It is easy for a Reader to deliver a damning verdict on a Book. Whether it is a debut novel or the masterpiece of a genius, the dismissal can be equally swift and brutal. Perhaps Moby Dick was boring; that Harry Potter was overrated. Or there were too many characters in The Way We Live Now or too few in The Rosie Project. However, before sitting back too smugly, consider that it is not only the author that influences a story. As writer Samuel Johnson said, “A writer only begins a book. A reader