The Kite Runner

I just started the book The Kite Runner. After hearing continuos compliments about the book from my stepmom I was really looking forward to picking it up and reading. When i first got the book the back didnt have much about the story line, just compliments from big names people/places. So i asked my stepmom about it and she told me the basic story line, not forgeting to compliment it some more. When i first opened the book, after the title page, there was three pages of more compliments raving about how good the book is. At first i figured that the book would be boring, have a whole bunch of really long words that would be completely foreign to me, and that i would have to consentrate really hard just to understand the basic story line. It turned out that i couldn't get enough of the book. i could hardly put it down. In the first few days i had read 80 pages, which for me is really good, because i consider myself a slow reader. At times the book would get pretty discusting but still those would just make the story that much better. I remember one time i wanted to just scream at the main charcter in order to get him to do one thing or another. The book is just so gripping and wonderfully written i am disapointed because i feel that im reading it too fast and that i need to slow down so that it lasts longer. Well i am very excited to continue this read and to see how it turns out.