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STUART WOODS - STONE BARRINGTON SERIES

SWEET — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:26:44 GMT

I stopped reading his Stone Barrington series at #23. I got tired of his usual escapades and it got boring. I liked his Holly Barker series but the last one was in 2009. Some of his earlier stand alones were good too.

#55 is coming out in October, #56 comes out in December, and #57 comes out March 2021.

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joannecha — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:58:50 GMT

I gave up on this author a long time ago. Just more of the same repetitive nothing. Plot: find out about an international incident, go out to dinner (fly there in your new jet), get a new beautiful girlfriend and take her to bed, save the world, exhausted, so fly home in another new jet. The end. He really doesn't care about anything other than raking in the bucks and, unfortunately, people still buy his books.

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SWEET — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:13:58 GMT

@joannecha wrote:
I gave up on this author a long time ago. Just more of the same repetitive nothing. Plot: find out about an international incident, go out to dinner (fly there in your new jet), get a new beautiful girlfriend and take her to bed, save the world, exhausted, so fly home in another new jet. The end. He really doesn't care about anything other than raking in the bucks and, unfortunately, people still buy his books.

@joannecha

That's exactly how I would describe that series. He does rake in the big bucks and people will keep reading them until he stops.

Another author like this is James Patterson. He has so many series going on I can't keep track. I only read his Murder Club series if I can get them at a cheap price or find them in Little Free Libraries. My own LFL got donations of tons of them -- most of his series. They are like a dime a dozen anymore. People read them and then pass them on.

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sandy53 — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:41:42 GMT

I have read all of them and will continue to read the series. Yes, I tire of his casual se*ual escapades. He is too old to be such a stereotype playboy, I think. I think Stuart Woods writes dialogue better than almost any other author. I like the action, and I like the supporting characters. I especially like reading about New York City.

I always get his books through my library. I don't like to spend my kindle budget on them. They are quick reads and fun escapes.

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3blackdogs — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:05:39 GMT

I tired of the series. I think my two favorites which are older were “Chiefs” and “Palindrome”.

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lmt — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:12:53 GMT

Yes, the Stone Barrington books do get repetitive but I still enjoy them. They're fast and easy reads. I'll continue to read them as long as the series continues. I just finished #27 Doing Hard Time.

I love when familar characters pop up in different books; Holly Barker, Lance Cabot, Herbie Fisher, Mike Freeman and my favorite, Teddy Fay. I have to start reading the Teddy Fay books when I have time.

You know exactly what you'll get with a SB book - bedding beautiful women and lots of travel on his private plane. How is it that Dino can take so much time off of work to join Stone in his adventures?

I loved how many of the earlier books began with Stone dining at Elaine's. A shame the owner died and the restaurant was closed. I miss Stone's old watering hole.

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LuvmyLab — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:15:55 GMT

In the past my mom would give me his books to read when she was done with them. (We frequently shared books). This year I decided to start reading his books from the very first one. (If you read his books you should really start from the 1st book because he has recurring characters). His earlier books were much better and had more quality in the writing and had more pages. I still enjoy his books and will continue to read them as long as he writes them.

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RetRN — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:35:03 GMT

Knob Creek Bourbon is what he drinks in every book. I do find the stories entertaining and fun to read.

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sandy53 — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 23:29:56 GMT

I finished the new book, Choppy Water, today and just wrote about it on the September thread. This one was mostly about Holly Barker, so if you liked those books, you may like this one. Stone was not exhibiting his usual playboy behavior in this book; he called it "geographical monogamy," and there was no international travel.

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SWEET — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:53:20 GMT

@sandy53 wrote:
I finished the new book, Choppy Water, today and just wrote about it on the September thread. This one was mostly about Holly Barker, so if you liked those books, you may like this one. Stone was not exhibiting his usual playboy behavior in this book; he called it "geographical monogamy," and there was no international travel.

@sandy53

Thanks for letting me know about this one since I really like Holly Barker. Sounds like he's sort of going into a different direction w/out the "geographical monogamy." LOL That got a lot old for me.

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Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:09:36 GMT

@lmt wrote:
Yes, the Stone Barrington books do get repetitive but I still enjoy them. They're fast and easy reads. I'll continue to read them as long as the series continues. I just finished #27 Doing Hard Time.

I love when familar characters pop up in different books; Holly Barker, Lance Cabot, Herbie Fisher, Mike Freeman and my favorite, Teddy Fay. I have to start reading the Teddy Fay books when I have time.

You know exactly what you'll get with a SB book - bedding beautiful women and lots of travel on his private plane. How is it that Dino can take so much time off of work to join Stone in his adventures?

I loved how many of the earlier books began with Stone dining at Elaine's. A shame the owner died and the restaurant was closed. I miss Stone's old watering hole.

@lmt @sandy53

Also a fan. I like to read at bedtime and SW's books are perfect for this type of reading. Some of the SB books may seem somewhat similar, but I'm really impressed with the character development for both the primary and secondary characters. Stone has had quite a life, and the development of Holly Barker and Teddy Fay are really well done.

I also liked the Ed Eagle series, and hoped the investigators Cupie and Vittorio would have gone further. They were a hoot!

I think SW's books may seem "light" to some, but it's not easy to write that simply, and that well.

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Tinkrbl44 — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 19:22:13 GMT

@sandy53 @lmt @3blackdogs

Question .....

Stone is written as a good looking, blond haired man, which isn't usually the norm for main characters ... I think.

If you had to pick a current actor to play him, who would you choose? I've always tried to picture Stone, and couldn't, but my best guess is Matthew McConaughey with lighter hair.

Who do you think might be a good choice for SB?

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Tinkrbl44 — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 19:24:21 GMT

@sandy53 wrote:
I finished the new book, Choppy Water, today and just wrote about it on the September thread. This one was mostly about Holly Barker, so if you liked those books, you may like this one. Stone was not exhibiting his usual playboy behavior in this book; he called it "geographical monogamy," and there was no international travel.

@sandy53

Thanks for the review!