The Time Arcade

You can eat this as a snack when you're looking for something to read. To put it simply, the characters talk a lot and their personalities are rather stereotypical (for example, the protagonist is a loser, and at least until the third game, he's still a loser; there's no character growth). You'd be better off treating it as a play than a novel, since most of the plot and emotional shifts are as exaggerated as a play, and it's almost entirely dialogue.

I've read so many books that very few can get me hooked anymore.

It was very immersive, showing me the cruelty of the future and the very realities of life. I became completely absorbed as I read, and the writing was very captivating!