I don't mean just "this fantasy book has elves, dwarves, etc and they participate in the plot", I mean a book that details the culture of a fantasy universe in an immersive way as part of the main appeal, leaning towards worldbuilding.
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Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.
The Wandering Inn by pirateaba.
Eragon by Christopher Paolini.
Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.
Malazan.
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang is a great one for this. It’s a trilogy and well worth reading. Any of her books are worth reading to be honest. She’s amazing.
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Majipoor
Various books, Robert Silverberg
The Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemison
Discworld, especially Monstrous Regiment and the City Watch subseries starting with Men at Arms
Terry Pratchetts Discworld books, in particular the ones set in Ankhmorpork. Guards, Guards and Going Postal are good books to start with.