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Summary: Fast-paced, quick read, very enjoyable political fiction
Review: This was my first Woods book and I enjoyed it immensely, read it in one sitting (it is a compelling story, and not very detailed prose). Characters were enjoyable, followable, and Woods does a good job of not painting in extremes (the way Grisham does) - even the assassin is likeable to a degree, and the political figures are colorful and human.
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Summary: Could have been so much better.
Review: I read Mr Wood's previous novels that featured Will Lee and they were good. I thought this would be too. Boy, was I wrong. It was so bland. This doesn't mean I won't read anything else by Mr Woods, because he doesn't always disappoint. It would be nice to have a sequel to Orchid Beach. I thought that was a wonderful read.
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Summary: THE RUN - A quick-read political suspense thriller
Review: Hoping for another vacation with my alter ego (of-counsel stud investigator Stone Barrington), I got to vacation, instead, with a superb political suspense thriller, THE RUN. While the novel is light, breezy, and mostly predictable, Stuart Woods nonetheless holds you wondering about the actual fate of its main character, presidential nominee Senator Will Lee, to the very end. The stage is cleverly set for a myriad of possible twists and turns (could this thing go deeper than a never-elected President Ford?), but instead the shortest distance between two points prevails.For the Stuart Woods’ purists, cameo appearances by movie legend Vance Calder and former Stone Barrington flame, Arrington Calder, should suffice until Stone returns. Read it for what it is: a fun, quick-read thriller that is far more interesting to ponder than what we face in the voting booth this fall.
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Summary: Watered-down drivel from a Tom Clancy-wannabe
Review: Let me guess--Stuart Woods is trying to get a new publisher, but was still under contract with HarperCollins for one more book. Because that's exactly how this book reads--like an author trying to avoid a lawsuit. I USED to be a big Will Lee/Kate Rule fan--that is, until I read "The Run". Let's see, Will Lee was being seduced by Charlene Joiner in "Grass Roots". Guess who's trying to seduce him in "The Run"? CHARLENE JOINER. Will Lee was being hunted by a white-supremacist group in "Grass Roots". Guess who's hunting him in "The Run"? Get ready--this may come as a shock--a WHITE-SUPREMACIST GROUP! Will Lee runs for an election he has NO chance of winning in "Grass Roots". Guess what Willie-boy is doing in "The Run"? Come on--say it along with me--running for an election he has NO chance of winning! I used to think Stuart Woods was a poor man's Tom Clancy. For me to continue thinking that would be a major slap in Tom Clancy's face. In previous Will Lee books, the reader knew he was a Democrat, but the left-wing rantings were kept to a minimum. In "The Run", the knee-jerk liberalism is on just about every other page! What an insult to readers who actually have a brain and know how to use it!
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Summary: The Run
Review: I have read all of Stuart Woods's previous books and have thoroughly enjoyed them. This book which hews strongly to the political left,in its story line is dreadful. It is hard to believe he wrote it the prose is so amateurish. Save your money if it is not too late, a most disappointing effort.
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Summary: Worst Stuart Woods Ever, "The Run"
Review: Surely Stuart Woods did not write this novel. It had to be ghost-written. Without a doubt, this is the worst novel to come out under Woods' name. Drivel. Boring. Recycled material. Where is Stone Barrington?
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Summary: A GOOD READ
Review: Another great book by Stuart Woods. The suspense is wonderful and throughout the book Woods keeps you wanting more. My favorite Woods book is Dead Eyes, so read it if you like Woods.
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Summary: I Loved "The Run"
Review: I recently redisovered Stuart Woods and I'm very happy that I did. The Run is a first rate, suspense-filled novel which brings back one of my favorite characters -- Will Lee. It grabbed me from the first sentence and held me all the way to its exciting end. "The Run and The President's Astrologer by Barbara Shafferman are two of the best political suspense novels I've read in years."
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Summary: THE RUN - another great read by Woods
Review: I am a big Stuart Woods fan and THE RUN is another winner! It is a thrilling book about politics and power (and the abuse of it) during a presidential election year. I really enjoyed it and found it very timely and relevant to our current political climate. I found that this book had great sensitivity as seen in the character of Will Lee. We would all be lucky to find a real president like him. Of course there is still the thrill and excitement found in all of the novels by Mr.Woods.
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Summary: Woods Writes To The Uninformed
Review: Having never read Stuart Woods before, I bought this book based on two things, back cover review quotes from previous works, and that it was a political novel. Mr. Woods must believe his readers have little or no knowledge of the current political scene, other than headlines and soundbites. I hope he's wrong, he certainly isn't right in his presentation of same. Novels sometimes ask us to suspend our belief in return for being entertaining. Woods insults his readers, bypassing any semblence of belief in how his story entwines with current political process. Case in point; one of his major suspense plots revolves around his protagonist, Will Lee, Democratic presidential candidate trying to win enough delegates at the NATIONAL CONVENTION! He disregards all but the New Hampshire Primary and mentions nary another primary to explain how this happened. The author also glosses over the most basic of Secret Service security functions, making it not only possible for an assasain to enter the picture, but inviting. Mr. Woods is capable of snappy dialogue from time to time and he surely must have written better before, but if I am tempted by one of his story lines, I'll try my next Woods book from the library. This read was a literary, time and financial loser.
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