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1) The book is worthy of careful reading.
2) The book is worthy to read carefully.
3) The book is worthy to be read carefully.

1), 2), and 3) are all the same and all grammatically right?

[Mister Micawber]

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#2 does not work; #1 and #3 are synonymous and correct. #2 can be replaced by The book is worth reading carefully.
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