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A: You should try reading this book, I think it's very interesting.

B: What is interesting in this book ?
Why is this book interesting ?
What makes this book interesting ?

Which sentence is the most idiomatic to use in this context.
Even if the sentence is grammatically correct,it may look assumed if I use it unnaturally.

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Enoon · Accepted Answer

Before we start, I want to note that we do not leave a space before punctuation.

Your three answers are equally correct and idiomatic.

"What is interesting in this book?" This asks for specifics.
"Why is this book interesting?" This sounds a little abrupt or challenging as an answer.
"What makes this book interesting?" This invites Mr. A to elaborate. I like this answer best.

Gigilian Nguyen · Answer

Hi,
I just have some suggestions:
A: You should try reading this book, I think it's very interesting. - Correct. You can use a dot (.) instead of that comma (,). Sometimes, it's good to have more than one long sentence.

B: What is interesting in about this book? - Would sound better. It's not really formal, you ask this question when you want to know what the book contains. And it does not mean you are excited to read it yet.

Why is this book interesting? - Correct, but does not sound normal. Sometimes, it is unnecessary and a little impolite when someone recommends something (especially something good) to you.

What makes this book interesting? - Correct. You can choose this one as the best. But it's okay to say that What makes it / this book so interesting? Because A said I think it's very interesting. When you add so, it sounds more naturally, as if you're willing to read it.

As mentioned above, you don't need to leave spaces before punctuation marks.
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