YOU SAID:
It takes ages to read a book
INTO JAPANESE
これは、本を読むために年齢を取ります
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Takes ages to read this book
INTO JAPANESE
この本を読むに時間がかかる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
It takes time to read this book
INTO JAPANESE
この本を読むに時間がかかる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
It takes time to read this book
That didn't even make that much sense in English.