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The Wall Street Journal puts things a bit more into perspective: " 'Years of Renewal' is an engrossing book, truly hard to put down, at least for aficionados of U.S. foreign policy," writes Josef Joffe.
Snorkeling can be an engrossing activity, particularly off the rocky, indented stretch of coast beyond Nerja.
That is what makes it so engrossing.
This documentary about a group of U.S. pilots who were held as POWs in the Vietnam War wins excellent marks from most critics: "engrossing and chilling" says Stanley Kauffmann in the New Republic ; Entertainment Weekly 's Gleiberman says, "You emerge shaken, with your perceptions--of Vietnam and of war in general--permanently enlarged."
More plaudits for Margaret Atwood's Victorian thriller Alias Grace: In the New York Times Book Review , Francine Prose compares the book to a 19 th -century novel, because of its "spooky plot twists" and "engrossing narrative."