talesofthecity

Babycakes | Armistead Maupin

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A while since I delved into the world of
28 Barbary Lane and with Aids now having begun its impact the 'family' Michael at a loss enjoys a London flat exchange with a naval officer awol from the Royal yacht. Mary Ann and Brian, meanwhile, are unsure about trying for a baby as Mary Anne's TV career blossoms. Loved it and love this community. I'll try not to leave so long until the next.

Leftcoastzen It‘s a pretty special place . I am pondering a reread ! 18h

CarolynM ❤️ 3h

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Blueberry

Babycakes | Armistead Maupin

#DaysDevotedto... #Cake

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Eggs Perfect 🤩 5mo

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Blueberry

Michael Tolliver Lives | Armistead Maupin

3.5 ⭐ I love all the characters in this series. Well...almost all. There is that one woman...

#FlowerShop #StorySettings

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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 😍 12mo

Eggs Gorgeous 🌺🌸🌼 12mo

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Blueberry

Tales of the City | Armistead Maupin

#CitySidewalks #DecemberDreams

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cute 😊 1y

Eggs Well done! 1y

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Soubhiville

Tales of the City | Armistead Maupin

bailed

I read about half of this and decided it‘s just not for me. I couldn‘t get attached to any of the (many) characters. I expected to like it a lot, as I did enjoy the TV adapted series, and as I chose to move to a queer friendly city when I was a young adult.

I think the dated writing held me back a little. It wasn‘t bad but some of it felt cliche, like the characters were stereotypical of the “types” of folks who might live in San Francisco.

Soubhiville I bet young-adult me would have loved this. Venkman‘s looking cheery this morning 🙂. 1y

Soubhiville @AmyG your package came last week while I was out of town. Thank you! Yours should get to you in the next day or two if it hasn‘t already. 🩵🩵🩵 1y

Clwojick What an Angel-Face! 😱😍🐱 1y

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AmyG Thank you, my friend. Venkman ❤️ 1y

dabbe Hello there, Velvety Venkman! 🖤🐾🖤 1y

Mimi28 😻😻😻😻❤️❤️ 1y

rwmg I didn't like it either, not when I read it in my 20s and not when I read it a couple of years ago. I felt there were too many in-jokes that I was not in on. 1y

AmyG I got your box, my friend. Thank you so much….I shall open tomorrow for Hanukkah. 😘 1y

Soubhiville @AmyG oh good! I‘m so glad it arrived in time 🩵 1y

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merelybookish

Tales of the City (Revised) | Armistead Maupin

so-so

This book is rooted in the lives of the residents of an apartment building in San Francisco. There's Mary Ann, the recent transplant from Cleveland. Mona, the embittered lonely woman. Michael's, Mona's friend and a hopeless romantic. Brian, a self-loathing straight guy. Anna, the mysterious landlady who offers a joint to any friend. And so on. The world expands to include more. We skip about to work places, date nights, society shindigs. 👇

merelybookish It is VERY of its moment! As I said in an earlier post, a lot like Three Company's, if not substance than in tone and style. Armistad's characters could totally hang at the Regal Beagle with Chrissy & Jack. I found it all facile & dated. I could imagine it was light entertainment in 1978 but it didn't have the same appeal today Anyhoo, I didn't love. But glad I read. Also my #bookspin for July complete.💅 @TheAromaofBooks #192025 @Librarybelle 2y

merelybookish Also, if you have no idea about Three's Company. Hello, I am 👵 2y

Librarybelle I‘ve seen Three‘s Company in reruns - I could totally envision the show reading your review! 2y

TheAromaofBooks Some books hold up better than others - sometimes it's not even because there's anything “wrong,“ the story just doesn't carry through to a different era. 2y

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Magpiegem

Tales of the City (Revised) | Armistead Maupin

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21/23 I‘ve stayed up late finishing this one! I just couldn‘t put it down. I went into it completely cold after picking it up on a whim. I didn‘t realise it had originally been serialized and had no idea that would make it such a compulsive read. I loved the characters and it felt very contemporary considering it would now be considered historical fiction!! 5⭐️ This is my #booked2023 #featuringanonbinaryortranscharacter pick and also #192025 #1978