Communications scholar Marshall McLuhan believed in deciding whether or not you’ll like a book, you simply need to read Page 69. I’ve decided to put this to the test each Friday. I’ll provide the page and, then at the end, let you know where it’s from. Let’s see if it works!
Do you already know what book it comes from? Does it grab your interest and make you want to know more? Source after the break.
This week’s Page 69 test comes from Anathem by Neal Stephenson.
Elizabeth Blair Books 
September 9, 2016 at 2:56 pm
That’s an interesting test. A few of this summer’s books almost didn’t make it to page 69 because the beginnings weren’t very good. It makes me wonder if I had gone to page 69 and read that page, whether I would more happily have endured the previous 30 some that were bothersome. Thanks for a great post!
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September 9, 2016 at 3:13 pm
I usually give a book 50 pages but, after starting this, I’ve wondered if I’d just held out a little bit longer would I have changed my mind? 😀
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