astrono9's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, War, Sexual content, Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Outing, Transphobia, and Suicide
momster13's review against another edition
5.0
What a beautiful memoir. Listening to this on Audible being read by Armistead Maupin made it come alive and now I feel like I should go reread The Tales of the City series.... again.
caedocyon's review against another edition
3.0
Mostly funny anecdotes. A little self-indulgent. But I mostly enjoyed reading it.
I'm not certain if the gory details of how racist his parents and family were, and how he was when growing up (into his twenties), are productive? Slurs abound. Like, Armistead, I think you're trying to be honest and transparent about where you came from and what you used to believe, but did you ever have a black character in Tales or no? And the (literal) bed built by the enslaved people your ancestors owned, you still sleep comfortably in it?
I'm not certain if the gory details of how racist his parents and family were, and how he was when growing up (into his twenties), are productive? Slurs abound. Like, Armistead, I think you're trying to be honest and transparent about where you came from and what you used to believe, but did you ever have a black character in Tales or no? And the (literal) bed built by the enslaved people your ancestors owned, you still sleep comfortably in it?
cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
4.0
A 2017 staff favorite recommended by Jane. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Slogical%20family%20maupin__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold
thegirlinchucks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.25