Sounds like you need to do the "friend" thingy. Find someone that has read a book and who knows it very well and PR it and have him quiz you on it. I did that with the book "Kiss and Makeup" by Gene Simmons. I Photoread and SUperread and dipped using only ONE mind probe question... "What are the basic facts of Gene's life?" I was amazed at how many of his questions I was able to answer, like Gene was born in Israel- I don't remember even dipping on that fact. I had some previous knowledge of the band (who doesn't) but it was a real eye opener.

Try it.