diff --git a/src/ext2.rs b/src/ext2.rs
index 15f1caa..84e48e2 100644
--- a/src/ext2.rs
+++ b/src/ext2.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pub struct Ext2 {
     descriptor_table: BlockGroupDescriptorTable,
     inode_cache: RwLock<HashMap<u32, Inode>>,
     dentry_cache: RwLock<HashMap<PathBuf, DirEntryDisk>>,
+    ind_block_cache: RwLock<HashMap<u32, Vec<u32>>>,
 }
 
 impl Ext2 {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ impl Ext2 {
             reader,
             inode_cache: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
             dentry_cache: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
+            ind_block_cache: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ext2/block_reader.rs b/src/ext2/block_reader.rs
index 18c29da..c6948cb 100644
--- a/src/ext2/block_reader.rs
+++ b/src/ext2/block_reader.rs
@@ -36,13 +36,12 @@ impl BlockReader {
     }
 
     pub fn read_blocks(&self, block: u32, count: usize) -> io::Result<Cursor<Vec<u8>>> {
-        let mut vec = vec![0; self.block_size * count];
-        for block_no in block..(block + count as u32) {
-            let data = self.read_block(block)?.into_inner();
-            vec[((block_no - block) as usize * self.block_size)
-                ..(((block_no - block) as usize + 1) * self.block_size)]
-                .copy_from_slice(&data);
-        }
+        let mut disk = &self.disk;
+        let start = self.block_to_byte_offset(block);
+        let size = self.block_size * count;
+        let mut vec = vec![0; size];
+        disk.seek(SeekFrom::Start(start))?;
+        disk.read_exact(&mut vec)?;
         Ok(Cursor::new(vec))
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ext2/file.rs b/src/ext2/file.rs
index c1cc15e..608f1e5 100644
--- a/src/ext2/file.rs
+++ b/src/ext2/file.rs
@@ -47,10 +47,8 @@ impl File {
     }
 
     pub fn read_at(&self, buf: &mut [u8], pos: u64, fs: &Ext2) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        //println!("File::read_at(File {{pos: {}, inode: {}, ...}}, &mut [?; {}], {})", self.pos, self.inode.number, buf.len(), pos);
         let bytes_to_end = u64::from(self.inode.size_lower32).saturating_sub(pos);
         if bytes_to_end == 0 {
-            //println!("File::read_at done, reporting 0 bytes read");
             return Ok(0);
         }
         let start_block = (pos / self.block_size as u64) as u32;
@@ -60,25 +58,39 @@ impl File {
             .reader
             .read_block_offset(
                 self.inode
-                    .log_to_phys_block(&fs.reader, start_block)
+                    .log_to_phys_block(&fs, start_block)
                     .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, "EOF reached"))?,
                 offset as u32,
             )?
             .read(buf)?;
         let mut remaining_bytes = length.saturating_sub((self.block_size - offset) as u64);
-        for block in (start_block + 1)..=u32::MAX {
-            if remaining_bytes == 0 {
-                break;
-            };
-            let _ =
-                fs.reader
-                    .read_block(self.inode.log_to_phys_block(&fs.reader, block).ok_or_else(
-                        || io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, "EOF reached"),
-                    )?)?
-                    .read(&mut buf[((length - remaining_bytes) as usize)..])?;
-            remaining_bytes = remaining_bytes.saturating_sub(self.block_size as u64);
+        let mut block = start_block + 1;
+        while remaining_bytes != 0 {
+            let mut chunk_start_block = self
+                .inode
+                .log_to_phys_block(&fs, block)
+                .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, "EOF reached"))?;
+            let mut chunk_num_blocks = 1;
+            block += 1;
+            loop {
+                if (chunk_num_blocks as usize * self.block_size) as u64 >= remaining_bytes {
+                    break;
+                }
+                let Some(phys_block) = self.inode.log_to_phys_block(&fs, block) else {
+                    break;
+                };
+                if phys_block != chunk_start_block + chunk_num_blocks {
+                    break;
+                }
+                chunk_num_blocks += 1;
+                block += 1;
+            }
+            let _ = fs
+                .reader
+                .read_blocks(chunk_start_block, chunk_num_blocks as usize)?
+                .read(&mut buf[((length - remaining_bytes) as usize)..])?;
+            remaining_bytes = remaining_bytes.saturating_sub((self.block_size * chunk_num_blocks as usize) as u64);
         }
-        //println!("File::read_at done, reporting {} bytes read", length - remaining_bytes);
         Ok((length - remaining_bytes) as usize)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ext2/structs.rs b/src/ext2/structs.rs
index 3961dd8..9305e8a 100644
--- a/src/ext2/structs.rs
+++ b/src/ext2/structs.rs
@@ -156,19 +156,24 @@ impl Inode {
         Ok(ino)
     }
 
-    pub fn pointer_block_blocks(&self, block: u32, reader: &BlockReader) -> io::Result<Vec<u32>> {
-        Ok(reader
-            .read_block(block)?
+    pub fn pointer_block_blocks(&self, block_no: u32, fs: &Ext2) -> io::Result<Vec<u32>> {
+        if let Some(block) = fs.ind_block_cache.read().get(&block_no) {
+            return Ok(block.clone());
+        }
+        let block = fs.reader
+            .read_block(block_no)?
             .into_inner()
             .iter()
             .copied()
             .tuples::<(_, _, _, _)>()
             .map(|raw| u32::from_le_bytes([raw.0, raw.1, raw.2, raw.3]))
-            .collect_vec())
+            .collect_vec();
+        fs.ind_block_cache.write().insert(block_no, block.clone());
+        Ok(block)
     }
 
-    pub fn log_to_phys_block(&self, reader: &BlockReader, block: u32) -> Option<u32> {
-        let num_sing_indir = reader.block_size / 4;
+    pub fn log_to_phys_block(&self, fs: &Ext2, block: u32) -> Option<u32> {
+        let num_sing_indir = fs.reader.block_size / 4;
         let num_doub_indir = num_sing_indir * num_sing_indir;
         let num_trip_indir = num_sing_indir * num_doub_indir;
         if block < 12 {
@@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ impl Inode {
             }
         } else if block < (12 + num_sing_indir) as u32 {
             let blocks = self
-                .pointer_block_blocks(self.singly_indirect_block_pointer, reader)
+                .pointer_block_blocks(self.singly_indirect_block_pointer, fs)
                 .ok()?;
             let block = blocks[(block - 12) as usize];
             if block == 0 {
@@ -192,10 +197,10 @@ impl Inode {
             let doub_indir_offset = (block as usize - base_block) / num_sing_indir;
             let sing_indir_offset = (block as usize - base_block) % num_sing_indir;
             let sing_indir_blocks = self
-                .pointer_block_blocks(self.doubly_indirect_block_pointer, reader)
+                .pointer_block_blocks(self.doubly_indirect_block_pointer, fs)
                 .ok()?;
             let blocks = self
-                .pointer_block_blocks(sing_indir_blocks[doub_indir_offset], reader)
+                .pointer_block_blocks(sing_indir_blocks[doub_indir_offset], fs)
                 .ok()?;
             let block = blocks[sing_indir_offset];
             if block == 0 {
@@ -211,13 +216,13 @@ impl Inode {
             let sing_indir_offset =
                 ((block as usize - base_block) % num_doub_indir) % num_sing_indir;
             let doub_indir_blocks = self
-                .pointer_block_blocks(self.triply_indirect_block_pointer, reader)
+                .pointer_block_blocks(self.triply_indirect_block_pointer, fs)
                 .ok()?;
             let sing_indir_blocks = self
-                .pointer_block_blocks(doub_indir_blocks[trip_indir_offset], reader)
+                .pointer_block_blocks(doub_indir_blocks[trip_indir_offset], fs)
                 .ok()?;
             let blocks = self
-                .pointer_block_blocks(sing_indir_blocks[doub_indir_offset], reader)
+                .pointer_block_blocks(sing_indir_blocks[doub_indir_offset], fs)
                 .ok()?;
             let block = blocks[sing_indir_offset];
             if block == 0 {