 The first image that comes to my mind is roller skates people The young guy flying around the city on roller skates, which I thought when I first read it was so Cool particularly in the citywood Hills. The first thing I think of is the marina Safeway Series where a men and women would go and flirt with each other and a certain time when it was safe to do that and easy And my parents always told me to stay away from that safe way Well, I'd say Michael Tolliver aka Michael Mouse was the most Loving and sympathetic treatment of a gay character I'd ever read in any kind of fiction to that date what really sticks out Really stands out in my mind on a rereading for this book is its compassion Is the humor the the relationships between all? strata of society Between all sexual inclinations between all genders and transgenders. I think it crosses and transcends Boundaries and as a whole it's very successful along those lines Everyone and I do mean everyone should read tales of the city. It'll make you laugh It'll take you back to the 70s and it's San Francisco public libraries one city one book selection