Crystal’s Comments (group member since Jan 04, 2013)

Crystal’s comments from the Classics Without All the Class group.

Karena wrote: "Crystal wrote: "I loved Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, The Fault in Our Stars, and Home Front.

Penumbra's was just fun, and I thought the internal dialogue was written devilishly well. The F..."

It's so quirky and fun. It wasn't at all what I expected.

I've been working my way through all the Sherlock Holmes cases. I'm also just starting Guernica: A Novel by Dave Boling. I read a sample of it, and HAD to have it.

I loved Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, The Fault in Our Stars, and Home Front.

Penumbra's was just fun, and I thought the internal dialogue was written devilishly well. The Fault in our Stars is one of the best YA books I've read in a long time. The characters were real and their wit was enjoyable, but I found myself really caring about what happened to them. And Home Front was just an emotional typhoon.

My absolute favorite children's book is Le Petit Prince. I enjoy that it is also sneakily written for adults. My very close runner-up is Peter Pan. Such an amazing book for all ages.

Hello! My name is Crystal, and I'm from Guam.

I love a variety of different genres and authors. The most important book to me is the Holy Bible. But I also love Asian literature, poetry, classic children's books and...anything good, really. Authors that I find myself returning to are Stephen King, Jane Austen, Jhumpa Lahiri, Ha Jin, Haruki Murakami, Jodi Picoult, C.S. Lewis, Roald Dahl, Rilke, J.K. Rowling, and many others.

I joined this group because, though I love to read classics, I find that sometimes I need a reason to choose them over a contemporary novel. Moreover, I always find books more enjoyable when there is someone to discuss them with.

Had I a superpower, it would probably be the ability to learn anything I want in a second, like in the Matrix. My mind is unquenchable, and it would be amazing to be able to learn all the things I want to know.

I'm on Guam, a US territory in the Asian-Pacific area.

My interest in these stories has been rediscovered because of the BBC's taken on them with Benedict Cumberbatch. I've been reading them lately, so I'll be happy to discuss them, as well.