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Summary: Not great.
Comment: But better than most of his others. Other reviewers have given the synopsis, so I won't rehash. Sadly, it seems that Mr. Woods has fallen into the 'submit and outline and pay someone to write it' syndrome. The plot was weak, but oddly I found the subject matter interesting. What all the Stone Barrington novels have in common is the one-dimensional characters. The women sound the same, and you picture them all looking like Lauren Bacall. The men all sound the same (they sound like the women, actually)--all upper-crust, and all in dire need of a contraction or two. And, if it wasn't actually written that Stone takes female lovers (three in this one), you'd swear he was gay. In one extremely odd story line, Stone 'gives' the antiques dealer his new lover because her ex-fiance is making things hard for Stone with the legal firm he works for. She calmly goes along with it, as if one lover is as good as another. Oddly, all the women characters in the Stone Barrington novels are saddled with this demeaning and unrealistic flaw. Despite all of this, I have found myself laughing out loud at some of the dialogue.
If it is reality you're looking for, these novels, and this book in particular, might not be for you.
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Summary: HOT MAHOGANY not so Hot
Comment: I love Stuart Woods and his books, and at the end of his stories, you feel as if you've been on a great ride and want more.
But a lot is missing in HOT MAHOGANY. The story about real and fake antiques is confusing and not easy to follow. It was all over the place and never settled on one storyline A better storyline that should have been developed was the one with Lance Cabot's brother and his loss of memory. This was buried somewhere in the confusion of the book and Stone getting it on with anyone he can. If I want to read about sex, I'll read a romance novel; I read Mr. Woods for a good who done it. Please bring back the Stone Barrington of earlier times, and what happened to Holly Barker and Daisy?
If you like a good detective/mystery this is not it. Read earlier Stuart Woods novels and you can see the difference. It's as if he fired this one off in a hurry to meet a publisher's deadline.
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Summary: Great book
Comment: We loved this book. We always listen to audio books when we travel and Stuart Woods is one of our favorite authors. This book did not disappoint.
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Summary: Newest on the market!
Comment: This was purchased as a gift for Christmas and we are looking forward to hearing it on our next road trip. It was received promptly and what could be better than Stone Barrington?!
Stuart Woods is always a good read, but having someone read it to you will be interesting. Stone Barrington is always fun in his adventures as everything is so accurate in description and actions, totally true to life.
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Summary: Love Woods, Love Stone Barrington, but he's starting to just churn them out...
Comment: I have read everything Woods has written and adore the Stone Barrington series. First of all, it was a very enjoyable read; entertaining in the classic Woods/Barrington style. However, I agree with another reviewer in that the story line had a lot of potential that ultimately was left on the table. Earlier Woods novels had far better, deeper plots and richer character development (even earlier Barrington). The amnesia story line was dropped too early with a miraculous recovery and could have been made much more interesting and complex (ie, we never even learned what really happened). The story about the furniture building could have been developed further. All in all it's a fun, quick read -- but Stuart -- if you're reading...how about something with the depth of Chiefs, White Cargo, and the early books of the Will Lee series!!! These were your best written books...
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