Which books had you hooked from the first few pages, paragraphs, or even sentences?

Was chatting with someone online about books that had you hooked and I mentioned a couple, which he had read but had not found as exciting. He confessed to having the shortest of attention spans and getting bored real easily. I got tired of throwing names out there and asked what book had him hooked from the start and he immediately said The Martian. I have not read the book so he copy/paste the beginning of it:

I’m pretty much fucked.

That’s my considered opinion.

Fucked.

Six days into what should be the greatest two months of my life, and it’s turned into a nightmare.

He was right. I was curious what happens next.

In comparison, overall I am a bit more patient. Like you don't have to hit me hard with the first couple of sentences. I actually prefer something not so sensational. I rather there's a buildup. I'll go along for a few paragraphs, even a couple of pages even if it's providing just background info. But I'm not gonna keep reading if by page 10 all I have is a list of random characters whose names I keep forgetting and nothing particularly interesting (plot or character-wise) is happening.

So my example was Native Son. The plot gets quite exciting soon enough but even within the first few pages I had a feeling that I was getting a good intro to who Bigger Thomas was and how his life was going. And that was enough because I wanted to learn more about Bigger. By the time action happened, I was on Bigger's side for sure and felt probably a lot of how he felt about things.

What examples come to your mind?