Bevel – Guess the book from its opening passage

Name: Bevel – Guess the book from its opening passage
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Author: knotalegend

by knotalegend·May 19, 2026·3 points·4 comments

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AI Analysis

●●SolidCozyCrowd Pleaser

Wordle for classic literature with adaptive hints, though the public domain pool limits longevity.

Strengths

•Curated shortlist dropdowns prevent frustration from obscure author name spellings.
•Partial scoring for decade and nationality adds strategic depth to guesses.
•Discord integration allows server owners to add daily literary challenges.

Weaknesses

•Public domain restriction limits the pool to pre-1929 works, reducing variety.
•Daily cadence means limited content for new players who binge quickly.

Post Description

Built Bevel because my girlfriend is in a book club and I wanted to make her something. It’s a daily puzzle: you read a 200ish-word public-domain passage and try to deduce the author, decade, nationality, and title in five guesses with adaptive hints in between guesses. Wordle-ish mechanics, but for classic literature. There’s a Discord activity too if you enjoy it & want to add it to your server. Bevel is currently unverified on Discord, so only addable to smaller servers for now. Would love any feedback.