BingoDOG - Genre Benders

Description
Genre benders don't fit neatly into one genre, but incorporate tropes from two or more different genres. Includes slipstream and interstitial fiction. This list was created to collect recommendations for the BingoDOG 2015 challenge, but anyone is welcome to contribute books.
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41,337 members
1,116 reviews
4.1
5 Members
hailelib, LittleTaiko, kiwiflowa, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Booker
2
6,620 members
281 reviews
4.1
5 Members
hailelib, kiwiflowa, merrystar, BookLizard, ahef1963
Explanations
BookLizard: Science fiction, mystery, historical fiction, romance, and comedy of manners all in one.
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38,959 members
1,260 reviews
4.1
4 Members
KimarieBee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, blahme
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Baileys/Orange
4
16,399 members
381 reviews
3.9
4 Members
LittleTaiko, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, blahme
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Booker and Giller
5
43,164 members
690 reviews
4.1
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22,317 members
926 reviews
3.8
3 Members
kiwiflowa, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Booker
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17,697 members
1,242 reviews
4.1
3 Members
KimarieBee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Baileys/Orange
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17,279 members
671 reviews
4.1
3 Members
LittleTaiko, electrice, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: speculative fiction that doesn't quite fit in any genre box; nominated for Booker
9
16,880 members
526 reviews
3.9
3 Members
kiwiflowa, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Booker, Baileys/Orange, and Giller
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15,813 members
590 reviews
3.8
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11,793 members
479 reviews
4.2
3 Members
kiwiflowa, electrice, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Baileys/Orange
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10,258 members
417 reviews
3.8
13
1,448 members
35 reviews
3.9
14
26,585 members
756 reviews
3.9
2 Members
Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Booker & Costa
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23,128 members
396 reviews
4
2 Members
ahef1963, blahme
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22,519 members
326 reviews
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: literary, vampires
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17,730 members
437 reviews
3.9
2 Members
KimarieBee, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: historical thriller, literary
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9,173 members
626 reviews
3.9
2 Members
melonbrawl, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: literary, apocalyptic, vampires
19
8,020 members
577 reviews
4
2 Members
KimarieBee, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Baileys/Orange and Costa
20
2,541 members
250 reviews
3.8
2 Members
DeltaQueen50, BookLizard
Explanations
BookLizard: Zombie horror/romantic comedy.
21
43,673 members
2,106 reviews
½ 4.4
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35,422 members
729 reviews
4.1
Member
ahef1963
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33,616 members
1,388 reviews
4.1
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for the Pulitzer
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22,326 members
479 reviews
3.8
Member
ahef1963
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22,263 members
397 reviews
3.9
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff (ghost story) nominated for Pulitzer
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13,657 members
230 reviews
3.9
Member
ahef1963
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12,989 members
737 reviews
4.2
Member
ahef1963
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9,217 members
313 reviews
4
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: speculative fiction that doesn't quite fit in any genre box
29
7,660 members
197 reviews
3.8
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Costa
30
7,149 members
360 reviews
3.9
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Giller
31
5,643 members
511 reviews
3.9
2 Members
hailelib, BookLizard,electrice
Explanations
BookLizard: Steampunk, fantasy, romance, and comedy of manners.
electrice : gaslamp
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5,229 members
331 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Baileys/Orange
33
4,831 members
286 reviews
3.8
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: speculative fiction that doesn't quite fit in any genre box; nominated for Booker
34
4,693 members
290 reviews
3.9
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: historical crime-thriller nominated for Booker
35
4,481 members
330 reviews
4
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for the Pulitzer
36
4,168 members
307 reviews
3.9
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: historical, western, crime; nominated for Booker and Giller
37
4,012 members
279 reviews
4
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: Literary mythic fiction is the closest label I can think for it, but really it just completely defies genre categorization.
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3,522 members
232 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff (ghosts, magical realism) nominated for Baileys/Orange and Pulitzer
39
3,462 members
163 reviews
3.8
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: literary, apocalyptic, vampires
40
3,423 members
152 reviews
3.9
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Baileys/Orange
41
2,565 members
119 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: cyberpunk + crime/detective
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2,458 members
111 reviews
3.8
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Baileys/Orange
43
2,420 members
119 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sf, horror, literary
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2,137 members
133 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sci-fi space, literary
45
2,059 members
21 reviews
3.9
Member
hailelib
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1,966 members
128 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: literary, apocalyptic, zombies
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1,958 members
46 reviews
½ 3.4
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1,695 members
108 reviews
3.8
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: cyberpunk, mythology, literary; nominated for Baileys/Orange
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1,384 members
97 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: crime-detective nominated for Booker, Costa, and Baileys/Orange
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1,228 members
34 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff (ghost story) nominated for Booker and Baileys/Orange
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1,105 members
50 reviews
3.9
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: space opera + crime/detective
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1,040 members
37 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Baileys/Orange
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853 members
62 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Costa
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844 members
52 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: mystery-crime nominated for Baileys/Orange
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612 members
44 reviews
4
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503 members
18 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: crime-thriller nominated for Baileys/Orange
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476 members
27 reviews
3.8
Member
electrice
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452 members
½ 3.6
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: apocalyptic, genetic engineering, dark fantasy, mythic fiction...it's a lot of things in a very literary packaging
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432 members
27 reviews
3.8
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Baileys/Orange
60
431 members
23 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff (alternate history) nominated for Baileys/Orange
61
422 members
18 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: space opera + crime/detective
62
418 members
18 reviews
3.9
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: speculative fiction that doesn't quite fit in any genre box
63
409 members
51 reviews
3.2
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: literary horror (Novak is the pseudonym of literary fiction author Scott Spencer)
64
375 members
33 reviews
3.2
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Booker
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305 members
10 reviews
3.9
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: mythic fiction in an apocalyptic setting...sort of...but not quite
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274 members
35 reviews
3.9
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Giller
67
261 members
7 reviews
3.8
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: literary, vampires
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86 members
6 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: sff nominated for Costa; almost mythic fiction, almost dystopia....it's just wholly original and quite wonderful
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39 members
6 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: dark fantastical + genetic engineering + very literary....it's totally its own thing
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7 members
2 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
exvano
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7,917 members
334 reviews
4.2
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730 members
41 reviews
3.8
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2,186 members
131 reviews
3.9
Explanations
electrice : gaslamp