"A fascinating idiosyncratic meditation on the moral necessity of preserving the artist's work from destructive appraisal. . . . One reads this book to come in contact with one of the most stimulating minds of our era." -- Boston Globe

"A defense of fiction and a lesson in the art of reading." -- New York Times Book Review

"A feast of ideas. . . a passionate statement of faith in artistic modes of perception." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

"Testaments Betrayed is to be savored paragraph by paragraph. . . . It must be purchased, read, pondered, and argued within the margins. And frequently reread." -- Washington Post