I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner."

Critics have been pleased by her honesty and her depth.

“The piano is back.

Such Pretty Forks in the Road

The voice is back.

The angst is back,” noted the review inThe Associated Press.

Critic Lauren Murphy was impressed by how Morissette’s experiences informed her music.

Alanis Morissette

Part of this may be due to Morissette’s autobiographical approach to her music.

“In so many words: This is really what it’s like.

It’s heartbreaking on one hand, but astonishingly beautiful on the other … "