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A review by apostrophen
Sure of You by Armistead Maupin
4.0
Great Lines: "So what if the world was fucked? There were ways to get around that, if you didn't make yourself a total slave to rage."
...and: "All we've got is now, I guess. But that's all anybody gets. If we wasted time being scared..."
The tales series wraps up in this book without wrapping the characters up in an unnaproachable way. You get the feeling that Michael will still be working at his nursery tomorrow, that Mary Ann's television show is just on in a few minutes, and that Thack will still be mad at the system tomorrow morning.
Mona gets only a bit of play (indeed, she sort of fades out a lot in the series, popping in and out), but in a wonderfully written way that gives her a nice soft denouement. To my mind, however, it's the character of Mary Ann that shows the sadness of the end of the series - she has done what she set out to do - rid herself of Cleveland, and unfortunately, in some ways, she has succeeded beyond all measure. It's hard to like her at the end of this book, but it's easy to understand her. Michael's continuing struggles with AIDS is exceptionally well written, at times the ghost of Jon is palpable, even when Michael is with his new lover Thack. And Brian's tender fatherhood is superb.
Mrs. Madrigal is, as always, the foundation of this strange family - a family of choice, not blood, something that truly resonates with me every time I read this series. I miss them as soon as I stop reading, and it always makes me want to just start over again, right away.
Thank you, Mr. Maupin, for a great reading experience.
...and: "All we've got is now, I guess. But that's all anybody gets. If we wasted time being scared..."
The tales series wraps up in this book without wrapping the characters up in an unnaproachable way. You get the feeling that Michael will still be working at his nursery tomorrow, that Mary Ann's television show is just on in a few minutes, and that Thack will still be mad at the system tomorrow morning.
Mona gets only a bit of play (indeed, she sort of fades out a lot in the series, popping in and out), but in a wonderfully written way that gives her a nice soft denouement. To my mind, however, it's the character of Mary Ann that shows the sadness of the end of the series - she has done what she set out to do - rid herself of Cleveland, and unfortunately, in some ways, she has succeeded beyond all measure. It's hard to like her at the end of this book, but it's easy to understand her. Michael's continuing struggles with AIDS is exceptionally well written, at times the ghost of Jon is palpable, even when Michael is with his new lover Thack. And Brian's tender fatherhood is superb.
Mrs. Madrigal is, as always, the foundation of this strange family - a family of choice, not blood, something that truly resonates with me every time I read this series. I miss them as soon as I stop reading, and it always makes me want to just start over again, right away.
Thank you, Mr. Maupin, for a great reading experience.