Due to the high volume of famous people talked about in “The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas” I find that I have to remind myself that this book is actually an autobiography of sorts and not fiction. However, I did not have that same problem with “The Education of Henry Adams” I guess because the famous people mentioned are spoken about on a much less personal level than those in Gertrude Stein’s novel. Contrary to popular opinion, I don’t think I like this book much more than that of Henry Adams. I am more fond of Stein’s writing style, which is gossipy in nature and therefore more interesting to me, but I feel as though thus far nothing of substance has really been said. Although not all of Adams’s intentions when writing his autobiography are immediately apparent, there seems to be much more substance in his book than in this one. So far I feel as though Stein has only written about very inconsequential events that do not particularly reflect more on the time period than a history book could as Adams’ did, nor has it so far provided a unique perspective. Perhaps her novel provides a unique perspective into the lives of the famous people mentioned, such as Picasso, as she knew them on a personal level. Furthermore, I find that her gossipy writing style is just as difficult to follow as Adams was because she tends to shift who she is talking about with no warning or transition.