First Outside Reading Post

Hello everyone!
The book that I am reading for our outside reading book is called The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
I have only read a few chapters of the book, but so far, it is about a boy named Amir who lives in Afghanistan. He is wealthy and lives with his father whom he fears and revers. His father does not understand him because Amir would rather write a story than play soccer. Amir also cannot stand up for himself, his personality is such that he would rather agree with the bully and leave then fight with him and get hurt. His servant Hassan and Hassan's father Ali, live in the small shack next to their house. He has grown up with Hassan and Hassan's first word was Amir's name. They play toghether and have known each other since birth, but Amir does not consider him to be a real friend. Hassan always fends off bullies with his sling shot. Ali was crippled by polio when he was very young so he is picked on often, Hassan has a cleft lip which he is ridiculed for. All this and they are Hazara. This a people who are a minority in Afghanistan and are very persecuted in their home country. Recently in the book, a bully name Assef who is half german and half persian confronts Amir and Hassan. He has an unknown psycological problem and Nazi tendancies, supporting what Hitler did to the Jews and wants the president of Afghanistan to do the same with the Hazaras.
I really like my book so far, but I am afraid that everything will go downhill, I have heard it is a wee bit depressing.
Bye,
Lauren Christiansen