gripping

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gripping
    adj 1: capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a
           fascinating story" [syn: {absorbing}, {engrossing},
           {fascinating}, {gripping}, {riveting}]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

29 Moby Thesaurus words for "gripping":
      absorbing, arresting, attractive, clinging, compelling, compulsive,
      consuming, driving, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enthralling,
      fascinating, grasping, holding, hypnotic, impelling, keeping,
      magnetic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, obsessing, obsessional, obsessive,
      possessing, preoccupying, retentive, spellbinding, tenacious