private static void UpdateRecord(int bookId) { using (var repo = new BooksRepo()) { var bookToUpdate = repo.GetOne(bookId); if (bookToUpdate != null) { WriteLine("Before change: " + repo.Context.Entry(bookToUpdate).State); bookToUpdate.Genre = "bjhbvjhvj"; WriteLine("After change: " + repo.Context.Entry(bookToUpdate).State); repo.Save(bookToUpdate); WriteLine("After Save: " + repo.Context.Entry(bookToUpdate).State); } } }