lo vs. le with fascinar

Question

Hello,

I've managed to completely confuse myself. I don't understand why one of these sentences has a 'lo' and the other has a 'le' and the third doesn't need either.

I feel like this verb functions similar to gustar/encantar/molestar but I'm just not grasping it.

A Juan lo fascina tu carro.

A Juan le fascina.

Tu carro fascina a Juan.

Can someone help me?

Answer 1

I believe that the first sentence should be A Juan le fascina tu carro. The third sentence could (maybe should?) have le as well.

You are right that fascinar works just like gustar. Its an indirect object construction:

Such-and-such is fascinating to someone.