i can only describe this book as the sex & the city of los angeles. babitz, in her sexual anthropology, explores the nature of relationships in the 60s & 70s & being well ahead of its time. i found the short stories/essays very entertaining, some of course more interesting than others, but nonetheless they existed together flawlessly. the narrative concept of writing a book about your sexual escapades for the guy you’re interested in really just expresses babitz & her vibrant personality in a whole. no one else is as daring or open in her storytelling, even if some of it is exaggerated. what i would’ve liked more is a more linear storytelling style but i understand that’s difficult because life really just isn’t a straight line of experiences. overall, it was a fun read of subtle smiles & raised eyebrows, if you like the idea of a unapologetically confident version of joan dideon, this could easily be on your tbr