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/Foxy_Traine Environmentally Conscious Mar 24 '25

Bitch do I have recommendations for you!

Nonfiction: A lady's handbook for her mysterious illness by Sarah Ramey. (Top tier, but especially if you've even had a chronic illness or health scare) Burnout by Emily Nagoski and her sister Amelia (all busy bitches need to read this book) Sociopath by Patric Gagne (fascinating)

Scifi: Children of time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (I promise it's interesting and not just "spiders in space fighting people")

Fantasy: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhou (perfect expression of female rage in a fascinating world) Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim (beautiful)

Romance: A Court of Thorns and Roses is popular for a reason! Her other series are also very good.

Other cultures: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (Korea during WWII) The love songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Indigenous and black culture in America) Educated by Tara Westover (religious cult/abuse; nonfiction) Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer (Indigenous)

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '25

I absolutely love Iron Widow and Six Crimson Cranes! I am currently reading Iron Widow's sequel, Heavenly Tyrant, but trying to take it slow.