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It depends on what you read. Karl Marx is one of the greatest and most influential thinkers in the history of mankind. Therefore, his writings are a must for anyone who would like to get acquainted with the full range of key philosophical, economic and political teachings. For example, there are still a lot of communist parties in the world, among them there are ruling and claiming power. Even the most reformist of them admit the origin of their programs from the Communist Manifesto of Marx and Engels.
Fascination is another matter. Marx's titanic works like Das Kapital and philosophical works contain some fascinating pages for the average science-pop fan, but in general they are serious scientific works and they are written in a rather difficult language to understand. If you want a fascinating reading of Marx, then you should read his journalism: “The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte”, “The French Civil War”, articles in newspapers about current events. They are written very interestingly for those, of course, who have a basic knowledge of these historical periods.
And finally, I would like to note that Engels was much better than Marx in the field of science pop. Beginning with The Situation of the Working Class in England, he published a number of very good and well-regarded books and articles.