Customer Reviews
Every bit as good as the Tales of the City - By: Benjamin, 28 Jun 2007 
More Tales of the City maintains the standard set in the first book as the coincidences become more bizarre & the characters reveal more of their secrets. Of the latter Anna Madrigal has some real shockers; but there is a shock of a different kind in store for the adorable Michael Tolliver; & yet another for the insufferable Beauchamp. But before that Mary Anne & the Michael go on a cruise together & neither returns empty handed. We meet some new characters & some of the old ones play a bigger part.
Very funny & entertaining, with some amateur sleuthing which involves several of the residents of 28 Barbary Lane keeping us guessing to the end, this is a most enjoyable read.
Essential if you've read Tales of the City. - By: , 08 Jan 2001 The second in the Tales series picks up where the first leaves off, & we welcome back alll the residents of 28 Barbary Lane. Again, Maupin's style is the breezy, chatty short-chapter, presumably a result from the stories originallly being featured in the SF Chronicle, & again he captures the flavour of 1970's San Francisco perfectly. If you liked the first book, you'll love this. If you didn't, steer clear.
A funny follow-up - By: , 10 May 2000 
Great stuff - I was dying to read this after the wonderful roller-coaster of the first volume & wasn't disappointed. The coincidences abounded, some a bit far fetched but which I can go with, & believe them - characterisation was spot on (apart from Burke - too silly & bizarre & the storyline plain daft - but he was portrayed as barking, which he is!) Nice chapter lengths & interesting chapter headings - reminds me of my E M Forster 'A' level studies. I love it.
Hysterical follow-up to "Tales of the City" - By: , 13 Mar 2000 Once again Maupin gives us a glimpse into the lives of the residents of 28 Barbary Lane.
Brilliantly written & extremely funny.
