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The phrase "a more straightforward reading" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing interpretations or analyses of a text, suggesting that a simpler or clearer understanding is possible.
Example: "In this context, a more straightforward reading of the passage reveals the author's main argument more clearly."
Alternatives: "a simpler interpretation" or "a clearer understanding".
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But, where in Caesar the action reflected the prison's own internal power struggles, what we get here is a more straightforward reading: only at the end, after the rejection of Falstaff, do we feel that the prisoners' pent-up emotions threaten the institution's iron discipline.
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They hold a more straightforward puzzle, too.
A more straightforward case is Massachusetts.
Other stories take a more straightforward approach.
They represent a more straightforward American style.
Samuelson, a Keynesian, relies on a more straightforward argument.
But Dr. Perricone has a more straightforward opinion of the term.
"People are starved of a more straightforward approach to reality.
But the new study also detected a more straightforward disparity.
In one, she swiftly limned a more straightforward equine.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com