diff --git a/src/io/storage.rs b/src/io/storage.rs
index 86430b3..10a7eb3 100644
--- a/src/io/storage.rs
+++ b/src/io/storage.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use std::{
 	fs::File,
-	io::{BufWriter, Write},
+	io::{BufReader, BufWriter, Write},
 	path::Path,
 };
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
-use serde::Serialize;
+use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 
 pub fn write<T: Serialize>(path: &Path, value: &T) -> Result<()> {
 	(|| -> Result<()> {
@@ -20,3 +20,13 @@ pub fn write<T: Serialize>(path: &Path, value: &T) -> Result<()> {
 	})()
 	.with_context(|| format!("Failed to write file {}", path.display()))
 }
+
+pub fn read<T: DeserializeOwned>(path: &Path) -> Result<T> {
+	(|| -> Result<T> {
+		let file = File::open(path)?;
+		let reader = BufReader::new(file);
+		let decompressor = zstd::Decoder::new(reader)?;
+		Ok(bincode::deserialize_from(decompressor)?)
+	})()
+	.with_context(|| format!("Failed to read file {}", path.display()))
+}