Gertrude Stein's Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms from 1914 is a poetic exploration of words - clustered, juxtaposed, redefined and played off one another - to subterfuge their common meanings, which Stein felt had become watered down, and to re-infuse them with expressive force.
How it feels
MoodReflective
Emotional toneUnflinching
How it reads
PaceVery slow
ComplexityExperimental
When and where
Reading situationBedtime
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