Secrets Of The Tomb (5)

Secrets Of The Tomb
By Alexandra Robbins
Read 3/27/08

My reading speed is coming up a bit. I stated this book on Monday and finished it on Thursday, not bad, especially considering I wasn't that thrilled with the book.

I think I first heard about the Skull & Bones Society in about 1992 when Geroge HW Bush was running for re-election. I remember reading a short article in Time about it. Somewhere along the line I heard about this book and added it to my book list. I had read Pledged by the same author some years ago and it was OK. The book wasn't the best... It dealt a lot with Yale history and how secret societies came to be. And a lot with how ordinary they are and dispelling myths and such. The book obviously written mainly about the Bush's released in time for the 2002 Election has a pic of both Bush and Kerry (both Bonesmen) on the cover. There is a section about the Bush's and all their connections. And a lot about people in the late 1800's which didn't mean much to me. There was also a confusing section about the author's induction into a secret society (although not mentioned, she was in Scroll & Key). Confusing because I was trying to figure out what it had to do with the rest of the book.
Don't read this and expect to learn much about the Skull and Bones aside from a few stories and traditions. One thing I did find interesting is it is quite small.. they only take 15 people, and it is a Senior Society, so they only server for 1 year. So that means at any given time there are only about 800 living members... Seems like an awful big fuss for such a small group.