The effect may be repeated (more than once, if desired) with
different descriptions of the readings given each time!

* No additional props involved, the books are the only
objects used
* No accomplices, assistants or pre-arrangements
* No electronics of any kind
* No sleight-of-hand required
* Books remain in the hands of the audience
* No "fishing" or equivoque

MY COMMENTS:
Most book tests are simply word tests. The participant
thinks of a word in a book and the performer divines it.
This book test, though, is much different and far superior
in effect. The participant reads the first paragraph and
the mentalist divines the images and characters within the
passage. It is much more realistic. To me, next to the
uniqueness of Docc Hilford's Wizard's Manual, this is the
best book test effect out there.

The books you get are Sinclair's The Jungle and Lawrence's
Sons and Lovers. Both are classic and recognizable books,
but they have been painstakingly altered to accomplish the
impossible. In fact, unless you're familiar with the books,
you can probably read them and may not notice what's
different about them.

One of the drawbacks, though, is that you must learn the
page number. I don't find that to be a problem because I
hand the book to one participant and, claiming to have a
totally random choice, I have another participant (sometimes
three) call or build a page number. The other drawback is
that there is quite a bit of memorization to do. And though
mnemonics are used and they are not difficult to learn, the
mnemonics could have been better. Currently I use a crib
sheet. I know that with more use, I won't need it.

In any case, from the page number you can discern the
characters, a description of the scene and a descriptive
element of it. You can choose to reveal one, two, or all
three elements. And it can vary from participant to
participant, not to mention page to page.

You'll get no quarrel with me over the price of this. It is
simply one awesome test. I know that some prefer to have a
booktest where you don't need to know the page number, and I
do agree. But until someone can improve this particular
type of booktest to the point you don't need to know the
page number, Final Exam is, as I said, the most realistic
and strongest book test out there.