I'd say "The Green Mile" by Stephen King. It's one of only a handful of King books I've read (why I have no idea, I really like what I've read by him, but I just read more fantasy in general). The book's characters were so strong it just made me want to keep reading to see what would happen to them next.
Other than that, I'd say Chuck Palahniuk's books are page turners. I've never gotten bogged down in any of his books. Haven't read "Rant" but I'll have to check it out sometime. Also, I'll second some of the Dragonlance books. When I was a teenager, I could put those books down. Those and The Cleric Quintet by Salvatore. I must have read all five of them in like one year. Which is pretty remarkable for a 16 year old that loved video games.
Nowadays, I'd say the closest I've come to a gripping book that I wanted to continuously read would be "A Game of Thrones" and Joe Abercrombie's "First Law" series. However, I just want to note that we're living in a pretty remarkable time as far as awesome fantasy writers go. There's no excuse not to find something that grips you. There are just so many good writers cranking stuff out now.
Other than that, I'd say Chuck Palahniuk's books are page turners. I've never gotten bogged down in any of his books. Haven't read "Rant" but I'll have to check it out sometime. Also, I'll second some of the Dragonlance books. When I was a teenager, I could put those books down. Those and The Cleric Quintet by Salvatore. I must have read all five of them in like one year. Which is pretty remarkable for a 16 year old that loved video games.
Nowadays, I'd say the closest I've come to a gripping book that I wanted to continuously read would be "A Game of Thrones" and Joe Abercrombie's "First Law" series. However, I just want to note that we're living in a pretty remarkable time as far as awesome fantasy writers go. There's no excuse not to find something that grips you. There are just so many good writers cranking stuff out now.