I forgot to review this when I finished it a couple of weeks ago...probably because I was so excited to throw it aside and never think about it again. Stein's "experimental" writing style is simply outdated, as are much of her ideas, and I don't understand why it continues to be on lists like Jezebel's List of Books Every Woman Should Read, if it's completely irrelevant. I know at the time it was new for a woman to write about the lives of three working-class women, but it's also entrenched with racism. Yes, that was commonplace in her time, but why do I have to read it now? Her repetitive writing style was annoying, grating, and was used to such a point that it did nothing for the story, narrative or characters--except to make them sound idiotic and unthinking. Perhaps the most unenjoyable book I've ever read.