As a title, Five Star Billionaire is close to brash, and the book's storyline could persuasively be pitched to a producer in search of a blockbuster miniseries, but the reading experience it offers is coolly engrossing – with elements of frustrating evasion – rather than propulsive.
It's totally engrossing". The other element that really gives Pulp Fiction its unique personality is Tarantino's love of the shocking, the unpredictable, and the absurd.
What makes "The Kingdom" so engrossing is this element of personal struggle, our sense that the agnostic author is looking over his shoulder at the armies of faith, as they pursue him to the wall of rationality.
Words were a marginal element of this engrossing 35-minute performance, which was closer to a theatrical happening than to a song recital.
Ultimately, of course, this is part of what makes big, engrossing novels so engrossing.
Paired with Mearns's lush dancing, these elements promise an engrossing evening.
The two are the masterminds behind the noir series "Criminal," and "Fatale" is off to an engrossing start: to the noir elements they have added a supernatural twist, including a woman who has been on the run since 1935.
His discussion of the composer George Antheil amplifies and clarifies the contradictions of Lamarr's own talents, as well as Rhodes's ability to combine the seemingly disparate elements into a cohesive and engrossing whole.
Deciding which plants to pick to defend against different foes, coming up with a new idea about how to defeat a particularly tricky zombie, devising a flexible set of strategies that you can alter mid-game, and then constantly monitoring and course-correcting if things go wrong – all these elements of gameplay are highly engrossing as well as hilarious.
The interior life of a weight lifter is just one element of intrigue at this surprisingly engrossing event, which, initially at least, does not sound all that engrossing.
One of the myriad elements that makes the Six Nations such an engrossing tale - along with its rich history, storied heroes, and perfect perch in the calendar - is the fact that every match matters.
