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Originally Posted by HarryT
That seems like a compliment; it's another way of saying it's a "page turner". Why do you regard it as faint praise?
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What Catlady said.
On first reading 'the pages turn with ease' sounds more like praise for the physical construction of the book rather than the writing.
Page-turner is a phrase synonymous with a fast-moving, exciting or thrilling plot/story-line and 'ease' just isn't a good fit for the concept.