diff --git a/sex-reader.scm b/sex-reader.scm
index 2f3f07b..05f192f 100644
--- a/sex-reader.scm
+++ b/sex-reader.scm
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
 
 (include "utils.macros.scm")
 
-(import (chicken pathname)
-        brev-separate
-        fmt)
+(import
+  (chicken base)
+  (chicken io)
+  (chicken pathname)
+  (chicken port)
+  (chicken read-syntax)
+  (chicken string)
+  brev-separate
+  fmt)
 
 (define (read-forms acc)
   (let ((r (read)))
@@ -16,7 +22,41 @@
     (with-input-from-file (pathname-strip-directory file)
       (fn (read-forms (list))))))
 
+(define (read-bracket port)
+  (let loop ((c (read-char port))
+             (str (string)))
+    (cond ((char=? c #\])
+           (cons '¤
+                 (with-input-from-string str
+                   (fn (port-map identity read)))))
+          ((char=? c #\[)
+           (loop port (conc )))
+          (else
+           (loop (read-char port)
+                 (conc str c))))))
+
+(define open-bracket-counter (make-parameter 0))
+
 (define (read-raw-forms input-source)
+  (let ((bracket-end (gensym)))
+   (set-read-syntax!
+    #\]
+    (lambda (port)
+      (when (= 0 (open-bracket-counter))
+        (error "Unmatched closing bracket"))
+      (open-bracket-counter (- (open-bracket-counter) 1))
+      bracket-end))
+
+   (set-read-syntax!
+    #\[
+    (lambda (port)
+      (open-bracket-counter (+ (open-bracket-counter) 1))
+      (let loop ((r (read port))
+                 (acc (list)))
+        (if (eq? r bracket-end)
+            (cons '¤ (reverse acc))
+            (loop (read port)
+                  (cons r acc)))))))
   (if (eq? input-source 'stdin)
       (read-forms (list))
       (read-from-file input-source)))
diff --git a/tests/basic.scm b/tests/basic.scm
index 847a7bd..2d62f8b 100644
--- a/tests/basic.scm
+++ b/tests/basic.scm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 (test '%define (atom-to-fmt-c 'define))
 (test '%pointer (atom-to-fmt-c 'pointer))
 (test '%array (atom-to-fmt-c 'array))
-(test 'vector-ref (atom-to-fmt-c '@))
+(test 'vector-ref (atom-to-fmt-c '¤))
 (test '%include (atom-to-fmt-c 'include))
 (test '%cast (atom-to-fmt-c 'cast))
 
diff --git a/tests/reader.scm b/tests/reader.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85f8bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reader.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+(import (chicken port))
+
+(test-group "reader"
+  ;; []-syntax. For array types and array access expressions
+  (test '((¤ * char))
+        (with-input-from-string "[* char]"
+          (lambda ()
+            (read-raw-forms 'stdin))))
+
+  (test '((¤ * * char const 512))
+        (with-input-from-string "[* * char const 512]"
+          (lambda ()
+            (read-raw-forms 'stdin))))
+
+  (test '((¤))
+        (with-input-from-string "[]"
+          (lambda ()
+            (read-raw-forms 'stdin))))
+
+  (test '((¤ (¤)))
+        (with-input-from-string "[[]]"
+          (lambda ()
+            (read-raw-forms 'stdin))))
+
+  (test '((¤ (¤ const char)))
+        (with-input-from-string "[[const char]]"
+          (lambda ()
+            (read-raw-forms 'stdin)))))
diff --git a/tests/run.scm b/tests/run.scm
index 330a174..6411d71 100644
--- a/tests/run.scm
+++ b/tests/run.scm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 (include "basic.scm")
 (include "semen.scm")
+(include "reader.scm")
 (include "utils.scm")
 
 ;;; Should be the last in the test suite