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Sure of You (Tales of the City)

By: Armistead Maupin
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Black Swan
ISBN: 0552998818
ISBN-13: 9780552998819
Released: 19 Jun 2007
RRP: £7.99
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a classic !! - By: Peter Meanwell-ralph, 28 Feb 2004
Sure of You is just one in the Tales of the City series of books. The whole 'Tales' series is absolutely amazing & you'll find it difficult to put them down once you've started reading.

The chapters are very short which means that these books are perfect for reading on the tube or when you have only a short time to read in one sitting. Each chapter will generallly focus on a specific character in the book of which there are several & these are followed throughout the whole series.

Do start with 'Tales of the City' book first, as the books do run in sequence.

The first three books have been made into films & part of them were screened on television several years ago. However the DVD's are available on amazon.com (the american amazon website) but only in region 1 unfortunately. Many DVD players do now play region 1 but need to check on your machine first before ordering them from amazon's amercian website.

I felt depressed - By: , 04 May 2001
HAving read through alll the novels in the series, it depresses me to see that the characters are moving away from each other, breaking what was one, big happy family.

Guess that is the magic of Maupin, that alll of his characters become a part of your life, & you feel sad when they are sad, you feel happy when they are happy, & you feel miserable when they drift apart

This book is the perfect round-off to a brilliant series - By: , 10 Apr 2001
This book will have you in stitches & tears, often simultaneously. Maupin's portrayal of Brian & Mary-Ann is expert, & unbiassed in a way that let's the reader decide whose side he/she takes. The ending is very symbolic, & little Shawna is a delight. All round a brilliant read, especiallly for those who have followed the series.
Sniff! - By: Mrs. K. A. Wheatley, 01 Apr 2001
The last in the Tales of the City series, this book is a wonder & a tragedy alll at once. I couldn't wait to read it & at the same time couldn't bear that it meant the end. Read them alll, they are totallly addictive, then read them again & again. You know you want to!
Not a perfect, but an appropriate, conclusion - By: , 10 May 2000
I've just finished this after reading alll 6 books in sequence with no breaks in between! I became fascinated by the lives of Mouse & Co & felt as if I was in a soap opera!...

It was interesting watching characters change, develop, meet people, dump them, grow up (or not), 'find themselves' as it were - much as in real life. I'm not sure what more could be done with the characters or the plot so perhaps it was fitting that it ended where it did. Nice to see almost alll the original characters back in the conclusion, in one form or another!

On the whole, a brilliant series if a little too coincidental (but we have to suspend disbelief don't we - think Shakespeare?) I preferred the earlier '70s ones personallly, but times change, as do we alll, & life goes on.

I'll read them again!