Krystel’s Comments (group member since Jun 11, 2013)

Krystel’s comments from the Discuss @ Carroll County Public Library group.

I like Agatha Christie for classic mysteries, and the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters - they take place in Egypt, and the main character is a lady archaeologist.

Right now I'm rereading a favorite, North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. It's a must read for fans of Jane Austen or the Brontes - social commentary and a love story in an English mill town.

Both of my kids have been big fans of How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight and the sequels. Also Eric Carle, who is one of my all-time favorites.

I love Barbara Robinson's "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" - it's one of those books that never fails to make me laugh out loud and cry by the end of it, even though I know exactly what's going to happen next.

I've been really disappointed with all of the Hollywood movies based on Dr. Seuss books - obviously, they have to add a lot of filler to make a picture book into a 2 hour movie. The Lorax was bad enough to inspire a snarky facebook status.

I actually liked the Golden Compass a lot, although I was upset that they glossed over some of the more upsetting parts (ironically!), like the fate of the boy who'd had his daemon cut away and what it really meant for Lyra to be bringing her father exactly what he needed at the end. Cutting out the darkness that was in the book lessened the impact, I thought.

I am a full-time mom and library substitute at the Eldersburg branch. I've always been an avid reader, though now I struggle to find the time! I love teen and children's books, classics, cozy mysteries, fantasy, and sci-fi. I've recently been reading Elizabeth Peters and Emily Dickinson.

How about archaeology? I'm listening to the Amelia Peabody mysteries by Elizabeth Peters, which follow a plucky Victorian lady and her dashing husband all over Egypt as they excavate ancient tombs and pyramids AND solve mysteries. They were fantastic when I read them in college, and they're worth repeating to hear the audiobook performance. The first one is "The Crocodile on the Sandbank."