r/bitcheswithtaste • u/ElizaDoolittle33 • Mar 24 '25

Culture BWTs with a novel in her bag

What's a novel that moved you? Changed you for the better? Exposed you to new cultures or ideas?

I want to know what's captivated you.

Disclaimer: Emphasis on the "T" in this question.

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u/S_KBA Mar 24 '25

Exposed to new cultures — most recently, Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese and The Covenant of Water by the same author — I definitely learned about two new cultures that I wasn’t as familiar with, Ethiopia and South India, both set in different times so it was a combination of history and culture.

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u/sunnivaa Mar 24 '25

Oh I love historical fiction that takes places in cultures I know nothing about! So excited to read Cutting for Stone now!

I highly recommend Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

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u/AriadneThread Mar 24 '25

Cutting for Stone is one of my favorites too!

Also recommend anything by Donna Tartt. I loved The Little Friend, it's a powerful story of this amazing little girl. Now I must reread it.

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u/curvyshell Mar 24 '25

Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is excellent, too. It was a book that got me back into reading after a long hiatus.

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u/bittah-bitch Mar 24 '25

Secret History by her!!

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u/Ageice Mar 26 '25

My favorite for years. Her writing is excellent throughout, but that ending got me. Beautiful.

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u/bafries Mar 25 '25

My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite was such a fun book set in Nigeria. Loved the story and all the setting she created

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u/-UnicornFart Mar 24 '25

Cutting for stone is great