Elephants and the CIA

Odd title for a post, yes?

Yes, it has been awhile since I've posted but that doesn't mean I haven't been reading! I read "Water For Elephants" and enjoyed it. It was a gritty, detailed novel of the traveling circuses and life as a part of that community. The only thing I had difficulty with was reconciling the author, a female, with the main character- a male. I don't know why I had such difficulty with this- perhaps because the novel was fairly graphic and written from a male perspective. I've never had a hang up with the author/character connection until now... hmmm...

And now the CIA piece of this post... My grandma (my 90+year old grandma) loves Vince Flynn novels and I've decided to tackle one. Tackle is a good term for my reading experience of this one. I'm currently reading "Consent To Kill" and it's taking me awhile to get through it. It's definitely not my "type" of book, however I thought I'd give it a try. It's good... lots of guys killing each other... interesting... political intrigue... it's about as thick as the Bible... yeah- we'll see. I'll post when I finish it!

Be looking for the announcement of our first book for the Thirsty Read Book Club. Once I post the title, we will have until early June to read it, reflect, and join the club!