  frivolous i spent a few hours reading through thirty chapters of catherine lim's "the teardrop story woman". it handles the main theme of love in the face of responsibility, obligation and moral customs eloquently at the very least. it flits from person to person with immaculate detail, and as far as the disillusioned teenager is concerned, it also has colourful imagery of bed scenes. nyahahahaha. but it likes to let mister metaphor rule the sequences, which can get overboard at times, but that is only a minor quibble. really. you should read it: not the best of catherine's work, but dirty enough for a teenager's desires and most certainly a good introduction to her better works. serpent's tooth is not that bad also. almost perfect. i think i have a keen eye for dirty and grim books at the same time. i almost completely rule. time for a celebratory nap. 
