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This lucidity not only makes his work readable but also staves off the perception that discourse about UFOs and the CIA must be riddled with conspiratorial paranoia.—Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026 The greens, by the way, were meticulous and – always a delight – readable.—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Chess can seem abstruse and forbidding to the uninitiated, but Himelfarb’s account of it is as readable and comprehensible as any more familiar sports story—or, for that matter, any narrative in which a bunch of ambitious people pursue a single goal.—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026 Who knows, but this charm charms for being actually readable (supposedly).—Lit Hub Approved, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for readable