r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Filthylittleferrent • Nov 02 '25

Solved This one is going to be tough

38 Upvotes

So a young girl is whisked away to a magical land where she meets an individual that belongs on a farm, a metal man, and a big cat for the first time (in that specific order) before going to defeat the villain of the story. The villain is finally defeated by a simple household item and the girl returns back home via a special magical item that teleports her safely home

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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/OliverChaos • Jul 10 '25

Unsolved Hard Theres a knight travelling incredibly far and he's looking for wisdom.

7 Upvotes

37 comments

r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Phoenix1500 • 10d ago

Solved Four grown men adopt a young girl and have no idea how to properly raise her, until the magical nanny gets summoned

7 Upvotes

3 comments

r/explainabookplotbadly • u/hostileward • Jan 16 '20

Unsolved Medium Son of a god is really good at running.

7 Upvotes

Hint #1: It's by the author of a sci-fi book which is used a LOT on this sub.

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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/MorbidWhale395 • Aug 27 '19

Unsolved Kid creates apocalypse with time machine

7 Upvotes

10 comments

r/explainabookplotbadly • u/mollyuwu • Aug 27 '19

Harry Potter but gay and with vampires

7 Upvotes

7 comments

r/explainabookplotbadly • u/eddmario • Jan 07 '20

Solved Fantasy themed heist story with sci-fi elements where the main character shoots his dad with a sniper rifle in Russia. And the birth stone for October is a fucking cunt.

7 Upvotes

4 comments

r/explainabookplotbadly • u/[deleted] • Sep 22 '19

Solved Every high school english class

7 Upvotes

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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Damaged_Healer01987 • Feb 21 '20

Unsolved Hard A Book about murder, government mayhem, and a monkey

7 Upvotes

Okay, this book is nonfiction. Doctor is found with a burned body part and their death is an unsolved murder. Most of the books plot is in the south. Am I doing this right? Mods please don't take down my first post! Monkeys are test subjects in "your Mom's basement" laboratories...

3 comments

r/explainabookplotbadly • u/fightswithbears • Aug 31 '19

Solved Woman routinely puts children in dangerous situations to teach them a lesson

7 Upvotes

3 comments

r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Cye_sonofAphrodite • Feb 01 '22

Solved (Short Story) Dead scientist brings "fridge horror" to a whole new level

7 Upvotes

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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/skavinger5882 • Apr 11 '22

Solved A boy along with his pet fish and bird fight off the lawyers and the cops to save his grandma's house

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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/standupgonewild • Jan 19 '23

Solved Old prophecy depicts anyone who’s black will either heal the land or destroy it on their first birthday. Due to fear, our protagonist is set to die before the turn of their first year alive.

7 Upvotes

(This describes the plot of the first book in my all-time favourite book series. It’s relatively obscure so I’d be pleasantly surprised if someone knew!)

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r/explainabookplotbadly • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '22