A paper-first reading field guide
Track Narrator Reliability as Evidence Changes
Use three linked fields: trust here, evidence page, and trust revised. Keep each field brief and attach the page or chapter landmark that supports it.
Revise trust from page evidence instead of labeling a narrator reliable or unreliable once. A compact three-anchor trail keeps the note useful when you return later or discuss it with someone using another edition.
Step 1
Anchor the location
Record the page or chapter before interpreting the moment. Add the current reading boundary when later knowledge could change the note.
Step 2
Trust here
Describe what you currently trust and why.
Step 3
Evidence page
Anchor the later contradiction or confirmation.
Step 4
Trust revised
Revise only the affected part of the narrator’s account.