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Tales of the City

By: Armistead Maupin
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A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick

The first novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s bestselling San Francisco saga, and inspiration for the Netflix original series, Tales of the City

“A consummate entertainer who has made a generation laugh. . . . It is Maupin’s Dickensian gift to be able to render love convincingly.”— Edmund White, Times Literary Supplement

For over four 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 ten 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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It has been sometime (around 20 years) I have read the legendary "Tales of the City". It made me move all the way from Turkey to San Francisco, and I have enjoyed every bit of the stay for four years. So, after all this time, it was a pleasure to go back to Barbary Lane!
I highly recommend that you get all three of them, it is easy listening, though at first the reader seems to be bored and does not read very enthusiastic, but after sometime he gets into it as well.
It is once again very interesting to find out how Bay Area has set the trend for the rest of the world some 30 years ago!
3 stars because it is abridged and someone with more soul could make the stories and characters livelier.
Yet, it is a classic!

Gee, it is nice to be back home!

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As a 'Tales of the City' virgin I bought this book on impulse and I'm loving it. I love audiobooks and plug myself in at every opportunity and this has made running/walking/cycling/even hoovering a pleasure to be eagerly anticipated! I like long books as it really gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself and at 18 hours this definitely qualifies! It is easy to see that it is based on a newspaper serial and that it covers several books as there are several distinct storylines. Basically, a saga, it covers relationships (of course!) - gay and straight; friendship; AIDS; child abduction; transubstantiation hmmmmm, what else - what else do you want!

Ooooh I'm loving this.

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I read this series about 8 years ago, and loved it. I was so excited to see the entire series in one audiobook...it makes it excellent value for money. And it didn't disappoint - it was wonderful to listen to the tales again!! The only reason I have given this 4 stars instead of 5 is the narration. I liked the narrators voice, but it was funny when he did the girls voices!

I hope Night Listener and Maybe the Moon will be available soon!!

I still love these stories...

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I first read the Tales of the City series about 15 years ago and I have visited the residents of Barbary Lane every couple of years since. As a 'newish' member of Audible I seized the opportunity to reacquaint myself with Mrs. Madrigal, Mary Ann, Brian, Mona and my overall favourite character, Mouse. Maupin?s characters are most definitely 3-D, flawed but endearing. Set in San Francisco, this audiobook charts the ebb and flow of the character?s relationships from the early 1970s to the 1980s. Although I was really pleased to have all six books in one audiobook, it was noticeable that some substance of the books was missing and the technical details don?t mention if it is an abridged version (hence the 4 rather than 5 stars). This is a great listen if you aren?t particularly prudish or if you love San Francisco and if both apply then I guarantee you?ll enjoy it.

Barbary

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San Francisco is a magical city, full of surprises, but never disappointment, sometimes its impossible to see what's over the next hill - but the roads all lead in straight lines and the intersections lead you back to familiar territory and landmarks.
From Ghirardelli Square to Russian Hill and on to the downtown it's easy to jump aboard at any time and let Armistead Jones Maupin guide you through the sights, sounds and smells of the city. I guarantee you'll want to visit once you walked around The Bay.
A real pleasure of a book, which frequently made me laugh along the road and brought back the pleasure of being in San Francisco - highly recommended.

Easy to fall in love with this City

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