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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Mary Ann gets so annoying omg, good for her though I guess...another good book in the group, just nothing really wowed me like the others. Really nice to get a lil wrap up though (prior to his revisiting the series in a new style for 7-9).
These books are fun little fluff. A good journey through the years but ultimately forgettable. I finished this a couple days ago and honestly can't remember how it ended.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
**Spoilers ahead** A wonderful ending to this series, with Mary-Ann embracing stardom and abandoning her "former" life, husband and child (who she never really wanted). I think it was better for all of them. Michael is still thriving with Thack and Mrs. Madrigal found some love for herself. I am satisfied, but still wanting more.
These books are very readable, they always are, but I really didn't need to see these characters become older and all...sad and lame. I dunno.
I'm curious whether any "Tales of the City" fan finished this book and still liked Mary Ann. I was already more or less done with her at the end of "Significant Others," and this book sealed it. It's not her ambition, either ... it's the fact that she just doesn't seem to give a crap about anyone else anymore.
It'll be interesting to see what Maupin does with her in "Mary Ann in Autumn."
It'll be interesting to see what Maupin does with her in "Mary Ann in Autumn."
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Satisfying ending to the series (or at least the main six books) and Maupin's mix of sentimentality and retrospectivity made me look back at the events of the first few books as if I was one of the characters themselves.
My love for Michael and Brian only grew, and I was glad that Mona made an appearance, although I thought Anna Madrigal had lost some of her air of mystique/magic.
Burke's reappearance was a good way to introduce the sense of nostalgia mentioned earlier; the reminiscing about the past was really effective in drawing the series to a close.
Mary Ann on the other hand became a complete and utter BITCH. She has always slightly irked me as a character, in her prissiness and selfishness, and it surprises me that Micheal etc. have stayed friends with her for so long. However, whilst I utterly hated her character, it was done in such a way that was believable and it worked well with the narrative, and I hope that after this book she stays in New York and never comes back.
My love for Michael and Brian only grew, and I was glad that Mona made an appearance, although I thought Anna Madrigal had lost some of her air of mystique/magic.
Burke's reappearance was a good way to introduce the sense of nostalgia mentioned earlier; the reminiscing about the past was really effective in drawing the series to a close.
Mary Ann on the other hand became a complete and utter BITCH. She has always slightly irked me as a character, in her prissiness and selfishness, and it surprises me that Micheal etc. have stayed friends with her for so long. However, whilst I utterly hated her character, it was done in such a way that was believable and it worked well with the narrative, and I hope that after this book she stays in New York and never comes back.