[gnubison]

I’d say it’s a kind of idiomatic phrase (?) — “great reads” where a “read” is a “thing to read” (like one could use “read” in “comfort read”). In other words:

language

[richdougherty]

"That book was a really fun read."

"That author is always a good read."

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read

> read (noun)

> something (such as a book) that is read