The End Book Test by Angelo Carbone

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A book test is a type of effect where the spectator chooses a word or passage of text in a book, and the magician knows exactly what the spectator has chosen without looking at the book or the spectator.

The End Book Test by Angelo Carbone is one of the cleanest versions of this effect.

In most versions of this effect, you have to guess the first letter of the chosen word, so there is a chance that the spectator will recognize that you're just guessing and made a mistake. However, this version is built so that even if you are wrong, the viewer will not know. You are guessing the last letter, and even if you are wrong and the viewer corrects you, you know where the letter you guessed is. So, even a partial mistake makes a hit. The technique that makes this effect work is phonetic memory; you remember words by sound, not their writing - like finishing a rhyme.

The gimmicked book in the package looks like a perfectly normal copy you might have on your shelf at home. The book has a real story written by Angelo Carbone, so the viewer can read it as long as they want and not notice a thing. There are many words in the book that are very easy to remember, but if you don't want to, you don't have to remember anything. In the tutorial video, you will learn both the demonstration, which is very simple, and the exact principle of the techniques used.