[Grammar] Passive voice

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'I'd like someone to read to me.' I am supposed to change it into passive. Should I use 'have sb do sth'? -> 'I'd like to have someone read me', is it correct?
 
'I'd like someone to read to me.' I am supposed to change it into passive. Should I use 'have sb do sth'? -> 'I'd like to have someone read me', is it correct?

This is a difficult to make into the passive without being very awkward.

I'd like to have someone read me -- This sounds like something a talking book would say. Or maybe there are many psychics doing "readings." It's not what you want.

I would like X.
X becomes the subject. X would be liked.
[For] someone to read to me would be liked.
Someone reading to me would be appreciated -- this is slightly less awkward.
 
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