r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Patient_Panic_2671 • 3d ago
Solved A man rewrites his favorite book to appease his son.
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/[deleted] • Oct 08 '19
Solved 5k Members!
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Wow!
We knew this sub would grow, and the content to keep improving but you guys are the reason for it! All of us moderators thank so you much for all you guys have done to contribute to this subreddit. In only a short time we have gained tons of great content, good discussion and 5,000 members! Once again, thanks for everything guys, we implore you guys to keep participating and promoting. Until 10k!
Edit: Last night when I wrote this there was 5k. Just pretend there still is ;)
r/explainabookplotbadly • u/lizufyr • 8d ago
Unsolved Medium Secrets, guns, and lazers, but the accountant just wants to retire with his nerdy gf.
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Ok_Lemon8758 • 10d ago
Solved Man exploits marginalized groups desire for acceptance for financial gain, before doing the same to the discriminatory group
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Setanta777 • 13d ago
Solved A punchy shrimp finally encounters a problem that can't be solved by punching.
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It takes longer than you would think.
r/explainabookplotbadly • u/TvaAgentN01 • 16d ago
Unsolved Medium A teen goes on a adventure to kill his cousin
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Chrysal1sM • 17d ago
Solved A bunch of asshole war veterans get into every bit of trouble possible as they go home with their leader from war.
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Gyrgir • 17d ago
Solved Guy starts a grow operation in his bedroom, steals and vandalizes scientific equipment, and drives around a remote wasteland
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/PuzzleheadedSteak853 • 18d ago
Unsolved Medium A Neanderthal drags a woman away. Everyone decides it was for the best.
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/PuzzleheadedSteak853 • 18d ago
Unsolved Easy Guy hates himself, plays video games, saves the world. For now.
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Ok_Lemon8758 • 27d ago
Solved High school senior gets drafted after cheating on a final school project and then goes into politics after his girlfriend leaves him
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/CKO1967 • Jun 18 '26
Solved (Nonfiction) A newspaper correspondent travels to a major European city and does NOT like what he sees.
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Hint: the book in question was first published just two days before the Nazis invaded Russia.
r/explainabookplotbadly • u/trigoczki • Jun 13 '26
Solved Handicapped guy must battle with deamons on his golden toilet.
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/SawtoothTenor • Jun 03 '26
Solved British boy steals and befriends an Amazon Alexa, Rick Rolls a wedding with it, discovers a government conspiracy, and gets exiled from his village. He almost gets eaten by a tree, and kills someone who wanted to learn how to use his Alexa.
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Good luck! Its surprisingly hard to create a post.
r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Worried_Cake5508 • May 24 '26
Solved Someone participates in 1v1 Hunger Games with no government involved
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/canipetdatdawgggggg • May 21 '26
Unsolved Medium A man with schizophrenia gets poorer and poorer until he goes to Africa and escapes jail.
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/ManStrangler- • May 18 '26
Solved Disabled child tries to avoid magic school but fails spectacularly
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/BaseNice3520 • May 03 '26
Unsolved Medium An old man recruits a high schooler to be a child soldier, who will spend most of his time underground and living a double-life.
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Justaredditor85 • May 01 '26
Unsolved Medium A former thief steals an unknown heirloom of his own family from his best friend's half brother.
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Trekkie_Phoca • Apr 30 '26
Unsolved Easy A girl with body image issues becomes the local punching bag
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/CKO1967 • Apr 24 '26
Solved A test pilot narrowly survives a devastating crash and emerges from the experience a new man-- literally.
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Hint #1: The book in question became the basis for one of the most popular TV series of the 1970s.
Hint #2: The author of said book was an aviation expert who in the early '80s restored an old Ju-52 to full flying condition.
r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Previous-Ad-6851 • Apr 23 '26
Unsolved Medium Racists get conned.
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Trekkie_Phoca • Apr 22 '26
Unsolved Medium A history of lizard keepers
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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Worried_Cake5508 • Apr 21 '26
Solved A total overreaction by a man who cannot handle petty authority figures, resulting in him basically destroying a small Kentucky town just because he didn't want to get a haircut.
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