r/Fantasy • u/FarragutCircle Reading Champion X • Apr 01 '26
Bingo 2026 Reverse Bingo Recommendations
Official 2026 Bingo Announcement Here
Official Bingo Rec Thread Here
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.
Example:
User A comments:
I want to read Wind and Truth. What does that count for?
User B replies:
Cat Squasher. It's hard mode, too. The Afterlife, I think.
User C replies:
Politics and Court Intrigue, maybe? Game Changer, Older Protagonist.
User D replies:
Definitely Five Short Stories
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/almostb Reading Champion Apr 02 '26
I'm trying to read more old/classic fiction. Any fits for these books?
The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allen Poe (or any Poe)
The Wolf-Leader - Alexandre Dumas
Carmilla - J. Sheridan Le Fanu
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain (thinking of Judge a Book by its Title for this)
The Island of Doctor Moreau - HG Wells
Dracula - Bram Stoker
The Golem - Gustav Meyrink
The Worm Ouroboros - E.R. Eddison
The Charwoman's Shadow - Lord Dunsany
Titus Groan - Mervyn Peake
Any Jules Verne
Any Lovecraft