Further Tales of the City vs Sure of You: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: LGBTQ novels, San Francisco, City and town life, California, Social life and customs, Fiction
Further Tales of the City
“There were outlanders, of course, who continued to insist that San Francisco was a city without seasons, but Mrs. Madrigal paid no heed to them.”
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Tales of the City is a series of novels by Armistead Maupin.
Sure of You
“THERE WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT HIS WIFE'S face, Brian Hawkins had decided.”
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A fiercely ambitious TV talk show host finds she must choose between national stardom in New York and a husband and child in San Francisco. Caught in the middle is their longtime friend, a gay man whose own future is…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Further Tales of the City has the widest readership — 83 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Further Tales of the City | Sure of You | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.9 (32) | 3.7 (20) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (83) | 4.5 (64) |
Reception
| Further Tales of the City | Sure of You | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 83 | 64 |
| Editions | 20 | 23 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 133 | 263 |
| Pages | 368 | 273 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Further Tales of the City or Sure of You?
Further Tales of the City has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Further Tales of the City 4.3/5, Sure of You 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Further Tales of the City or Sure of You?
Sure of You is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Sure of You (273 pages, ≈ 5 h 03 m); Further Tales of the City (368 pages, ≈ 6 h 49 m).
Which is harder to read: Further Tales of the City or Sure of You?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Further Tales of the City: Moderate; Sure of You: Moderate.