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Welcome to San Francisco, girl! Here's a joint, and to paraphrase Mrs. Madrigal, don't you dare tell your mother!
Basically, all you need to know is that Mary Ann Singleton moves to S.F. and embarks on a wonderful new life with a cast of zany friends. Whenever I'm new to a city (like Mary Ann) I like to read some fiction that's very clearly identified with that place. I read Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy in Brooklyn and several books by Dennis Copper in L.A.. But so far, Armistead Maupin's T ...more
Basically, all you need to know is that Mary Ann Singleton moves to S.F. and embarks on a wonderful new life with a cast of zany friends. Whenever I'm new to a city (like Mary Ann) I like to read some fiction that's very clearly identified with that place. I read Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy in Brooklyn and several books by Dennis Copper in L.A.. But so far, Armistead Maupin's T ...more
I was not impressed nor amused. Just not my cup of tea. No problem with anything here it just didn't work for me.
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A loving portrait of 1970s San Francisco, with "oh no they DIDN'T!" moments that made me audibly gasp about every ten pages. I want to read all of them forever. Easy to read; you can tell it was originally serialized.
The way Maupin handles some things ((view spoiler)) feels a bit dated, but it fits with the times. The mocking treatment of the white characters' racism seemed d ...more
The way Maupin handles some things ((view spoiler)) feels a bit dated, but it fits with the times. The mocking treatment of the white characters' racism seemed d ...more
Like discovering the tastiest bag of salty treats in you cupboard. Just sit down and snarf the bag in one sitting.
Jun 27, 2009
M
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Sep 26, 2009
Scott
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Aug 15, 2011
Michelle
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Kevin
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