Arthur Clarke's 4-volume scifi series, it all starts with the approach of a cylindrical spaceship to the earth, a group of people are sent to discover this, 3 of them are trapped inside and start ...

(see psihi vathia ) number one on the list of severe recommendations.

flaubert / madam bovary
franz kafka / conversion

It happens not in every book, but in some books, I start 80-100 pages. You tried so hard to finish the request at least the urge to get it