The sentence doesn't read smoothly.

句子不通顺。

《新英汉大辞典》

Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.

这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

《新英汉大辞典》

His works read smoothly.

他的作品读起来很流畅。

youdao

But the plot moves so quickly and smoothly that I read it in a fraction of the time it took to complete his last novel, the slightly shorter (but much heavier) Anathem.

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