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A review by cransell
Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice by Janet Malcolm
4.0
Although this book purports to tell the story of how Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas (two elderly Jewish lesbians) survived in German-occupied France during WWII, it is really more of a meditation on their relationship and Stein and Toklas as people. Which is not to say that it is not good - especially if you are interested in Stein or Toklas.
I first read The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas in college for a class and my classmates all decried Alice and her perceived "doormat" status (in which she was always "sitting with the wives of geniuses"). This book shows Alice in a different light, and is an interesting addition to the larger picture.
I first read The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas in college for a class and my classmates all decried Alice and her perceived "doormat" status (in which she was always "sitting with the wives of geniuses"). This book shows Alice in a different light, and is an interesting addition to the larger picture.