Last week, I got a invite from one of the other leaders in YW to join her book club. I was so excited. As much as I love to read, it is kind of surprising that I have never been in a book club before. I went to the first meeting last Thurs. night at Krave (I have been told that this isn't just an excuse to go get ice cream. They do in fact read and talk about books). We each picked a month and a book for the group to read and discuss at the next meeting. I think I signed up for Oct., but it could be Nov. I didn't have a book chosen yet though. Any recommendations?
For January, this is the book we are reading.
Four US Navy SEALS departed one clear night in early July, 2005 for the
mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a reconnaissance mission.
Their task was to document the activity of an al Qaeda leader rumored to
be very close to Bin Laden with a small army in a Taliban stronghold.
Five days later, only one of those Navy SEALS made it out alive. This is
the story of the only survivor of Operation Redwing, SEAL fire team
leader Marcus Luttrell, and the extraordinary firefight that led to the
largest loss of life in American Navy SEAL history. His squadmates
fought valiantly beside him until he was the only one left alive,
blasted by an RPG into a place where his pursuers could not find him.
Over the next four days, terribly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell
crawled for miles through the mountains and was taken in by sympathetic
villagers who risked their lives to keep him safe from surrounding
Taliban warriors. A born and raised Texan, Marcus Luttrell takes us from
the rigors of SEAL training, where he and his fellow SEALs discovered
what it took to join the most elite of the American special forces, to a
fight in the desolate hills of Afghanistan for which they never could
have been prepared. His account of his squadmates' heroism and mutual
support renders an experience that is both heartrending and
life-affirming. In this rich chronicle of courage and sacrifice, honor
and patriotism, Marcus Luttrell delivers a powerful narrative of modern
war.
I am really excited about it. It sounds interesting, and I have always been fascinated by the military. I will let you know how it turns out.
2 comments:
That sounds like a pretty good book. I think I might like to read it.
That does sound like an interesting book. I am so happy that you joined a book club.. now you have another excuse to stay up late to read... Recently I have been going to "pinterest"/ craft nights. It is always nice to get out and socialize! Have fun!
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