University of Texas Press, 2025
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read a review: Publishers Weekly
read an interview: Music Book Club
"I love this book! As insightful, provocative, and tenderly biting as its subject matter. Alanis forever."
-Andrea Warner, author of We Oughta Know: How Céline, Shania, Alanis, and Sarah Ruled the '90s and Changed Music "Megan Volpert has written a lively and affectionate ode to the 'raging sage' who so galvanized her during a fitful adolescence. Volpert listens to Morissette’s groundbreaking Jagged Little Pill through a clutch of filters, from Greek philosophy and lit theory to parodies, covers, and tribute bands; from the album’s Broadway adaptation to Morissette’s own personal writing about spirituality, sensitivity, and healing. Volpert is a lifer fan and a smart critic, 'trust-falling backward' into her own past to argue that 'Alanis matters because she continues to help millions of people get through life for a while.'" -Joe Bonomo, author of Play This Book Loud: Noisy Essays |
