Book Club Update

So, I know that I haven't updated the books I'm reading in ages, so here it goes: I just finished reading A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood. Fashion designer (and incredibly attractive human being) Tom Ford recently directed a film adaption starring Colin Firth (also incredibly attractive), which I saw earlier this Spring. The book is about a gay British college professor living in Southern California in 1962. I would highly recommend both the film and the novel, but they're surprisingly different. It's a very short book, so I thought it was a little odd that the two differed so much, but they're both very thought-provoking and highly lauded.

I'm now starting the last book in the Tales of The City Series by Armistead Maupin. I'm planning on reading Sure of You, the sixth and last book in the series, this weekend, while in Paris. I've read the third (Further Tales of the City), fourth (Babycakes), and fifth (Significant Others) books since coming to France, thanks to the fabulous (and free) English Language Library in Angers. The series is based on a group of friends (and often-times lovers) living in San Francisco starting in the mid-60's and ending in the late 80's. Obviously, this was a very influential and progressive time for San Francisco with the hippie movement, free love, gay rights, and the outbreak of HIV, amongst other significant social movements. Maupin's style captivates and each book promises to be a page-turner. His characters often get into some pretty ridiculous situations, but his writing draws you in to otherwise unbelievably crazy (and entertaining) scenarios.  I would highly recommend them, but I must warn they are highly-addictive. I must say, the last two I read weren't as good as the first two, but once you start, you won't want to stop until you've read them all.