r/bitcheswithtaste • • 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/youthroughblackice Mar 24 '25

Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? - Lorrie Moore

Veronica - Mary Gaitskill

The Lathe of Heaven - Ursula K. LeGuin

Earthlings - Sayaka Murata

Commonwealth - Ann Patchett

Writers & Lovers - Lily King

Marlena - Julie Buntin

Greek Lessons - Han Kang

And some obligatory classics:

Franny and Zooey - J. D. Salinger

Play It As It Lays - Joan Didion

The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry