But they are polemics, and of course should be read that way. Imagine a novel built from the speeches of W.J. Bryan.
Speeches in print - and boy, are there a lot of speeches.
My problem these days is that she was long-winded. When I had more energy for these things, that was less of an issue.
I always thought that she felt she got a great deal on adjectives and sub-plots and felt the need to use them all.