The phrase "a solid read" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a book, article, or any written material that is enjoyable or worthwhile to read.
Example: "I found the novel to be a solid read, with engaging characters and a compelling plot."
Alternatives: "an enjoyable read" or "a worthwhile read."
In retrospect, Mr David-Weill admits to the book's author, "Probably I did not negotiate with [Mr Wasserstein] enough .At almost 700 pages of text, "The Last Tycoons" is a solid read.
Nick Foles (PHI) vs. Tampa Bay — Foles came to Philadelphia's rescue in Week 5, completing 64 percent of his passes and finding the end zone twice, but it is hard to get a solid read on how good he will be commanding Chip Kelly's offense going forward because the Giants' defense is nothing more than a glorified practice squad this year.
Here Affleck avoids everything that made Chuck Hogan's novel Prince of Thieves a solid read.
I assumed it'd be a solid read, considering the 13-house auction over the publishing rights and subsequent quick sale of film rights before the book even had a publishing date.
It didn't pack the same wallop, but it was a solid read in which the bloody attacks of the virals were replaced by an equally bloody political climate in their aftermath.
With a total of 27 visual artists and writers, The Others is a solid read on what's going on in the farthest fringes of media being explored by our intrepid artist heroes and heroines.
He skewers several chips on the probe to get a solid reading.
But mostly this was a solid reading, as evocative and grand as it needed to be.
The players of the New York Chamber Symphony took the conducting in stride and gave a solid reading of "Egmont".
Some in the audience even left after this "greatest hit," thereby missing a solid reading of the Debussy sonata.
It may be too early to get a solid reading on ratings, but preliminary data suggests that the newly changed stations are enjoying better numbers.
