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Summary: "Choke" Loses Its Grip...
Review: Easy to read, but wow: talk about flat. Character development is almost non-existent. This is summer- beach reading at its trashiest. Inhabitants of the vaguely-described Key West village are too perfect, even with their authored "flaws". I would love to have friends like the men in the story: all handsome, womanizing ne'er-do-wells with hair that never musses on the windy boats Woods writes about. Fact-giving scenes are interspersed with sex-scenes that read as if the Publisher wrote "Put sex here, here and here" on the manuscript.The Choke of the title is both the name of the hero's boat and his life-long demon; the expected pay-off of the title dribbles air like a forgotten balloon with a slow leak. So why was I satisfied when I finished the story? Maybe it was the goofy- cop pairing, reminiscent of so many TV detective shows. Maybe it's because the so-obvious plot twists actually twisted back in the latter part of the book, relieving my fear that I knew the answer at page 75. Maybe it's because I read it on the beach in hot sunshine, with the waves rolling ashore, while on vacation. Who knows. Maybe I'm one of the great unwashed, after all.
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Summary: An Unexpected Surprise
Review: I first discovered Stuart Woods almost 2 years ago; an off-handed recommendation from a co-worker. Since that time, I have become somewhat of an, obsessed or possessed or one of those "est" words, fan. I read through all of his 19 novels in record time. (during my Stuart Woods feeding frenzy.) I did however leave Choke for last, for as much as I adore Mr Woods, I have very little interest in tennis and I didn't think this would be my favorite book by any means. I was unexpectedly surprised! (as Mr. Woods continues to do to me.) This is in no way a "tennis" book, it is Mr. Woods at his most relaxed and fun. It is filled with suspense, drama, loads of sex, (of course)and humor. All of the things that make him so appealing. If you haven't read Stuart Woods before, you will become a fan with Choke. If you have read Mr. Woods before, you will fall in love with him in Choke. Either way, you can't lose. Enjoy!
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Summary: An Unexpected Surprise
Review: I first discovered Stuart Woods almost 2 years ago; an off-handed recommendation from a co-worker. Since that time, I have become somewhat of an, obsessed or possessed or one of those "est" words, fan. I read through all of his 19 novels in record time. (during my Stuart Woods feeding frenzy.) I did however leave Choke for last, for as much as I adore Mr Woods, I have very little interest in tennis and I didn't think this would be my favorite book by any means. I was unexpectedly surprised! (as Mr. Woods continues to do to me.) This is in no way a "tennis" book, it is Mr. Woods at his most relaxed and fun. It is filled with suspense, drama, loads of sex, (of course)and humor. All of the things that make him so appealing. If you haven't read Stuart Woods before, you will become a fan with Choke. If you have read Mr. Woods before, you will fall in love with him in Choke. Either way, you can't lose. Enjoy!
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Summary: It Won?t Choke You Up
Review: I read this book many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. On a plane ride back from Italy, I found myself with nothing to read so I again read the book which my husband had just finished. Once again, I loved the characters and became engrossed in the characters. Stuart Woods has a real talent for the creation of intriguing characters and I am always impressed with their evolution.
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Summary: Worthy of a second read
Review: I read this book many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. On a plane ride back from Italy, I found myself with nothing to read so I again read the book which my husband had just finished. Once again, I loved the characters and became engrossed in the characters. Stuart Woods has a real talent for the creation of intriguing characters and I am always impressed with their evolution.
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Summary: involving story with a fast pace
Review: I really enjoyed CHOKE a lot. This is the first Woods novel I've read, and I plan to read more after this. The dialogue seemed a bit unnatural at times, but usually sounded realistic. The characters were good, and the twists were satisfying. I liked that the chapters were quick and cliff-hanging, keeping me turning pages. A fun book to read.
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Summary: He is a talented writer.
Review: I think he is an excellent writer. The ones I have read are on a yacht and always are in the water. They are a real page turner. I recommend him to anyone.
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Summary: Woods at his best
Review: In the novel CHOKE, Woods displays the main character, Chuck Parish, desperate and eager for a new job. Little does Chuck know that he will soon be mixed up in the biggest scandal of his life. Parish soon finds it extremely difficult trying to prove his innocence to the police and at the same time trying to figure out who the real culprit of the crime is. Woods defines the word page-turner in this excellent novel that will leave the reader guessing until the end. CHOKE is a great and easy read that will intrigue and leave the reader spellbound by the time he or she is finished. These are just a few of the many reasons that I give this book all of the five stars and highly recomend it.
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Summary: Expect the unexpected!
Review: In the suspense thriller CHOKE, the reader is sent in a hundered directions never quite able to stay ahead of Stuart Woods artful writing. Chuck Parish, the main character, is a tennis pro involved in scandal and murder while giving tennis lessons during the week under the warm Florida sun. The only way out of this mess is the truth, and this leads the reader around in circles, until the final pages, where the plot is unfolded before their eyes. CHOKE is definately worth four stars; a modern, scandalistic, suspense thriller, with some unexpected twist and turns.
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Summary: Expect the unexpected!
Review: In the suspense thriller CHOKE, the reader is sent in a hundered directions never quite able to stay ahead of Stuart Woods artful writing. Chuck Parish, the main character, is a tennis pro involved in scandal and murder while giving tennis lessons during the week under the warm Florida sun. The only way out of this mess is the truth, and this leads the reader around in circles, until the final pages, where the plot is unfolded before their eyes. CHOKE is definately worth four stars; a modern, scandalistic, suspense thriller, with some unexpected twist and turns.
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