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Summary: The weakest Woods so far but still entertaining
Review: My father-in-law turned me on to Stuart Woods about 2 years ago. Since then I have devoured every one of his books. He is such a great and prolific author. When I am reading one of his books I am totally in a trance until I finish it - I am really an addict!
This book had so much promise but it just didn't work. It wasn't BAD, but all his others are so much better...
I still eagerly await the next Stuart Woods. Maybe Stone and Holly just need a little break.....
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Summary: Reckless is the right word!!!
Review: My wife and I have always loved the Stone Barrington novels. However, not this one. My wife read the book, and I listened to the unabridged audio CDs. She thought Woods brought too many of his previous characters together to do too many unrealistic things. HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU TALK SOMEONE OUT OF KILLING YOU? I agreed with her, but I have to add more. The reader, Tony Roberts, is terrible. He sounds like he is 100 years old, and makes all the male characters sound the same. Except for Dino, who he makes sound like a cartoon character. Holly sounds like a dumb bimbo, and not the sharp minded law enforcement officer we have come to know and love. This guy, Roberts is horrible, and I will never purchase a book read by him ever again.
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Summary: Reckless Abandon
Review: Not one of Stuart Wood's best books, but not one of his worst either. The tying together of Stone Barrington & Holly Barker has been hinted at in other books and Woods finally wrote a story to connect them both. He even brings Ed Eagle in from SANTA FE RULES so he is keeping us connected with his characters. If I had to choose 2 of Woods' books to recommend to another person, and I work in a library, those 2 books would have to be CHIEF and PALINDROME. Both are Woods at his very best. The rest are an entertaining diversion.
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Summary: Badbadbadbad
Review: Once again I am writing a negative review on one of my favorite authors. I am beginning to think that as authors become more and more popular, they put less and less effort into their work -knowing that their name alone will put the book on the Best Seller List. I'm also wondering if they just start hiring ghost writers to write their books for them. I couldn't believe how bad this book was. The dialogue is so trite that it's painful to read. Bad. Bad. Bad.
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Summary: Book Title Right on the Money
Review: Short synopsis - this book stinks. The thought that it was written is RECKLESS and you need to ABANDON it.
Let's see if I can get the plot correct:
Stone and Holly look for bad guy, pause for sexual encounter, dinner at Elaine's. Stone and Holly look for bad guy, pause for sexual encounter, Dinner at Elaine's.
Got the point? This book is as shallow as it gets. Woods must have been a bit short of cash and needed a quick write.
Please save your money and forget this one.
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Summary: Woods finally gets back on track
Review: Stone Barrington has finally come back. This book included many characters from past books. The love interest with Holly Barker was interesting. Both individuals are portrayed as strong characters throughout the book.This book was a welcome change from the previous Dirty Works novel. Woods also appears to be setting the Holly Barker character in a different direction. I believe he will have much stronger storylines with Holly in the CIA. The missing link in the last two Stone Barrington novels is what happened to Arrington Calder. She is never mentioned in either novel.
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Summary: The Descent of a Good Writer Continues...
Review: Stuart Woods in his early novels was as good as it gets in popular contemporary fiction. Unfortunately, in order to keep his bank account on the plus side, he has now resorted to wiriting formula trash and not very good trash at that. It is a disappointment to see this, but better that the reader be forewarned than to simply ignore one of the more disappointing career implosions that I have had to witness. I have abandoned hope that this will change.
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Summary: Reckless Abandon
Review: Stuart Woods is at it again bringing the character Holly Barker to find a man she thought she killed already only to find him a live. She is trying to track him down and finding road blocks every where. He's now in the witness protection program hired by the CIA to work for them. If you're looking for a book to keep you on the edge of you seat then this book is for you. A must read- Larry Hobson- Author- "The Day Of The Rose"
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Summary: Skip this one
Review: Stuart Woods must have had to meet some contractual obligations, otherwise why would he write this book?!? I've been reading him for years and in the last several books the trend towards stupid dialog and mindless plots is getting worse. This book was only 283 pgs., hardly a novel! He must have wrote this one on a flight from Florida to NY, that's how much thought seems to have gone into it.
Another thing I'm sick of, the constant references to oral sex whenever Stone is in bed with anyone! Come on already, give it a rest. There were way too many pages devoted to Stone's sex life that should have been used to develop a plot. Also, how does Dino afford to eat at Elaine's every night on a NYPD salary? The drinks there alone have to be $10 a piece. I thought this book would be good, with the teaming up of Stone and Holly, but he made her sound like a moron. The lousy ending leads me to believe that Woods will whip out another quick story with Holly in it, but guess what, I'll be skipping it.
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Summary: So disappointing!
Review: Stuart Woods used to be one of my favorite authors. But he has fallen into the trap of using the same characters and similar storylines, while letting the dialogue go. Hollys most frequently used sentence was "Oh, okay!". This is grade school dialogue and certainly not worth buying. The last several Woods books have been heading downhill, this one reached the bottom. It is time for him to quit!
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