enjoyable or interesting to read► readable easy and interesting or enjoyable to read: · This is a well-written and readable introduction to the subject of linguistics.· Her articles are always readable and informative.
► well-written something that is well-written has been written in a good, clear style that makes it enjoyable or interesting to read: · The article was well written, informative and enjoyable.· This is a clever and well-written play.· Well-written notes are as good as any textbook and easier to absorb.
► worth reading a book or piece of writing that is worth reading is good enough or interesting enough to make you want to read it: · Have you seen Amis' latest book? It's worth reading.be well worth reading: · It's an interesting book, and well worth reading.
► make interesting reading if you say that something makes interesting reading , you mean that it is interesting to read because it contains new or surprising information: · The story of their journey makes interesting reading.· The latest report on educational standards in our schools makes very interesting reading.
► be a good read informal if a book is a good read , it is enjoyable - use this when giving your opinion about a novel etc: · Her latest book is clever, funny, and well-written - a very good read.
► page-turner spoken a book that has an interesting or exciting story that makes you want to continue reading it to find out what happens next: · Stephen King's latest novel is, as usual, a real page-turner.
► unputdownable informal use this to talk about a book that is so interesting and exciting that you do not want to stop reading it until you get to the end: · "Unputdownable", raved the literary critic Helen Jewson, "I read it at one sitting".· This book might be an unputdownable expose of London's underworld, but its moral message is highly dubious.
an unputdownable book is very interesting and exciting