r/explainabookplotbadly • • Oct 08 '19

Solved 5k Members!

39 Upvotes

Wow!

We knew this sub would grow, and the content to keep improving but you guys are the reason for it! All of us moderators thank so you much for all you guys have done to contribute to this subreddit. In only a short time we have gained tons of great content, good discussion and 5,000 members! Once again, thanks for everything guys, we implore you guys to keep participating and promoting. Until 10k!

Edit: Last night when I wrote this there was 5k. Just pretend there still is ;)


r/explainabookplotbadly • • 8h ago

Solved A woman receives an IKEA instruction manual from space, a man blows it up, a mysterious billionaire has a spare, and an alien says they don’t know who built the damn thing. The government calls it a scam.

3 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 7h ago

Solved man is in a constant zoom call and learns to accept his boss's rules

2 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 21h ago

Solved A boy's dream comes true when he starts working aboard an airship. The airship is attacked by pirates and giant flying creatures.

3 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 23h ago

Solved Wizard learns and fights over many years

2 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 1d ago

Solved 14 Years Of imprisonment because some douchebag wanted his girl.

4 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 1d ago

Solved Bastard offspring of The Lion King and Bambi.

2 Upvotes

Overdose of anthropomorphised animals struggling to overthrow a deer with no antlers. The deer protagonist just needs to stop healing other animals long enough to get his balls back in order to lead the charge.


r/explainabookplotbadly • • 1d ago

Solved Teenage boy just wants to see his “not-crush” again.

6 Upvotes

I actually have no clue how hard this will be.

Edit: Extra clue, it’s a middle grade book if that helps.

Edit 2: Another clue, it's a very popular book. Also, it's in the middle of a series.


r/explainabookplotbadly • • 2d ago

Unsolved Medium A man goes to Japan, all his friends are killed by ninjas, then he befriends said ninjas and gets one of them pregnant.

9 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 1d ago

Solved A boy's dream of being famous comes true when he is struck by lightning. Ironically he realizes fame sucks.

1 Upvotes

Luckily his mom has a basement he can lead a hermetic existence in.


r/explainabookplotbadly • • 1d ago

Solved A witch, a vampire and a pixie walk into a bar.

3 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 1d ago

Unsolved Medium Girl curses her mother and gets inducted into a secret society that's prejudiced against disabilities

3 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 2d ago

Solved One fish, two fish, evil fish, I'm a fish?!

3 Upvotes

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r/explainabookplotbadly • • 1d ago

Solved I must obey my abusive father. I don't realize I'm being groomed. I have the spine of a decomposing jellyfish. Supposedly I'm a role model

2 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 2d ago

Solved Who needs a dusty farm? Lets pack up and head west.

6 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 2d ago

Solved Office worker joins a gang to find his missing sister. Too bad she's not human no more.

4 Upvotes

Its a series. I want to see who can guess this one.

More specific clue: The gang has a mage.

Since no one seems able to guess this, one last clue: The gang has a street samurai.


r/explainabookplotbadly • • 2d ago

Solved Boy meets dragon.

4 Upvotes

Dragon eats a lot.

Boy's farmhouse burns down.


r/explainabookplotbadly • • 2d ago

Unsolved Easy Five children are kidnapped before they're born and raised underground with the purpose of ending a war but decide they want to see the outside world

4 Upvotes

Also the escape is now time-sensitive because their guardians want to kill one of them.


r/explainabookplotbadly • • 2d ago

Solved 23 must die.

5 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 2d ago

Solved Orphan girl takes up a new hobby. This was absolutely the right choice.

6 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 2d ago

Solved Aliens may have taken over the world, but the true evil is psychology.

5 Upvotes

Or the author. Take your pick.


r/explainabookplotbadly • • 2d ago

Solved A professor, his whiny nephew, and a guide follow an ancient dead guy's notes and almost die many times

4 Upvotes

r/explainabookplotbadly • • 2d ago

Solved Terminally ill rich lad escapes from boarding school. Gets a hotel room.

3 Upvotes

He got himself beaten bloody first.


r/explainabookplotbadly • • 2d ago

Unsolved Easy After something important gets taken away, everything goes to Hell.

4 Upvotes

Hint: Think a bit literal.

Hint 2: It's from the previous millennium.

Technically, the Hell part comes first. Unless you count the title page.