Slurp and burp

That's the name of a restaurant my brother once had aspirations to establish. If I saw a place with that name, I think I would eat there.
But that also describes the feeling I have when I read a real page turning book. I am taking it in as fast as I can, not wanting it to end, but skimming over parts that don't seem to advance the story. I am just like dogs eating something they really like, almost swallowing it whole. (Of course, in that process, it would be impossible for them to not swallow a lot of air, so the burp afterward is inevitable)
I don't believe I have ever written a book that gripping. I don't even know if I have it in me. After having made that confession, the only thing I find comforting about is that the best books I've read were not page turners. They were books that have affected me all my life, they are books I love to quote, and to savor in my memory. Page turners most often are also forgetters. Still, they sell well...