diff --git a/serde_test/src/configure.rs b/serde_test/src/configure.rs
index fa4233bb..e92ccafc 100644
--- a/serde_test/src/configure.rs
+++ b/serde_test/src/configure.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::fmt;
+
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use serde::ser::{SerializeMap, SerializeSeq, SerializeStruct, SerializeStructVariant,
                  SerializeTuple, SerializeTupleStruct, SerializeTupleVariant};
@@ -15,19 +17,6 @@ pub trait Configure {
 }
 
 impl<T: ?Sized> Configure for T {}
-pub trait Configuration {
-    fn is_human_readable(&self) -> bool {
-        true
-    }
-}
-impl<T: ?Sized> Configuration for Readable<T> {}
-
-fn assert<T>(_: T)
-where
-    T: Configure,
-{
-
-}
 
 impl<T: ?Sized> Serialize for Readable<T>
 where
@@ -76,6 +65,33 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+impl<'de, T> DeserializeSeed<'de> for Readable<T>
+where
+    T: DeserializeSeed<'de>,
+{
+    type Value = T::Value;
+
+    fn deserialize<D>(self, deserializer: D) -> Result<Self::Value, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        self.0.deserialize(Readable(deserializer))
+    }
+}
+impl<'de, T> DeserializeSeed<'de> for Compact<T>
+where
+    T: DeserializeSeed<'de>,
+{
+    type Value = T::Value;
+
+    fn deserialize<D>(self, deserializer: D) -> Result<Self::Value, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        self.0.deserialize(Compact(deserializer))
+    }
+}
+
 
 macro_rules! forward_method {
     ($name: ident (self $(, $arg: ident : $arg_type: ty)* ) -> $return_type: ty) => {
@@ -372,3 +388,208 @@ macro_rules! impl_serializer {
 
 impl_serializer!(Readable, true);
 impl_serializer!(Compact, false);
+
+
+use serde::de::{Visitor, EnumAccess, VariantAccess, MapAccess, DeserializeSeed, SeqAccess, Error};
+
+macro_rules! forward_deserialize_methods {
+    ( $wrapper : ident ( $( $name: ident ),* ) ) => {
+        $(
+            fn $name<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, D::Error> where V: Visitor<'de> {
+                (self.0).$name($wrapper(visitor))
+            }
+        )*
+    };
+}
+
+
+macro_rules! impl_deserializer {
+    ($wrapper : ident, $is_human_readable : expr) => {
+    impl <'de, D> Deserializer<'de> for $wrapper<D> where D: Deserializer<'de> {
+        type Error = D::Error;
+
+        forward_deserialize_methods! {
+            $wrapper (
+                deserialize_any,
+                deserialize_bool,
+                deserialize_u8,
+                deserialize_u16,
+                deserialize_u32,
+                deserialize_u64,
+                deserialize_i8,
+                deserialize_i16,
+                deserialize_i32,
+                deserialize_i64,
+                deserialize_f32,
+                deserialize_f64,
+                deserialize_char,
+                deserialize_str,
+                deserialize_string,
+                deserialize_bytes,
+                deserialize_byte_buf,
+                deserialize_option,
+                deserialize_unit,
+                deserialize_seq,
+                deserialize_map,
+                deserialize_identifier,
+                deserialize_ignored_any
+            )
+        }
+
+        fn deserialize_unit_struct<V>(self, name: &'static str, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, D::Error> where V: Visitor<'de> {
+            self.0.deserialize_unit_struct(name, $wrapper(visitor))
+        }
+        fn deserialize_newtype_struct<V>(self, name: &'static str, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, D::Error> where V: Visitor<'de> {
+            self.0.deserialize_newtype_struct(name, $wrapper(visitor))
+        }
+        fn deserialize_tuple<V>(self, len: usize, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, D::Error> where V: Visitor<'de> {
+            self.0.deserialize_tuple(len, $wrapper(visitor))
+        }
+        fn deserialize_tuple_struct<V>(self, name: &'static str, len: usize, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, D::Error> where V: Visitor<'de> {
+            self.0.deserialize_tuple_struct(name, len, $wrapper(visitor))
+        }
+        fn deserialize_struct<V>(self, name: &'static str, fields: &'static [&'static str], visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, D::Error> where V: Visitor<'de> {
+            self.0.deserialize_struct(name, fields, $wrapper(visitor))
+        }
+        fn deserialize_enum<V>(self, name: &'static str, variants: &'static [&'static str], visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, D::Error> where V: Visitor<'de> {
+            self.0.deserialize_enum(name, variants, $wrapper(visitor))
+        }
+
+        fn is_human_readable(&self) -> bool {
+            $is_human_readable
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<'de, D> Visitor<'de> for $wrapper<D> where D: Visitor<'de> {
+        type Value = D::Value;
+        fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+            self.0.expecting(formatter)
+        }
+        fn visit_bool<E>(self, v: bool) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_bool(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_i8<E>(self, v: i8) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_i8(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_i16<E>(self, v: i16) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_i16(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_i32<E>(self, v: i32) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_i32(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_i64<E>(self, v: i64) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_i64(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_u8<E>(self, v: u8) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_u8(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_u16<E>(self, v: u16) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_u16(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_u32<E>(self, v: u32) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_u32(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_u64<E>(self, v: u64) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_u64(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_f32<E>(self, v: f32) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_f32(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_f64<E>(self, v: f64) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_f64(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_char<E>(self, v: char) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_char(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_str<E>(self, v: &str) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_str(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_borrowed_str<E>(self, v: &'de str) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_borrowed_str(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_string<E>(self, v: String) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_string(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_bytes<E>(self, v: &[u8]) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_bytes(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_borrowed_bytes<E>(self, v: &'de [u8]) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_borrowed_bytes(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_byte_buf<E>(self, v: Vec<u8>) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_byte_buf(v)
+        }
+        fn visit_none<E>(self) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_none()
+        }
+        fn visit_some<D2>(self, deserializer: D2) -> Result<Self::Value, D2::Error> where D2: Deserializer<'de> {
+            self.0.visit_some($wrapper(deserializer))
+        }
+        fn visit_unit<E>(self) -> Result<D::Value, E> where E: Error {
+            self.0.visit_unit()
+        }
+        fn visit_newtype_struct<D2>(self, deserializer: D2) -> Result<Self::Value, D2::Error> where D2: Deserializer<'de> {
+            self.0.visit_newtype_struct($wrapper(deserializer))
+        }
+        fn visit_seq<V>(self, seq: V) -> Result<D::Value, V::Error> where V: SeqAccess<'de> {
+            self.0.visit_seq($wrapper(seq))
+        }
+        fn visit_map<V>(self, map: V) -> Result<D::Value, V::Error> where V: MapAccess<'de> {
+            self.0.visit_map($wrapper(map))
+        }
+        fn visit_enum<V>(self, data: V) -> Result<D::Value, V::Error> where V: EnumAccess<'de> {
+            self.0.visit_enum($wrapper(data))
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<'de, D> SeqAccess<'de> for $wrapper<D> where D: SeqAccess<'de> {
+        type Error = D::Error;
+        fn next_element_seed<T>(&mut self, seed: T) -> Result<Option<T::Value>, D::Error> where T: DeserializeSeed<'de> {
+            self.0.next_element_seed($wrapper(seed))
+        }
+        fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+            self.0.size_hint()
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<'de, D> MapAccess<'de> for $wrapper<D> where D: MapAccess<'de> {
+        type Error = D::Error;
+        fn next_key_seed<K>(&mut self, seed: K) -> Result<Option<K::Value>, D::Error> where K: DeserializeSeed<'de> {
+            self.0.next_key_seed($wrapper(seed))
+        }
+        fn next_value_seed<V>(&mut self, seed: V) -> Result<V::Value, D::Error> where V: DeserializeSeed<'de> {
+            self.0.next_value_seed($wrapper(seed))
+        }
+        fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+            self.0.size_hint()
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<'de, D> EnumAccess<'de> for $wrapper<D> where D: EnumAccess<'de> {
+        type Error = D::Error;
+        type Variant = $wrapper<D::Variant>;
+        fn variant_seed<V>(self, seed: V) -> Result<(V::Value, Self::Variant), Self::Error> where V: DeserializeSeed<'de> {
+            self.0.variant_seed($wrapper(seed)).map(|(value, variant)| (value, $wrapper(variant)))
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<'de, D> VariantAccess<'de> for $wrapper<D> where D: VariantAccess<'de> {
+        type Error = D::Error;
+        fn unit_variant(self) -> Result<(), D::Error> {
+            self.0.unit_variant()
+        }
+        fn newtype_variant_seed<T>(self, seed: T) -> Result<T::Value, D::Error> where T: DeserializeSeed<'de> {
+            self.0.newtype_variant_seed($wrapper(seed))
+        }
+        fn tuple_variant<V>(self, len: usize, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, D::Error> where V: Visitor<'de> {
+            self.0.tuple_variant(len, $wrapper(visitor))
+        }
+        fn struct_variant<V>(self, fields: &'static [&'static str], visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, D::Error> where V: Visitor<'de> {
+            self.0.struct_variant(fields, $wrapper(visitor))
+        }
+    }
+    }
+}
+
+impl_deserializer!(Readable, true);
+impl_deserializer!(Compact, false);