Ten Books I Thought I'd Never Read: The Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy

Ok let's recap...

When I started this feature, I came up with ten genres I don't normally read and decided to read at least one book from each one. So far I've completed romance, western, celebrity memoir, and mystery.  It turned out that I liked each book from these genres.

Now that I've FINALLY finished The Teeth of the Tiger I can officially say I've finished the military genre as well.





431 pages
Source:  http://www.goodreads.com/



From Goodreads...
"A man named Mohammed sits in a café in Vienna, about to propose a deal to a Colombian. Mohammed has a strong network of agents and sympathizers throughout Europe and the Middle East, and the Colombian has an equally strong drug network throughout America. What if they were to form an alliance, to combine all their assets and connections? The potential for profits would be enormous--and the potential for destruction unimaginable.

In a nondescript office building in suburban Maryland, the firm Hendley Associates does a profitable business in stocks, bonds, and international currencies, but its true mission is quite different: to identify and locate terrorist threats, and then deal with them, in whatever manner necessary. Established with the knowledge of President John Patrick Ryan, “the Campus” is always on the lookout for promising new talent, its recruiters scattered throughout the armed forces and government agencies--and three men are about to cross its radar.

The first is Dominic Caruso, a rookie FBI agent, barely a year out of Quantico, whose decisive actions resolve a particularly brutal kidnap/murder case. The second is Caruso’s brother, Brian, a Marine captain just back from his first combat action in Afghanistan, and already a man to watch. And the third is their cousin . . . a young man named Jack Ryan, Jr.

Jack was raised on intrigue. As his father moved through the ranks of the CIA and then into the White House, Jack received a life course in the world and the way it operates from agents, statesmen, analysts, Secret Service men, and black ops specialists such as John Clark and Ding Chavez. He wants to put it all to work now, but when he knocks on the front door of “the Campus,” he finds that nothing has prepared him for what he is about to encounter. For it is indeed a different world out there, and in here . . . and it is about to become far more dangerous."

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This book wasn't for me!  It was more intelligence...NSA, CIA, etc... than military, and I had trouble keeping up with all the jargon and organizations known by initials.   And if I read the word "bro" (aka brother) one more time, I'm going to throw up.  A lot of the writing was "macho" and I found myself rolling my eyes several times.

There were parts of the book that I really liked though, and if the first three quarters of the book had been anything like the last quarter, I would have really enjoyed it.  If anyone out there knows a really good military book leave me a comment and let me know. 

I've got five more genres to go in my feature "Ten Books I Thought I'd Never Read"...sci-fi, horror, sports fiction, true crime, and chic lit.  I think the next one I'll tackle will be chic lit, and I'll be reading Bitter Is the New Black by Jen Lancaster.  It was suggested to me by Lisa at Parenting, Politics, and Religion.

Source:  www.goodreads.com

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"The Only way to do all the things you'd like to do is to read"
— Tom Clancy

(Source:  Goodreads)

It Doesn't Get Any Easier

You would not think that one child going back to school would cause such a whirl of activity in a home.  The previous week has been one of clothes shopping, trips to the eye doctor, shoe shopping, planning and trying on the back to school wardrobe, a trip to the hair salon, painting finger nails and toe nails, all ending with open house last night and the first day of school today.  One would think that after preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade, the first day of 3rd grade would be easier on a Mom, but it hasn't gotten any easier for me.  It's very hard to send my little girl out into this world alone.  But she goes to a good school that she loves and she has an awesome teacher again this year.  I know she will be ok, but it's still hard.  Even though it is hard, I am happy and excited for her.  She has reached yet another milestone in her life with many more to come.  Her childhood is going by way to fast, yet that is how it must be.  I can't nor do I want to hold her back.  She has her own life to live, so she can't be my baby forever (she will always be my baby, but you know what I mean).  I can't imagine what it will be like sending her off to college!  Thank goodness I have a few years before I have to worry about that though!  :)




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Ok, now that I've had my Mommy moment...I'm trying very hard not to feel guilty about slacking on my reading and my blog this week.  I just haven't had the time.

Yes, I'm still trying to get through The Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy.  It's not a bad book, and I like it while I'm reading it.  It's just not a page turner for me...I have to make myself read it.  I find when I feel that way about a book it takes me forever to finish it.  I will finish it though.  Although I don't usually like to read two books at once, I think I'm going to have to make an exception this time.