A paper-first reading field guide
Mark Where a Book's Genre Expectation Shifts
Use three linked fields: expectation before, shift page, and expectation after. Keep each field brief and attach the page or chapter landmark that supports it.
Record the page where a book changes the kind of reading promise it appears to make. A compact three-anchor trail keeps the note useful when you return later or discuss it with someone using another edition.
Step 1
Anchor the location
Record the page or chapter before interpreting the moment. Add the current reading boundary when later knowledge could change the note.
Step 2
Expectation before
Describe the reading expectation created so far.
Step 3
Shift page
Anchor the scene or claim that unsettles it.
Step 4
Expectation after
State the new expectation without assuming the ending.