I read a book about sponges.

It was absorbing.

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This joke is full of holes.
- plot holes
I read the same book! It was tough to soak in all the facts, but I was able to squeeze some useful information out of it!
Ah, I thought you would have soaked it up!
I read a book about bolts.

It was riveting!
That's not a thing people say.
- absorbing
  
  adjective
  
  UK /əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/ US /əbˈzɔːr.bɪŋ/
  
  Something that is absorbing is very interesting and keeps your attention:
  
  I read her last novel and found it very absorbing.
  
  https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/absorbing

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