Do You Know This Book?

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can you guess which books these are from? now open for submissions!

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welcome to do you know this book poll!

about:

This blog was inspired by RecommendMeABook.com—which posts first pages of novels before revealing the title and author—and by poll blogs such as doyoulikethissong-poll.

The main goal of this blog is to 1) Expose people to literature by posting snippets of different books, 2) Discuss said books, and 3) Promote different kinds of literature and authors—both classic and modern, as well as both fiction and nonfiction. In a world full of AI, advertisers, social media, and many more constantly vying for our attention, it feels more important now than ever to expose people to different kinds of literature. People may be more interested in reading a book cover to cover if they know they like the prose, characters, and overall themes.

how this works:

I (the blog's mod) posts polls with excerpts from books—occasionally I post excerpts from novellas and short stories. Polls run for one week, so results are posted eight days after the original post date. Part of the fun is guessing/trying to figure out which book the excerpt is from, with some excerpts being more obvious than others. Feel free to leave suggestions for books you want to see posted (or suggestions for the blog in general) in the replies of this post 😊📚

There is only one mod running this blog so please be patient and kind. I currently post 1-2 polls per week.

submissions are now open, submit a book here!

current voting options:

A) I’ve read this book before, and I like it!

B) I can tell which book this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

C) I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

D) I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

E) I’ve read this book before, and I don’t like it

F) I haven’t read this book and I don’t like this excerpt

tags:

open polls you can still vote on: tagged/open

closed polls/revealed: tagged/results

all of this blog’s polls: tagged/poll time

fiction polls only: tagged/fiction

nonfiction polls only: tagged/nonfiction

submitted polls only: tagged/submission

all polls (includes polls from other blogs): tagged/poll

all posts that are not a poll: tagged/not a poll

resources to free reading, libraries, and posts about libraries: tagged/library

reading recommendations from tumblr: tagged/tumblr reads

additional tags not listed here include names of titles and their authors.

a list of all excerpts that have been posted and revealed:

#pinned #not a poll #mod

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doyouknowthisbook-poll

Do you know which book this is from?

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I’ve read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell what this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I’ve read this book before, and I don’t like it

I haven’t read this book and I don’t like this excerpt

Remaining time: 4 days 23 hours

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

Thank you @pearlhoardingdragon for the submission! 😄

doyouknowthisbook-poll

Do you know which book this from?

.

I've read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell what this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I've read this book before, and I don't like it

I haven't read this book and I don't like this excerpt

Voting ended onApr 5, 2025

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

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FINAL RESULT: The majority of voters haven’t read this book, but enjoyed this excerpt. 😊

A Darker Shade of Magic is a 2015 adult fantasy novel by American author V.E. Schwab. It is the first installment of the Shades of Magic trilogy. From Wikipedia: “Kell is an Antari—a rare magician with powerful innate magic that sets him apart from others, who have to study hard to master magic. As an Antari, he has the rare ability to travel between parallel Londons, which he calls Red, Grey, White, and Black. Kell was adopted at a young age by the King and Queen of Maresh Empire of Red London. He works as an ambassador, traveling between worlds to deliver messages between officials in magical and thriving Red London, the magicless Grey London, and White London, which has been ravaged by magic. Kell also has a secret life as a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of magic. When the Maresh king and queen receive an enchanted necklace from White London, they send Kell to deliver a message in return. When he returns home, he realizes their king and queen—twins Astrid and Athos—have slipped him a powerful black stone. The stone is a dangerous relic from Black London, which fell centuries ago when its people’s greed for magic exceeded their ability to control it, and all remnants of the lost world were supposedly destroyed. Together with the thief Delilah (Lilah) Bard from Grey London, the two come up with a dangerous plan to return the stone to Black London.

The Guardian called A Darker Shade of Magic "a compelling, swashbuckling read reminiscent of Tim Powers’ more gung-ho fantasies". It received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and a Goodreads Choice Award.

The second installment of the Shades of Magic series, titled A Gathering of Shadows, was released on February 23, 2016. The third book in the series, A Conjuring of Light, was released February 21, 2017.

On October 3, 2019, the movie adaptation's screenwriter was announced: Derek Kolstad, the creator of the John Wick franchise.”

Do you know which book this is from?

.

I’ve read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell which book this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I’ve read this book before, and I don’t like it

I haven’t read this book and I don’t like this excerpt

Remaining time: 5 days 23 hours

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

Thank you @next-crisis for the submission! 😄

#poll #lit #literature #tumblr poll #tumblr polls #polls #poll time #bookblr #booklr #fiction #fantasy #submission #open

doyouknowthisbook-poll

Do you know which book this is from?

.

I’ve read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell which book this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I’ve read this book before, and I don’t like it

I haven’t read this book and I don’t like this excerpt

Voting ended onJul 7

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

Thank you @next-crisis for the submission! 😄

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FINAL RESULT: The majority of voters haven’t read this book, but enjoyed this excerpt. 😊

The King of Elfland's Daughter is a 1924 fantasy novel by Anglo-Irish writer Lord Dunsany. From Wikipedia: “The novel is widely recognized as one of the most influential and acclaimed works in all of fantasy literature. Although the novel faded into relative obscurity following its initial release, it found new longevity and wider critical acclaim when a paperback edition was released in 1969 as the second volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.

The novel's reputation has continued to grow in the ensuing decades. In his review of the 1999 edition for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Charles de Lint praised the novel as superlative: "It's not simply the beauty of the language, the astute eye for character, the hint of humor, or even the spell of legendry and wonder, but Dunsany's unique combination of all of the above. Even read today, with all the fantasy novels I've read, his work remains fresh and exuberant". Gahan Wilson also praised Elfland's Daughter lavishly, calling it "likely Dunsany's masterpiece" and concluding "that may well be the same as saying it could be the very best fairy story ever written".

The King of Elfland’s Daughter has also been included in the more recent Fantasy Masterworks series. While seen as highly influential upon the genre as a whole, the novel was particularly formative in the (later-named) subgenres of fairytale fantasy and high fantasy.

#the king of elfland’s daughter #lord dunsany #results

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A series of poems from Palestine, curated by the poet and translators Fady Joudah and Lena Tuffaha.

A series of poems from Palestine, curated by the poet and translators Fady Joudah and Lena Tuffaha.

#poetry #not a poll

Do you know which book this is from?

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I’ve read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell what this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I’ve read this book before, and I don’t like it

I haven’t read this book and I don’t like this excerpt

Remaining time: 4 days 23 hours

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

Thank you @pearlhoardingdragon for the submission! 😄

#poll #lit #literature #tumblr poll #tumblr polls #polls #poll time #fiction #fantasy #submission #bookblr #booklr #open

doyouknowthisbook-poll

Do you know this poem?

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I’ve read this poem before, and I like it!

I’ve read this poem before, and I don’t like it

This is my first time reading this poem, and I like it!

This is my first time reading this poem, and I don’t like it

I’ve read this poem before and didn’t like it, but I like it now!

I’ve read this poem before and I liked it, but I don’t like it anymore

~ poetic nuance ~

Voting ended onApr 26, 2025

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the poem with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

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FINAL RESULT: The majority of voters have read this poem before and like it! 💖

“Caged Bird” is a poem by Maya Angelou. From Wikipedia: “Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou's series of seven autobiographies focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.

With the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou publicly discussed aspects of her personal life. She was respected as a spokesperson for Black people and women, and her works have been considered a defense of Black culture. Her works are widely used in schools and universities worldwide, although attempts have been made to ban her books from some U.S. libraries. Angelou's most celebrated works have been labeled as autobiographical fiction, but many critics consider them to be autobiographies. She made a deliberate attempt to challenge the common structure of the autobiography by critiquing, changing, and expanding the genre. Her books center on themes that include racism, identity, family, and travel.”

doyouknowthisbook-poll

Do you know which book this is from?

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I’ve read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell which book this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I’ve read this book before, and I don’t like it

I haven’t read this book and I don’t like this excerpt

Voting ended onJul 7

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

Thank you @next-crisis for the submission! 😄

haveyoureadthisbook-poll

Have you read I Ching* (orig. 易, late 9th century BC)?

yes

no

I've read parts of it

I've never heard of it

Remaining time: 3 days 18 hours

* or Yijing, usually translated Book of Changes or Classic of Changes

#i ching #book of changes #classic of changes #yijing #poll

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doyouknowthisbook-poll

Do you know which book this is from?

.

I've read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell what this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I've read this book before, and I don't like it

I haven't read this book and I don't like this excerpt

Voting ended onMay 8

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

Thank you @redribbonofficial for the submission! 😄

doyouknowthisbook-poll

FINAL RESULT: The majority of voters have read this book before and like it! 💖

I Shall Wear Midnight is a 2010 comic fantasy novel by English writer Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld. It is the fourth novel within the Discworld series to be based on the character of Tiffany Aching. From Wikipedia: “Tiffany Aching is now fifteen years old and getting on with the hard work of being a witch. The title is taken from a quotation in A Hat Full of Sky: "When I'm old I shall wear midnight, she'd decided. But for now she'd had enough of darkness."

I Shall Wear Midnight won the 2010 Andre Norton Award.”

doyouknowthisbook-poll

Do you know which book this is from?

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I’ve read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell which book this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I’ve read this book before, and I don’t like it

I haven’t read this book and I don’t like this excerpt

Voting ended onJul 3

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

Thank you @ionisable for the submission! 😄

doyouknowthisbook-poll

FINAL RESULT: The majority of voters haven’t read this book before and didn’t like the excerpt posted. 😔

The Charioteer is a romantic war novel by Mary Renault (pseudonym for Eileen Mary Challans) first published in London in 1953. From Wikipedia: “Renault's US publisher (Morrow) refused to publish it until 1959, after a revision of the text, due to its generally positive portrayal of homosexuality. The novel is primarily set in 1940 during the immediate post-Dunkirk period of World War II at a military hospital in England during nightly bomb raids and blackouts. The story's protagonist, Laurie (Laurence) 'Spud' Odell, is a young soldier wounded at Dunkirk who must decide if his affections lie with a younger conscientious objector working at his hospital or a naval officer whom he had 'worshiped' when they had both been pupils at an all-boys boarding school and with whom he has suddenly been reconnected.

The Charioteer is significant because it features a gay protagonist and romantic story with a happy ending, the first book traditionally published in England to do so. It quickly became a bestseller – particularly within the gay community, and remains a cult classic.”

#the charioteer #mary renault #results

doyouknowthisbook-poll

Do you know which book this is from?

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I've read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell what this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I've read this book before, and I don't like it

I haven't read this book and I don't like this excerpt

Voting ended onMay 17, 2025

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

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FINAL RESULT: The majority of voters haven’t read this book, but enjoyed this excerpt. 😊

Snow in May is a 2014 novel by Kseniya Melnik. From the book’s official summary: “Snow in May introduces a cast of characters bound by their relationship to the port town of Magadan in Russia's Far East, a former gateway for prisoners assigned to Stalin’s forced-labor camps. Comprised of a surprising mix of newly minted professionals, ex-prisoners, intellectuals, musicians, and faithful Party workers, the community is vibrant and resilient and life in Magadan thrives even under the cover of near-perpetual snow. By blending history and fable, each of Melnik's stories transports us somewhere completely new: a married Magadan woman considers a proposition from an Italian footballer in '70s Moscow; an ailing young girl visits a witch doctor’s house where nothing is as it seems; a middle-aged dance teacher is entranced by a new student’s raw talent; a former Soviet boss tells his granddaughter the story of a thorny friendship; and a woman in 1958 jumps into a marriage with an army officer far too soon. Weaving in and out of the last half of the twentieth century, Snow in May is an inventive, gorgeously rendered, and touching portrait of lives lived on the periphery where, despite their isolation—and perhaps because of it—the most seemingly insignificant moments can be beautiful, haunting, and effervescent.”

Kirkus Reviews gave a starred review, writing, "Achingly beautiful, this collection signals a writer to watch." The New York Times also gave a positive review, as did The Minnesota Star Tribune. Snow in May was short-listed for the International Dylan Thomas Prize and long-listed for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.

Melnik has done several interviews discussing Snow in May, including one with NPR.

doyouknowthisbook-poll

Do you know which book this is from?

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I’ve read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell which book this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I’ve read this book before, and I don’t like it

I haven’t read this book and I don’t like this excerpt

Voting ended onJul 7

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

Thank you @next-crisis for the submission! 😄

doyouknowthisbook-poll

Do you know which book this is from?

.

I've read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell what this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I've read this book before, and I don't like it

I haven't read this book and I don't like this excerpt

Voting ended onMay 20, 2025

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

Thank you @hiihavebrainrot for the submission! 😄

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FINAL RESULT: The majority of voters know which book this is from! 💖

Soul Music is a 1994 fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the sixteenth book in the Discworld series. From Wikipedia: “Like many of Pratchett's novels, it introduces an element of modern society into the magical and vaguely late medieval, early modern world of the Discworld, in this case Rock and Roll music and stardom, with near disastrous consequences. It also introduces Susan Sto Helit, daughter of Mort and Ysabell and granddaughter of Death.

Discworld is comic fantasy book series set on the Discworld, a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle. The books frequently parody or take inspiration from classic works, usually fantasy or science fiction, as well as mythology, folklore and fairy tales, and often use them for satirical parallels with cultural, political and scientific issues.

Discworld books regularly topped Sunday Times best-sellers list, making Pratchett the UK's best-selling author in the 1990s. Discworld novels have also won awards such as the Prometheus Award and the Carnegie Medal. In the BBC's Big Read, four Discworld novels were in the top 100, and a total of fourteen in the top 200. More than 80 million Discworld books have been sold in 37 languages.”

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doyouknowthisbook-poll

Do you know which book this is from?

.

I’ve read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell which book this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I’ve read this book before, and I don’t like it

I haven’t read this book and I don’t like this excerpt

Voting ended onJul 3

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

Thank you @ionisable for the submission! 😄

doyouknowthisbook-poll

Do you know which book this is from?

.

I’ve read this book before, and I like it!

I can tell which book this is from based on this excerpt, but I haven't read it

I started reading this, but didn’t finish it (or I am reading it currently)

I haven’t read this book, but I like this excerpt!

I’ve read this book before, and I don’t like it

I haven’t read this book and I don’t like this excerpt

Voting ended onJul 7

Please reblog the polls, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people read the excerpt with an open mind 💖📚 Title and author will be revealed after the poll's conclusion.

Thank you @next-crisis for the submission! 😄

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