Summer reading

Last week I was psyched to get not one, but two gift cards to Barnes and Noble. One was a belated birthday gift and another was from a graduating senior's parents. Gift cards to book stores are pretty freakin' sweet and it took me no time at all to spend them. Now, I've completed two of the 5 books purchased and feel charged to start my summer reading binge. I have a Hamline class for two weeks starting next Monday, but I'm sure I'll sneak in some social reading too. I've got a masters paper to finish this summer, as well as trying to squeeze in another 4 credits if possible.

SO, to my first book. Twilight. I finished it yesterday afternoon and immediately went out to rent the movie, though that was a dangerous move. My ability to watch a movie from start to finish is hampered by my curious son. Obviously, vampire flicks aren't meant for Quinn's eyes, so I have to wait until he's asleep.. and I digress. Immediately, the film irritated me because the lead actress was blinking annoyingly often and Edward wasn't as Edward as I wanted him to be, despite his ravishing looks. Alice, Emmitt, Rosalie and Jasper fit their descriptions alright, as well as Charlie, but... and Jessica looks exactly like a former CAHS student. I have only gotten through about 20 minutes of the movie and it's changing and cutting things right and left, much to my chagrin. I want to read the second book, if only because I read the teaser section at the end of Twilight, but I should try to hold that as some sort of reward for myself...

What was the last novel you read cover to cover? What are your early memories with reading and books? Do you read on your own time?