John Grisham.The Runaway Jury.Island.9 (fr. Breakfast #7)
I've always enjoyed Grisham books...let's see, I've read The Client, The Firm, and The Chamber. They always inspire me to do things. This didn't, though. I loved it anyway. A young man (Nicholas Easter) whose girlfriend (Marlee)'s parents' deaths were both caused by smoking, makes his way onto a jury for a Big Tobacco case. Seemingly taking a leadership position on the jury, he gets everyone to vote the Tobacco [the equivalent of] guilty, but also convinces the head of the Big Four that he will win the case for them--at a 10 million dollar price. Though parts here seem to be twisted up, everything makes sense and still goes by the law. The 10 million is eventually returned, showing that ppl like this still have a sense of honesty. I couldn't put this one down.

John Marsden.Take My Word For It.Pan Macmillan Australia.8 (fr. Breakfast #7)
This is the mandatory sequel to the popular So Much To Tell You. The latter is a school journal by Marina, whose face is in some way deformed, and goes to a boarding school. Marina has many thoughts and fears, desires and needs, and so does another girl in her dorm, Lisa. In Take My Word For It, Lisa talks about the ppl in her dorm, the problems in her family and life, and her longing for the farm estate her family used to live on, 'Conneware'. There is always something you want to find out, even though her happiness in rowing, running, and basketball sidetracks you. Some parts make you laugh, and some you can identify with. Either way, this is something you have to read.

Nirvana.Nevermind.Geffen.5 (out of 5) (fr. Breakfast #2)
Did you know that Nevermind is an album so great that it is still on the Billboard Top 200 in sales, even though it was released in 1991? The only album that has been on longer is the Highlights of the Phantom of the Opera (which I must say is an equally great album). Nevermind has so many highlighting songs. The fact that Kurt Cobain, Krist Noveselic and Dave Grohl are all ppl who have experienced real pain, makes it a lot more inspiring and emotional than it otherwise might be. In the song "Come As You Are," Cobain talks about his relationship with riot grrrl Tobi Vail (of Bikini Kill). The reason why I bought this album was because the late Kurt was Courtney Love's husband. And though I hate to say so, I like Hole better than Nirvana. Nirvana was practically the motherhood of grunge, but I don't really know any other bands in the genre. I mean, what, Pearl Jam??? Or even Hole? I don't think so. Nirvana were labelled sellouts, but the only ppl the sold out to were the real sellouts--the alternative media.

Hole.Plugged & Unplugged.KTS.9 (fr Breakfast #6)
This is the kewlest CD I have ever bought. Not only is it a KTS bootleg, but 10/21 songs are not on Live Through This. This has the MTV Unplugged session and another thing. One of my fave non-LTT songs is Best Sunday Dress. I love it! It's a Hole rarity from the Sugar Baby Doll days. Also, this has some kewl concert/non-concert pix. I found this at the best CD store here, CD Warehouse . That place is so kewl it had Nirvana's Hoarmaning, a RaRe Japanese/Australian release. Back to the CD. Well, for a bootleg, the sound was great, so I guess ppl don't lie when they say KTS are good quality! Also, CLove adds some extra lyrics when on stage so that's a treat! For example in "I Think That I Would Die": "God I hate you, God now he's dead." And the song Old Age is a b-side of Credit In the Straight World, the Young Marble Giants cover Hole did on LTT. I can't say anything except that I love this CD...

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