4.5+ starrating ongoodreadsreaders aregiven toomuchunimportantinformationObviousplottwistcharactersare justplainstupidcringeytitledropsimplegood vs.evildynamicCharactersare one-dimensionalRacist/offensiveto peopleof colorplotholescharactersall havethe samevoicecharactersliterally fellout of acoconut treerandompopculturereferencesPlot twistfor pureshockvaluepacing isinconsistentunneededprologueobviouscheckov'sgunSusdescriptionsof minorstellingnotshowinganticlimaticbuildup/revealEverythingsaid getsdumbeddown andrepeatedIslamophobic/offensive tomuslimsstilteddialoguecharactershave toomuch plotarmorAbleist/offensiveto disabledpeopleTransphobic/offensive totrans peopleHomophobic/offensive togay peopleSexist/offensiveto womencharacters'personalitiesare alwayschangingPurpleprosebad mentalhealthrepresentationtoo many"important"eventscrammed intosuch shortspaceauthordid noresearchforcedsexualtensionfatphobic/offensive tofat people/justweird aboutbodiesuses aword/phraseway toomany timesXenophobic/offensive toimmigrants(most oftennon-americans)heavyhandedexpositionMCs areunbelievablyhot for noreasonliterallyspreadingmisinformationpoorlywordedphrasescharacters'traumadoesn'taffect themin any wayplotmandatedfriendshipfailure/thirdact breakupstupidclichebadworldbuildingpoorlywrittenchildrennothinghappensTragic/violentevents forno reasondisbelief istoosuspendedAntisemetic/offensive tojewishpeoplenonsensicalliterarydevicesauthor'spoorlyconcealedfetishpassageof time,who'sthat?writingis toovague4.5+ starrating ongoodreadsreaders aregiven toomuchunimportantinformationObviousplottwistcharactersare justplainstupidcringeytitledropsimplegood vs.evildynamicCharactersare one-dimensionalRacist/offensiveto peopleof colorplotholescharactersall havethe samevoicecharactersliterally fellout of acoconut treerandompopculturereferencesPlot twistfor pureshockvaluepacing isinconsistentunneededprologueobviouscheckov'sgunSusdescriptionsof minorstellingnotshowinganticlimaticbuildup/revealEverythingsaid getsdumbeddown andrepeatedIslamophobic/offensive tomuslimsstilteddialoguecharactershave toomuch plotarmorAbleist/offensiveto disabledpeopleTransphobic/offensive totrans peopleHomophobic/offensive togay peopleSexist/offensiveto womencharacters'personalitiesare alwayschangingPurpleprosebad mentalhealthrepresentationtoo many"important"eventscrammed intosuch shortspaceauthordid noresearchforcedsexualtensionfatphobic/offensive tofat people/justweird aboutbodiesuses aword/phraseway toomany timesXenophobic/offensive toimmigrants(most oftennon-americans)heavyhandedexpositionMCs areunbelievablyhot for noreasonliterallyspreadingmisinformationpoorlywordedphrasescharacters'traumadoesn'taffect themin any wayplotmandatedfriendshipfailure/thirdact breakupstupidclichebadworldbuildingpoorlywrittenchildrennothinghappensTragic/violentevents forno reasondisbelief istoosuspendedAntisemetic/offensive tojewishpeoplenonsensicalliterarydevicesauthor'spoorlyconcealedfetishpassageof time,who'sthat?writingis toovague

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