I came across the following phrase,
reads poorly, found in
Sir Eric Geddes: Business and Government in War and Peace by Keith Grieves (1991), cited
here.
"In a series that sets out to be "readable," this book reads poorly. Sentences bear an uneasy relationship with their fellows; characters, events, ..."
There's also a very interesting article called
Middles and Movement here.
All the best.
