Dirt

Rating:
Summary: Good Book
Review: Another Stone Barrington book and as usual very entertaining. Nothing spectacular or earth shattering but enjoyable and something to look forward to reading each night.

Rating:
Summary: A real stinker
Review: Dirt, by Stuart Woods was a plethora of stink. This novel is quite possibly Woods' worst piece of literature ever. I, an avid Woods fan, was in the library one day and saw Dirt, a book that I had not read. I checked it out and anticipated a great piece of writing. Fifty pages into the book, I was, to say the least, extremely disappointed. Being the optimist that I am, I decided to give the book a chance, hoping it would get better. I was horribly mistaken. The further into the plot, the worse it got. Then, nearing the end, something miraculous occurred, I started to enjoy the book. I read faster and faster, enjoying every word. I turn to the last page two hundred sixty-something and then the book stops. No, I mean ends, without tying up the loose ends. It was the most disappointing ending I have ever read. I want to ask Mr. Woods for two things. First, three dollars for the late fee, and second, the two hours of my life back. Stay away from this book.

Rating:
Summary: Very enjoyable!
Review: Heard the taped version of DIRT by Stuart Woods . . . this is an engrossing novel about a lawyer, Stone Barrington, who is asked to investigate gossip being spread about a New York
columnist . . . there are lots of twists and turns, as well as suspense, and the story kept my attention until the very end . . . the narration by Tony Roberts was as good as any I've ever heard.


Rating:
Summary: Couldn't Put It Down
Review: I am a HUGE Stuart Woods fan, and although some parts of this novel weren't exactly believable, it was still a great read. Some reviewers of this novel have been a bit too harsh. Whoever said that you need to believe everything that is written? Can't it just be an entertaining novel? From the start, this book grabs you with the gossip columnist being harrassed by an anonymous person, and I love cop-turned-lawyer Barrington who is brought back to solve the crime. He is the epitomy of the knight in shining armour, whom every woman longs for in her life!

Rating:
Summary: Man oh man! Is this the same guy that wrote "Chiefs"?
Review: I ask the question because 'Chiefs' was an absolutely fantastic novel. One of my favorites. This story is easy to read, quick-moving and entertaining but, for me, ultimately it is disappointing because I know that he could do sooooooo much better. If you've never read Stuart Woods, read 'Chiefs' and maybe you'd be better off just walking away.

So, why am I irritated? The characters are two-dimensional cutouts of what we might suspect the rich and the famous are really like. They reminded me of unpleasant parodies of the Howells from Gilligan's Island. Woods can do so much more.

To be fair, I guess I'm really irritated to see a man who showed so much early promise resort to being a hack writer, pounding out the same story time after time. I tolerate, in fact, I revel in it when it comes to Robert Parker. But in the case of Stuart Woods - what an incredible waste of writing talent!

Rating:
Summary: I don't know what happened to Stuart Woods?!
Review: I don't know what happened to this once a great writer?? Since WHITE CARGO, Mr. Woods seemed to decide to degenerate into a third grade writer. He have tried so hard to try to write books good for screenplays, only made him a mediocre writer now, and even tastelessly worse! Where was the writer who once wrote CHIEFS,DEEP LIE,RUN BEFOR THE WIND,GRASS ROOT? Oh, by the way, UNDER THE LAKE was also a lousy one with the bad and no-big-deal taste like PALINDROME,NEW YORK DEAD,SANTA FE RULES,L.A.TIMES,DEAD EYES,HEAT,CHOKE,DIRT... These were all the books should and have been written by other third rated author, I could not believe they were actually written by the great S. Woods

Rating:
Summary: Not too great
Review: I finally finished this book after having to stop a few times. The plot isn't all too interesting and I thought that Woods could've done much better. It is a good book to read if you have nothing else to do and the suspense does build up by the end but by that time, most people are prone to have already gotten bored with it. It is not recommended for those who are impatient.

Rating:
Summary: It's never been more fun to read DIRT!!
Review: I found this book to be very well written. I especially like the fact that it keeps you interested by building up the plot all the way to the end. I was pleasantly surprised with this book. In fact, I have purchased Worst Fears Realized and Dead in the Water, simply becuase I enjoy the character Stone Barrington. I think that if a reader gives this book a chance, he/she will really enjoy it.

Rating:
Summary: Not his best
Review: I have just started reading books by Stuart Woods, but I can say that this is definately not his best. This book centers around an ex-police officer/lawyer Stone Barrington who seems to be quite the ladies man while doing investigative work. He is hired by Amanda who is a lady that travels in the celebrity gossip world. She has been the target of a widely circulated fax about her "Dirt". It is an interesting read, and Woods manages to weave all of the characters and plots together well. However, he involved so many characters that I started to get more confused towards the end. It is an entertaining book which does not require much brain power to absorb. And the chapters are pretty short so it makes for a very quick read. Not bad, but not excellent either.

Rating:
Summary: Good and easy to read
Review: I have really liked all of Stuart Woods books. Be aware that in each of them there is one or two brief sex scenes. They ARE very explicit but well written and brief. I like that the stories are easy to follow but they are interesting and riviting. I hate to read a book that I have to go back to previous pages to remember who the characters are.