 Wilson deemed that Stein's technique was one of flawed methodology, using words analogous to the way Cubists manipulated abstract forms in their artworks.As Wilson wrote, unlike the plastic arts, literature deals with

An elevated observer, perched high above everything below, he likened Stein to a self-conceived "Buddha...registering impressions like some august seismograph".Stein's literary output was a subject of amusement for her brother Leo Stein, who characterized her writing as an "abomination".