Gertrude Gertrude Gertrude!!!

I must say that I think that it was kind of cool and unique that Gertrude Stein decided to write an autobiography through the speech of Alice Toklas. It just brings another dynamic that I have certainly not seen before. I totally understand this book better than The Education of Henry Adams. This book throws out a lot of names just like Henry Adams does but I feel that they work better in this book because of the way that she presents them.

Her writing style, I believe people are calling in “stream of conciseness” (sorry missed class on Tuesday) is awesome as well. I like reading books about peoples past like this because it makes you feel like you are there with them. It made it very easy to follow and easier to read. The time spent in England at the breakout of the war was interesting. It had me thinking how I would feel if I were in another country while a war is going on and I could not go home. She wrote that she did not care about her pictures or manuscripts but the thing she cared about was Paris. I don’t quite understand this concept but whatever works for her. Another interesting part of the book that got me was she was talking about the geniuses that she met during her trip. It was interesting to see what these genius thought about the war, however misguided it may have been. This is my thoughts on The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.