page turner
Can't stop reading
A page turner is a book so engrossing you can't stop reading—each page compels you to the next: The thriller was a real page turner; I finished it in one sitting.
The term emphasizes narrative momentum over literary merit.
Separately, a page turner is a person who turns sheet music pages for a performer.
- grippingHolding attention completely
- unputdownableImpossible to stop reading
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
riveting · compelling · cliffhanger · engrossing · captivating · beach read · quick read · mystery · plot twist · binge · addictive · just one more · nail-biting · chapters · late night · up all night · stay up late · bookworm
- Reading Termscover to cover, read aloud, speed reading, bookworm, well-read
- booksnovel, textbooks, study guides, book, paperback
- assistive deviceswheelchair, glasses, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, walkers
- thrillerssuspense, thriller, nail-biter, cliffhanger, plot twist
- reading aidsreading glasses, magnifier, bookmarks, bookmark, reading lamp
- chick litBridget Jones, shopaholic, rom-com, romantic comedy, beach read
page turnerslog
Laborious persistent effort
hard slog · tough slog · slow burn · doorstop · tome
page turneryawn-inducing
Causing drowsy disinterest
sleep aid · DNF · unengaging · forgettable · uninspiring
page, pages, paged, paging, pagination, paginate, turn, turns, turned