bad mentalhealthrepresentationcringeytitledropobviouscheckov'sgunforcedsexualtensionplotmandatedfriendshipfailure/thirdact breakuppassageof time,who'sthat?poorlywordedphrasescharacters'traumadoesn'taffect themin any waynothinghappensreaders aregiven toomuchunimportantinformationdisbelief istoosuspendedEverythingsaid getsdumbeddown andrepeated4.5+ starrating ongoodreadsunneededprologueliterallyspreadingmisinformationSexist/offensiveto womencharactersare justplainstupidwritingis toovaguecharactersliterally fellout of acoconut treefatphobic/offensive tofat people/justweird aboutbodiestellingnotshowingXenophobic/offensive toimmigrants(most oftennon-americans)stupidclicheheavyhandedexpositionplotholessimplegood vs.evildynamicauthordid noresearchAntisemetic/offensive tojewishpeopleIslamophobic/offensive tomuslimsTragic/violentevents forno reasonPurpleprosebadworldbuildingObviousplottwisttoo many"important"eventscrammed intosuch shortspaceMCs areunbelievablyhot for noreasonAbleist/offensiveto disabledpeopleSusdescriptionsof minorsuses aword/phraseway toomany timesTransphobic/offensive totrans peoplenonsensicalliterarydevicescharacters'personalitiesare alwayschangingpoorlywrittenchildrenrandompopculturereferencesauthor'spoorlyconcealedfetishcharactershave toomuch plotarmorcharactersall havethe samevoiceHomophobic/offensive togay peopleanticlimaticbuildup/revealpacing isinconsistentCharactersare one-dimensionalstilteddialogueRacist/offensiveto peopleof colorPlot twistfor pureshockvaluebad mentalhealthrepresentationcringeytitledropobviouscheckov'sgunforcedsexualtensionplotmandatedfriendshipfailure/thirdact breakuppassageof time,who'sthat?poorlywordedphrasescharacters'traumadoesn'taffect themin any waynothinghappensreaders aregiven toomuchunimportantinformationdisbelief istoosuspendedEverythingsaid getsdumbeddown andrepeated4.5+ starrating ongoodreadsunneededprologueliterallyspreadingmisinformationSexist/offensiveto womencharactersare justplainstupidwritingis toovaguecharactersliterally fellout of acoconut treefatphobic/offensive tofat people/justweird aboutbodiestellingnotshowingXenophobic/offensive toimmigrants(most oftennon-americans)stupidclicheheavyhandedexpositionplotholessimplegood vs.evildynamicauthordid noresearchAntisemetic/offensive tojewishpeopleIslamophobic/offensive tomuslimsTragic/violentevents forno reasonPurpleprosebadworldbuildingObviousplottwisttoo many"important"eventscrammed intosuch shortspaceMCs areunbelievablyhot for noreasonAbleist/offensiveto disabledpeopleSusdescriptionsof minorsuses aword/phraseway toomany timesTransphobic/offensive totrans peoplenonsensicalliterarydevicescharacters'personalitiesare alwayschangingpoorlywrittenchildrenrandompopculturereferencesauthor'spoorlyconcealedfetishcharactershave toomuch plotarmorcharactersall havethe samevoiceHomophobic/offensive togay peopleanticlimaticbuildup/revealpacing isinconsistentCharactersare one-dimensionalstilteddialogueRacist/offensiveto peopleof colorPlot twistfor pureshockvalue

Bad Book Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. bad mental health representation
  2. cringey title drop
  3. obvious checkov's gun
  4. forced sexual tension
  5. plot mandated friendship failure/third act breakup
  6. passage of time, who's that?
  7. poorly worded phrases
  8. characters' trauma doesn't affect them in any way
  9. nothing happens
  10. readers are given too much unimportant information
  11. disbelief is too suspended
  12. Everything said gets dumbed down and repeated
  13. 4.5+ star rating on goodreads
  14. unneeded prologue
  15. literally spreading misinformation
  16. Sexist/ offensive to women
  17. characters are just plain stupid
  18. writing is too vague
  19. characters literally fell out of a coconut tree
  20. fatphobic/ offensive to fat people/just weird about bodies
  21. telling not showing
  22. Xenophobic/ offensive to immigrants (most often non-americans)
  23. stupid cliche
  24. heavy handed exposition
  25. plot holes
  26. simple good vs. evil dynamic
  27. author did no research
  28. Antisemetic/ offensive to jewish people
  29. Islamophobic/ offensive to muslims
  30. Tragic /violent events for no reason
  31. Purple prose
  32. bad worldbuilding
  33. Obvious plot twist
  34. too many "important" events crammed into such short space
  35. MCs are unbelievably hot for no reason
  36. Ableist/ offensive to disabled people
  37. Sus descriptions of minors
  38. uses a word/phrase way too many times
  39. Transphobic/ offensive to trans people
  40. nonsensical literary devices
  41. characters' personalities are always changing
  42. poorly written children
  43. random pop culture references
  44. author's poorly concealed fetish
  45. characters have too much plot armor
  46. characters all have the same voice
  47. Homophobic/ offensive to gay people
  48. anticlimatic buildup/reveal
  49. pacing is inconsistent
  50. Characters are one-dimensional
  51. stilted dialogue
  52. Racist/ offensive to people of color
  53. Plot twist for pure shock value