As I read it, I discovered that it was less to do with Alanis, and much to do with 'the female rock revolution.' BUT STOP: GO AND BUY IT ANYWAY! This book is really interesting, or at least I thought so, because you learn so much about what Alanis Morissette has been part of. Thanks to this book, I've learnt about Tori Amos (a great singer and Alanis' friend!,) Patti Smith (an oldish rock singer) and many more female rockers, and it's really great!

The way the book is written can be a bit tiresome: Barry Grills seems to be stuck on using the word 'ironic' every other sentence, and also it is a little hard to get into, but I do recommend it.


NOT as great   March 8, 1999
Paul cantin's books on alanis are so much better this one is not. its hard to say that an alanis book isn good knowing how big a fan i am and all but if you are a alanis collecter you should get the book, but if your new onm alanis this isnt the greatest source for info


YOU HAVE TO READ THIS...DONT BE FOOLED   January 11, 1999
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WHEN BYING THE BOOK IT MAY LOOK WONDERFULL BECAUSE OF ITS COVER AND PICTURES BUT DONT BE FOOLED THE CONTENT IS MOSTLY HOGWASH AND THE ONLY THING WORTH READING IN THIS BOOK ARE THE SUB TITLES.THE PICTURES ARE NICE,EVEN SO,THE CONTENT IS NOT SUFFECIENT.THE ERRORS ARE ATROTIOS AND MORE OF HER LIFE WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE BUT MY GOD,A WHOLE CHAPTER ON A NOTE SHE WROTE AND THE STORY BEHIND THE LEETTER TO A TEACHER.A PARAGRAPH ABOUT HER LIFE I WAS NOT HAPPY,OFF CORCE,I' EXAGERATING ABOUT THE PARAGRAPH ON HER LIFE,BUT PLEASE..THIS GUY CAN'T WRITE A BIOGRAFY...IT SHUOLD BE TITLED...THINGS THAT DONT REALLY MATTER ABOUT ALANIS AND NO BIOGRAPHY.DO YOUR SELF A FAVOUR AND RATHER SAVE YOUR MONEY FOR A MORE IMFORMATIVE BOOK.THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR ALANIS FANS. NEEDLES TO SAY,ALANIS DESERVES MUTCH MORE THAN THIS