“The Road” by Cormac McCarthy held me captive, staying up all night immersed in its pages, awakening the next morning with a lingering sense of melancholy. Stephen King’s works, especially “The Shining,” share that unique ability to make you eagerly anticipate the next page, constantly wondering what twist awaits.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Also when the final Harry Potter book came out I went straight to my room, locked the door, and read the entire thing cover to cover until about three in the morning.