Synonyms:
absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting
Meaning: capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story"
Usage examples
The political phase, though it was perhaps the best understood, was not the most engrossing.
Wellgood, or, as he believed, Sears, knew too much of life to be beguiled by any open clap-trap, and Sweetwater was obliged to see him drive off without having made the least advance in the purpose engrossing him.