Transfer of Power Book Club Questions
Welcome to the Buddy Book Club – we have a light-hearted comedic podcast that covers a variety of books. Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn is one of the Buddies favorite books growing up. Books have the power to bring people together, start great conversations, and create Buddies out of all of us. This book is one of the reasons we started Buddy Book Club. Anyone enough of the sappy stuff. If you like a good political/CIA assassin thriller and haven’t been introduced to the man known as Mitch Rapp you’re in for a treat.
We did a full breakdown of Transfer of Power on our podcast episode. We go into detail about our admiration/awe/lust for Mitch Rapp, come up with a new saying for “bad guy”, and find a correlation between Volvo’s and Millers Lite. They also touch on some lighter subjects like torture, sexism, and destroying family relationships. So check it out if you’re interested.
Our book club questions try to be a little more outside the box/comedic than your typical book club questions – hopefully you enjoy them.
Book Club Questions – Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn
->Mitch Rapp finishes one Miller Light post-op, then takes another Miller Light into the shower and savors it under hot water for five minutes. What are your thoughts on shower beers should we all try and be more like Mitch Rapp?
I feel like I need to build a cup holder in my shower now to be mor like Mitch.
-> Mitch Rapp is described as “all man and then some, handsome and rugged, a real man” but drives a Volvo. Have we under valued Volvos this whole time or should he behind another vehicle.
Seems like he’d drive an American Muscle car like myself. I happen to have a silver 2011 Nissan Sentra in the garage that is the envy of the whole neighborhood.
-> Some civilian has a universal key that opens any door in the White House (like “a key from Ocarina of Time”). Who is allowing this? Or is it just that Milt is the man and no one wanted to take it away from him?
Milt Adams was easily our favorite character outside of Mitch.
-> Mitch Rapp’s only fault is “he doesn’t tolerate mistakes or stupidity.” Is this kind of like answering that your weakness is “I work too hard” in an interview? Is this the Michael Scott answer, or actually a legitimate character flaw for someone who has to save the President?
I also like to think that is my only character flaw, which is likely why I’m always so upset with myself.
-> Is there enough action in this book? It seems like Mitch mostly just walks quietly around hallways and puts surveillance cameras in different places. Yet, it’s still a page-turner. How is a book with almost no action THIS engaging? Is this proof that Vince Flynn is a genius?
Yes, it’s hard to lay such great ground work and build this much tension without the need for constant action. Movies nowadays should take some notes.
-> Milt Adams is in his 70s/80s and bangs out 20 push-ups without changing his heart rate. Is 20 push-ups enough to prove you’re ready to go into a covert op?
Also, Are old-school calisthenics more badass than CrossFit?
-> Anna has a national bestseller story but trades it for getting one scoop 30 minutes before other news agencies. Does she need to work on her negations skills? Did she fumble the bag?
I’m guessing this was the carrot side of the deal, maybe we didn’t get the stick side if she didn’t accept?
-> Mitch thinks in a meeting: “This can’t be happening. Please tell me this isn’t happening. This man/woman has no fucking idea what she’s talking about.” Does this happen Is this every person’s work? Or just ours?
If we work with you, we’re just kidding, this is a comedic book club!
-> For 60% of the book, everyone just forgets the President is in his bunker while Aziz, a meticulous planner, is in the building. Is this a massive miscue by those in charge or were they just sold too much on the vault?
I think the vault salesman just did too good of a job.
-> On the pod we discussed how using “tango” as a word to call people you don’t like (instead of “fuck boys” perhaps?). Pretty great way to talk about someone you don’t like or an enemy, do you agree or disagree?
What other outside the box names do you have for people you’re not a fan of?
Did Miller Light and Volvo pay Vince Flynn for their product placements? Because both of those brands shot up in our mind after reading this book. Is there product placement in books? Should there be?
I think I may be more influenced by the products in this book versus any other tv show or movie I’ve watched.
-> Who would you cast in a new Mitch Rapp movie?
We did a casting ourselves, what do you think?
