mrt companions

these 2 books were my mrt companions 2 weeks into uv. discovered there's a library near d station (yeyy!), and though the collection wasnt fantastic, it would suffice for the rides (and STRICTLY for the rides, i must add. which is actually not an easy thing to keep to cos i keep wanting to continue my reading at home but that just wont do cos there are a gazillion things one can do at home, chief of which is to watch tv, and feed the fish, and surf the net, all 3 a must for every weekday night but not necessarily in that order)

i must say i was impressed with the first, being leslie silbert's debut novel and all. it's part spy thriller, part historical novel, involving the last days of the real-life playwright/poet christopher marlowe (who some said was as brilliant, if not more, as shakespeare and would hv been insanely popular if not for his early demise). i'm looking forward to her second novel, which apparently is still in the making.

the second one's typical anita shreve. she has a way of writing that's somewhat lyrical and poignant. anyway, i realised that i hv many of her books (courtesy of the $5 mph warehouse sales over d years) which are as yet unread, and the only reason why i'm borrowing this is cos i've yet to unpack my books. procrastination is the mother of all diseases i tell you.