Further Tales of the City (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook

" Really enjoyed the first 2 books in this series - light and fun. This one "jumped the shark" - Jim Jones, kidnapping, keeping someone locked up in a basement - too much. This is the last one I'm going to read. "

" I know these books are meant to be light, stupid fun, but working the massacre at Jonestown into the plot -- a relatively recent event at the time of publication -- and making Jim Jones a CHARACTER in the book is a really bizarre choice. And the racism is more noticeable than ever in this one. Ugh. Also no Mona in this one at all! Man, tell me the whole series doesn't irreversibly jump the shark at book three. "

" Not as gripping as previous two. Not such well drawn characters and plot too "out there". Took a while to find it's direction. "

" Love this series of books! Really got me in to reading. "

" Continuing adventures of the best bunch of characters ever! "

" First read in 1987. "

" this one revved things up quite a bit and threw in some speculation on a bit of history which tends to haunt me so yes, I gulped it down. Wondering how things will go in the second half of these tales. "

" How can you go wrong with San Francisco? This is a great series, and this third installment didn't disappoint me. When I had finished this book, I went out and bought the next two volumes - a ringing endorsement, in other words. "

" Like most everything else, this series lost some magic when it moved into the 1980s. "

" Fab!!! "

" Another gem. "

" A fun easy read. Made me want to live in their 1970's Barbary Lane world. "

" Being familiar with the madness (I'd read the wikipedia article about Jonestown) made this more fun. I also really like Michael now that he is more secure and rounded (and not called "Mouse" much anymore). "

" A plot somewhat more contrived than previous outings, but still allowing a view into the characters I have grown to like. The sub-plots and tangents I found more compelling than the main story line. "

" An excellent finish to a fantastic series. "

" How can you not enjoy stories of San Francisco in the 1970's?? "

" Not his best, but still signature Maupin. "

" I love this series...flippant, campy, with a little adventure and mystery thrown in as well. Great little cultural capsules. "

" Junkfood! "

" Excellent follow up to the first two books in the series. Great setting and plot, terrific dialogues. Worthy of your time. "

" fun, quick read. love the characters. "

" this was a gripper...I stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish. remember Jim Jones? he's alive! "

" Maybe I was trying to read them too quickly or liked the first so well that I dived right into the rest. This one was not as good, perhaps I needed a break or something more substantial between these volumes? "

" These books are like candy. Thank you free book shelf at the Ann Arbor library! "

" One two many coincidences and a lackluster mystery let this book down. Still readable, but definitely the lesser book so far. "

" Still enjoyed the third one for the same characters I had got to know, rather like a sit-com, though read them in my twenties and dont think would be as enjoyable now "

" I enjoyed this more this time than I remember from ten years ago. Sweet, silly, fun. "

" this one revved things up quite a bit and threw in some speculation on a bit of history which tends to haunt me so yes, I gulped it down. Wondering how things will go in the second half of these tales. "

" Like most everything else, this series lost some magic when it moved into the 1980s. "

" Just as good as the other 2 - so far so good. Then it deteriorated into a bit of a Nancy Drew mystery - liked the first 2 books better "

" deus ex machina out the wazoo "

" Like the first two in the series, this book made me laugh, think, wonder what the hell was going to happen next...and just generally go, "Yep, that's San Francisco." Maupin's great character writing doesn't hurt, either. On to book 4! "

" Just re-read this ... Maupin gets the time-periods that he writes about, but his humor and his characters' humanity are truly timeless. "

" Maybe I was trying to read them too quickly or liked the first so well that I dived right into the rest. This one was not as good, perhaps I needed a break or something more substantial between these volumes? "