time...more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 4 0 false Sun Dec 06 16:27:35 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 16:42:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 5 0 false Mon Sep 28 12:38:50 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 12:39:20 -0700 2009
I was given this book over twenty years ago and I immediately went out and bought each of the others after...more...]]> 38273 0060964049 9780060964047 309 41 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169092812m/38273.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38273.Tales_of_the_City 2 0 false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 05:01:28 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 16:59:21 -0700 2009 The Night Listener quite a bit and promised myself (like a treat) that I would read more by Armistead Maupin in time. I once worked with a guy who raved about this particular series, so I especially looked forward to getting to it; but then that guy quit under suspicious circumstances and c...more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 5 2 false Thu Oct 25 11:27:08 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 11:30:05 -0700 2007 more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 4 1 false Wed Nov 26 18:13:50 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 10:05:09 -0800 2008 Tales of the City is a boisterous read of life in 1980s San Francisco, focusing especially on the gay life. The entire shenanigan felt like being on speed with tons of melodrama, sex, suicide, and other good stuff thrown in. The characters were quirky and sympathetic, despite be...more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 3 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Sep 10 17:25:01 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 17:25:58 -0700 2007 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 1 1 false Sun Jun 15 12:00:10 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 15:04:38 -0700 2008 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 2 0 false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 14:37:34 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 14:47:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Apr 13 17:58:33 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 13 17:59:33 -0700 2007 413729 0061358304 9780061358302 187 27 4.01 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413729.Tales_of_the_City_A_Novel 5 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 14:11:48 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 14:18:24 -0700 2009
The original publication of these books as a newspaper serial creates the unique format of 1-3 page chapters, each of which ...more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 4 0 true Wed Mar 18 01:01:20 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 01:04:19 -0700 2009
I wasn't too happy with the way it ended...more...]]> 413729 0061358304 9780061358302 187 27 4.01 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413729.Tales_of_the_City_A_Novel 4 0 false Fri Nov 20 14:34:10 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 25 21:32:40 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 20 14:34:10 -0800 2009
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I recently had a conversation with Dad about book snob...more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 3 0 false Sun Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 11:07:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 11:34:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 4 0 false Sat Sep 13 15:16:15 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 27 00:39:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 5 0 false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 15 15:03:24 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 22 03:15:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 16255 0552998761 9780552998765 3173 358 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720253m/16255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255.Tales_of_the_City 3 0 false Fri May 16 10:53:10 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 11:17:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=38273