“Anyone who enjoyed [Maupin’s] earlier books will welcome this opportunity for a return trip to its setting. Mr. Maupin maintains that this is a stand-alone novel and not a sequel. But it’s familiar enough to have the warmth of a reunion long overdue.” -- Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Maupin denies that this is a seventh volume of his beloved Tales of the City, but --happily -- that’s exactly what it is, with style and invention galore … Maupin introduces a dazzling variety of real-life reference points, but the story belongs to Mouse, whose chartings of the transgressive, multigendered sex trends of San Francisco are every bit as lovable as Mouse’s original Jockey shorts dance contest in the very first Tales, back in 1978.” -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review “Charming, heartwarming … sweet without being sappy.” -- Booklist, Starred Review “Warmhearted and witty: a treat for Maupin’s many fans.” --Kirkus Reviews “A sweet delight … Maupin’s writing is as cheerfully raunchy as ever, but his breezy dialogue-driven style belies the poignancy beneath the lives he creates.” -- Miami Herald “Here,
we get a glimpse of what Maupin, at his best, has always done: linked the individual
and the collective story, unfolded his narrative against the background of larger
events. It’s the novel as social history, an aesthetic reminiscent of
Balzac.” |
