#rec 210

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Guess That Rec Season 4: Round 1, Poll 9

Which sounds more appealing?

#209

#210

Voting ended onFeb 28

Rec #209

This scathing criticism of capitalism has earned its reputation for a reason! It's got major queer-coded characters, betrayal, murder, reconciliation, and more! It's a working class power fantasy! With a memorable cast and even more memorable lines, you're bound to love this classic!

Rec #210

Do you feel like you're wandering aimlessly through life, surrounded by people who are suspicious and mistrustful of you because of unwarranted assumptions about your identity? Then you'll want to check out this media, which was written by a minority author in support of people just like you! The protagonist is a POC who is cast as a rogue or even a villain by most, despite his obviously kind and virtuous nature. This inspiring media, written in a beautiful, even poetic style, tells of his journey from the margins of society to achieve his full potential, and tells of how he can gain the respect of those who matter without having to compromise his ideals. Along the way, this media addresses some other important topics, such as ageism, and commentary on authoritarian governments. There's even some cool science facts for the geeks! Everyone should experience this media at least once in their lives, and you might find it's just what you need to hear to get you from one day to the next, so why not give it a try today?

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Guess That Rec Season 4: Round 3, Poll 3

Which sounds more appealing?

#210

#215

Voting ended onApr 5

Rec #210

Do you feel like you're wandering aimlessly through life, surrounded by people who are suspicious and mistrustful of you because of unwarranted assumptions about your identity? Then you'll want to check out this media, which was written by a minority author in support of people just like you! The protagonist is a POC who is cast as a rogue or even a villain by most, despite his obviously kind and virtuous nature. This inspiring media, written in a beautiful, even poetic style, tells of his journey from the margins of society to achieve his full potential, and tells of how he can gain the respect of those who matter without having to compromise his ideals. Along the way, this media addresses some other important topics, such as ageism, and commentary on authoritarian governments. There's even some cool science facts for the geeks! Everyone should experience this media at least once in their lives, and you might find it's just what you need to hear to get you from one day to the next, so why not give it a try today?

Rec #215

Action. Science. Drama. Romance. This media has it all. Featuring the exploits of a brilliant, charismatic, polyamorous alien woman scientist, and a large, majority female supporting cast that ends up more like an ensemble cast with countless interlocking storylines. Other characters include a kind and caring non-combat-oriented male lead whose primary role is as a supporter and love interest to the women, several queer-coded and neurodivergent-coded characters, and even a canon genderfluid character. It blends soft science fiction with fantasy elements to create a world of strange and compelling alien creatures, dangerous alien overlords, powerful biologically engineered lifeforms bent on destruction, and wild and improbable hi-tech gadgets causing chaos. It's known for pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the genre, and there's also a sequel which is even more determined to go above and beyond in new and exciting ways. Don't miss it!

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Guess That Rec Season 4: Round 2, Poll 5

Which sounds more appealing?

#210

#211

Voting ended onMar 22

Rec #210

Do you feel like you're wandering aimlessly through life, surrounded by people who are suspicious and mistrustful of you because of unwarranted assumptions about your identity? Then you'll want to check out this media, which was written by a minority author in support of people just like you! The protagonist is a POC who is cast as a rogue or even a villain by most, despite his obviously kind and virtuous nature. This inspiring media, written in a beautiful, even poetic style, tells of his journey from the margins of society to achieve his full potential, and tells of how he can gain the respect of those who matter without having to compromise his ideals. Along the way, this media addresses some other important topics, such as ageism, and commentary on authoritarian governments. There's even some cool science facts for the geeks! Everyone should experience this media at least once in their lives, and you might find it's just what you need to hear to get you from one day to the next, so why not give it a try today?

Rec #211

Looking for a historical drama with romance, mystery, angst, tragedy, comedy, and a huge cast of fleshed-out and compelling characters? This is the book for you! It's got so many plots you'd need a full-wall whiteboard to map them all out, but they all come together PERFECTLY. Soooo satisfying and soooo fun and intriguing!! Plus, just a few bonuses that are in the mix…

A mysterious, morally-grey protagonist

A dumb golden-retriever boy

A pair of gals who are "totally just best friends forever" ;)

Plenty of villains to swoon over (one of them's even a hot girlboss mama)

Fancy men dueling WARNING: WILL MAKE YOU CRY!

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Riddle of Strider submitter here. Tolkien must be rolling in his grave after his lovely poem got guessed as Mein Kampf! (positive) But I'm the one who guessed Atlantis as Birth of a Nation, so I guess what goes around comes around.

My only regret is that the LotR rec didn't end up going head to head with Riddle of Strider, but Riddle of Strider getting further in the tournament than the media it's actually from is pretty funny too.

What goes around comes around, indeed. But I loved the Riddle of Strider rec: it was so fun to have in the tournament. Thanks for submitting it!

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God this is gonna sound awful, but smth about rec 210 gives me “trying to trick Tumblr into thinking Mein Kampf is progressive” vibes.

Guess noted!