Susan Sontag is a giantess of American letters and culture. I can't remember a specific moment when I became aware of her-- it feels like I've been peripherally aware of her my whole life. When I was a kid I definitely got Fran Lebowitz, Susan Sontag, Annie Liebovitz and Patti Smith confused. In my defense, they were/are stylish and avant garde tomboys and creatives, which was everything I aspired to, so they existed in an abstract intellectual feminine pantheon.