Question

Lucas was a voracious reader, absorbing novels, biographies, and popoular science books. The word voracious probably means that he was a rapid reader, read a lot of books, read a lot of science fiction or was a rapid but careless reader?

Answer 1

He was really smart and good at his work but his mind wandered due to boredom. Voracious- 1 : having a huge appetite : ravenous 2 : excessively eager : insatiable <a voracious reader> 

Allay- 1: to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity :

Answer 2

I think it's read a lot of books because the context suggests a large number of books but not necessarily his speed at reading books