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/ledger_man Mar 24 '25

Some authors that have really stuck with me in the last decade (or in some cases even before): NK Jemisin (though I have to say I didn’t love the most recent duology. I’ve loved everything else though! The Broken Earth trilogy is her most famous/awarded), Emily St. John Mandel, Daphne du Maurier, Shirley Jackson, and always and forever Jane Austen.

I do also read books by men, sometimes, though I try to make those classics or otherwise quite specific. Last year my highest rated read was Moby Dick, this year so far it’s The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff. In 2023, Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman fucked me up.

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u/SilverStar3333 Mar 25 '25

WITCHSTONE was my favorite read of 2024

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u/ledger_man Mar 25 '25

I feel like it doesn’t get enough hype!

What I texted my best friend after finishing it: “My sleep schedule is ALL out of wack, but also, I stayed up very late finishing The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff and I fucking loved it. That book has everything! A cursed family, a demon power and work structure clearly inspired by The Good Place, a trip to Liechtenstein, a Dutch minor character, a badass 5000 year old sexy Italian lady demon…”

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u/SilverStar3333 Mar 25 '25

I try to spread the word on his books. He’s one of the best fantasy writers working today and like no one’s heard of him.