A ``++readObject++`` method is written when a ``++Serializable++`` object needs special handling to be rehydrated from file. It should be the case that the object being created by ``++readObject++`` is only visible to the thread that invoked the method, and the ``++synchronized++`` keyword is not needed, and using ``++synchronized++`` anyway is just confusing. If this is not the case, the method should be refactored to make it the case.