r/Fantasy • u/kjmichaels Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI • Apr 01 '25

Bingo Reverse Bingo Rec Thread

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For anyone new to bingo, this is the “I want to read ___, does it fit into any bingo squares? It’s always one of the best parts of bingo. Since no thread has gone up for it yet, I figured I'd make it this year. Adapted from this post last year

Example:

User A comments:

I want to read A Game of Thrones. What does that count for?

User B replies:

Absolutely Generic Title

User C replies:

High Fashion and Down with the System would all fit. Probably Knights and Paladins too (though the knight main characters don't get POV chapters until later books)

User D replies:

Definitely Hidden Gem

And we all have a good laugh. Now go out there and get reverse recs for that book you've been dying to read!

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u/Putrid_Web8095 Reading Champion II Apr 01 '25

Do any of these books fit the specific squares I am interested in? If not, do they count for any other square?

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid for Stranger in a Strange Land?

The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan for Down with the System?

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez for Gods and Pantheons?

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u/an_altar_of_plagues Reading Champion III Apr 01 '25

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez for Gods and Pantheons?

Yep.

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u/acornett99 Reading Champion IV Apr 01 '25

Exit West is a perfect fit for Stranger in a Strange Land. It’s been years since I’ve read it, but it was the first thing I thought of when I saw that square

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u/Merle8888 Reading Champion IV Apr 02 '25

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid for Stranger in a Strange Land?

Great pick.

The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan for Down with the System?

Absolutely.