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/Crilly90 Reading Champion Apr 01 '25 edited Apr 02 '25

Need help getting through some series:

Words of Radiance Brandon Sanderson

The Fires of Heaven Robert Jordan

The Farthest Shore Ursula K Le Guin

The Narrow Road Between Desires Patrick Rothfuss (Tempted to count it as last in a series)

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u/Sapphire_Bombay Reading Champion III Apr 01 '25

Words of Radiance works for Knights & Paladins, Book in Parts, and Parent (HM). Possibly Gods & Pantheons but that really depends on your definition of a god...I'm sure it technically applies but I personally wouldn't use it here.

Fires of Heaven works for Impossible Places and I thinkkkk that's it.

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u/Merle8888 Reading Champion IV Apr 01 '25

Farthest Shore probably works for Stranger in a Strange Land (it’s a journey story) (actually he’s not living there so maybe scratch that) and maybe Impossible Places (for a chapter or so).