Didion and Babitz: Which Are You?
While womanhood often defies binary experiences, I think the question after reading Didion and Babitz is “Are you a Joan or an Eve?” Both were amazing writers and enigmatic women within their own rights. They were also magazine writers during their time. Reading the book gives you a sense that, rather than opposites, the pair of them were each two sides of the same aura – a shadowy pair of Gemini figures, forming something that defies dichotomy.
In honor of the book, Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik, coming out in November 2024, I have created a quiz you might have found tucked away in one of the very same magazines these incredible women were writing for in the 1970s.
So, plug in that lava lamp, stretch out over that yellow bedspread, and keep the landline nearby.
Let’s find out who you are!
