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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
Delightful crack-candy. And I was thoroughly happy with the ending.
Even though it was completely different from the rest of the series, It was one of the best books the series.
The story being told from a single characters point of view this time made things feel more intimate than in the earlier books and made things ike Micheal and Mary Ann's reunion or the hospital scenes at the end feel much more real.
The story being told from a single characters point of view this time made things feel more intimate than in the earlier books and made things ike Micheal and Mary Ann's reunion or the hospital scenes at the end feel much more real.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness
medium-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I've complained before about my increasing frustration and even anger with the last few [book: Tales of the City] novels, in which all the female characters had to completely renounce their hetero- or bisexuality or instead become HIDEOUS HOME-DESTROYING BITCHES; however, I couldn't resist reading this new, seventh installment, because, well, I'm a completist. (Or an addict. Call it what you will.) But like I said: I was pleasantly surprised. This seventh volume finds Michael Tolliver, the gardener formerly known as Mouse, still alive in the present day despite having been HIV positive since the '80s. This book is much less wacky than its predecessors—there are no plotlines about child pornography rings or Jim Jones or the Bohemian Grove. Instead, most of the plot revolves around making peace with the past. Michael takes his new lover with him to Florida to visit his dying mother, and there's a lot of stuff about family (both the one you're born with and the one you make) that seemed very real to me. Maupin even managed to rehumanize Mary Ann a little bit; of course, he also had Michael use "my little spunk bucket" as a term of endearment. Um. It's a step up from "All straight women are EVIL!", anyway.
this doesn’t really feel like a tales book (which i guess it isn’t??) which kind of ruined it for me because i was expecting fun drama and instead i got,,,, this (which is good i guess but did not do it for me)
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm a huge fan of Michael Tolliver (obviously just like everyone else) and this book is all about Michael! It's different than the other books. Not a big adventure but more of an intimate time spent with Michael narrated in the first person. I just loved it. Michael in his late fifties now. It's been a while and life is different in the early 2000s. His mom is dying and so he goes back with his sweet partner Ben to Orlando to visit. Here, we get a look at past life in Orlando. His brother and his wife. The "Christian" place where his mom is spending the remaining days of her life. His conversations with his brother, mom and Ben are so real and so intimate. Such a beautiful book.