"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