Now, the character is riveting for many because of his sense of self, not his blasphemy.
Michael Beschloss's new account of the Lyndon Johnson tapes of the time is riveting for the anguish that L.B.J. expressed.
For those who have followed the intrigue of recent campaign cycles, it is riveting for another reason.
Sports have forever been riveting for the wonder of athletic accomplishment, for the demonstrations of grace under pressure, for the ability of people to overcome adversity.
In "Fur Traders Descending the Missouri," the first and greatest of the group, an old man and his son stare straight at us as they paddle downriver, a bear cub leashed to the prow of their canoe — the scene is riveting for its stillness and its enigmatic white-gold glow.
It was riveting for the wrong reasons, like Hideki Matsui's thirteen total bases — a single, two doubles, and two homers — and only later, after the Sox had begun their long journey back, could the fans dig through the avalanche site and find tiny hints there of better things ahead.
Mystery Train is riveting for anyone who cares about rock music, but for some British readers, its all-American focus can feel like a slight: especially given that in 1975, the year the book was published, the UK could fairly be considered to share dominion over rock (the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, Led Zeppelin, Bowie).
It was riveting for the wrong reasons, like Hideki Matsui's thirteen total bases a single, two doubles, and two homers and only later, after the Sox had begun their long journey back, could the fans dig through the avalanche site and find tiny hints there of better things ahead.
Baldwin's work was riveting for its era.
