It is time for another book club post. These posts are actually a lot of fun for me, but I haven’t posted many of them. I want to start doing a monthly mom’s book club post, but we’ll see if I read enough books to make that happen. For this book club, I think I will just give you the rundown of all the books I have read this school year. Hopefully, you will find books you want to read in my randomly curated collection.
I read a lot of these during our Christmas break in December. This is when I do all of what I call my junk food reading. And just like most of us with junk food, I binge read these books.
My tastes vary greatly, so buckle up for an adventure through spy novels and theology books. Yes, I have unique interests.
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Left Behind Series
Something you may not know about me is that I traveled to Israel when I was fifteen, sans parents. It was a great trip and gave me a love and sense of awe for the miracle that is Israel. The events of October 7th turned my thoughts back toward my beloved Israel and turning to Bible prophecy. You know, if the end of the world is coming I want to be the first to know.
Anyway, thinking about the end of the world led me to thinking about the Left Behind series of books I read as a teenager. I loved this series and it had been probably twenty years since I read them. So I went to a local used bookstore and bought the series.
These books are still so fun to read. Theologically unsound, you know the whole American pilot saves the nation of Israel from the antichrist stuff, but fun stories to read. My fifteen year old also binged the whole series with me, which was fun to share with him. I was his age when I first began the series.
Mossad Spy Novels
During November, in between school and hosting Thanksgiving, I started watching documentaries about Mossad and I was totally intrigued. As I started planning my December reading, I began searching for spy novels based in the middle east. My sister actually found one for me on Amazon from an author I never heard of.
Operation Joktan by Amir Tsarfati
Amazon was offering this Mossad based thriller from an author I never heard of, for around $2.00. I made the $2 investment. I mean, it was only two bucks. This is the first book in the Nir Tavor series. Nir Tavor is a Mossad operative and the books tell the stories of his operations, along with the turmoil of his life.
I read it, and was glad I only invested $2.00. It set appropriate expectations.
It wasn’t terrible, but this is apparently the author’s first attempt at fiction and it shows. The lack of character development and awkward time-hops didn’t have me coming back for more.
But my oldest son loved it. He was begging me for the other two books in the series. As a general rule, if my kids ask for books it’s pretty much always a yes.
I ended up reading By Way of Deception and Out of the Far North and they were so intriguing. The author just needed to get the first book out of the way so he could write these two. We are eagerly awaiting book four, The Sick Man’s Rage, which is supposed to be released in October.
The Lovely War by Julie Berry
At Some point this year, I read The Lovely War. This was a pick from the mom’s book club I am a part of. The story was an odd mix of Greek mythology and WWI. It was written well enough to be intriguing, but it was weird. I enjoyed this one for the most part, but probably won’t read it again.
Revealing Revelation by Amir Tsarfati
After reading the Nir Tavor series, I started looking into other works by the same author. As it turns out, he is pretty well-known in the Bible prophecy world. I picked up his book, Revealing Revelation, and I really enjoyed the practical perspective. It made Revelation less intimidating and un-complicates things. Well, at least as much as you can uncomplicate the end of the world.
I am a theology nerd and I always say that Americans need to stop reading the Bible through our western lens. It really isn’t about us. Getting the perspective of a messianic jew on the Book of Revelation was quite eye opening. My nerdy side ate this book up. No Revelation pun intended (if you know you know).
Book Club Wrap Up
Some people talk about laying an education feast, but my bookshelf is probably more reminiscent of a buffet on a cruise ship. A lot of random dishes that don’t always compliment each other, but you still walk away satisfied.
So here’s to more adventures between the pages, where every book holds the promise of a new discovery and an opportunity to fill up on the goodness contained in the pages. Cheers to the next book club adventure!
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