disbelief istoosuspendedbad mentalhealthrepresentationunneededprologuecharacters'traumadoesn'taffect themin any wayobviouscheckov'sgun4.5+ starrating ongoodreadsauthor'spoorlyconcealedfetishPurpleprosecharactersare justplainstupidsimplegood vs.evildynamicpoorlywordedphrasestellingnotshowingtoo many"important"eventscrammed intosuch shortspaceIslamophobic/offensive tomuslimsHomophobic/offensive togay peoplepacing isinconsistentcharactersliterally fellout of acoconut treecharactershave toomuch plotarmorfatphobic/offensive tofat people/justweird aboutbodiesMCs areunbelievablyhot for noreasonforcedsexualtensionpassageof time,who'sthat?Susdescriptionsof minorsauthordid noresearchbadworldbuildingcringeytitledropanticlimaticbuildup/revealnonsensicalliterarydevicespoorlywrittenchildrenAbleist/offensiveto disabledpeopleheavyhandedexpositionTragic/violentevents forno reasonCharactersare one-dimensionalreaders aregiven toomuchunimportantinformationstupidclicheRacist/offensiveto peopleof colorliterallyspreadingmisinformationEverythingsaid getsdumbeddown andrepeatedObviousplottwistXenophobic/offensive toimmigrants(most oftennon-americans)writingis toovagueuses aword/phraseway toomany timesrandompopculturereferencesstilteddialoguePlot twistfor pureshockvalueSexist/offensiveto womenplotholesTransphobic/offensive totrans peopleAntisemetic/offensive tojewishpeoplecharactersall havethe samevoicecharacters'personalitiesare alwayschangingnothinghappensplotmandatedfriendshipfailure/thirdact breakupdisbelief istoosuspendedbad mentalhealthrepresentationunneededprologuecharacters'traumadoesn'taffect themin any wayobviouscheckov'sgun4.5+ starrating ongoodreadsauthor'spoorlyconcealedfetishPurpleprosecharactersare justplainstupidsimplegood vs.evildynamicpoorlywordedphrasestellingnotshowingtoo many"important"eventscrammed intosuch shortspaceIslamophobic/offensive tomuslimsHomophobic/offensive togay peoplepacing isinconsistentcharactersliterally fellout of acoconut treecharactershave toomuch plotarmorfatphobic/offensive tofat people/justweird aboutbodiesMCs areunbelievablyhot for noreasonforcedsexualtensionpassageof time,who'sthat?Susdescriptionsof minorsauthordid noresearchbadworldbuildingcringeytitledropanticlimaticbuildup/revealnonsensicalliterarydevicespoorlywrittenchildrenAbleist/offensiveto disabledpeopleheavyhandedexpositionTragic/violentevents forno reasonCharactersare one-dimensionalreaders aregiven toomuchunimportantinformationstupidclicheRacist/offensiveto peopleof colorliterallyspreadingmisinformationEverythingsaid getsdumbeddown andrepeatedObviousplottwistXenophobic/offensive toimmigrants(most oftennon-americans)writingis toovagueuses aword/phraseway toomany timesrandompopculturereferencesstilteddialoguePlot twistfor pureshockvalueSexist/offensiveto womenplotholesTransphobic/offensive totrans peopleAntisemetic/offensive tojewishpeoplecharactersall havethe samevoicecharacters'personalitiesare alwayschangingnothinghappensplotmandatedfriendshipfailure/thirdact breakup

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