Top Ten Tuesday #6

Every Tuesday The Broke and the Bookish  hosts Top Ten Tuesday, a meme in which a new and different top ten list appears. 

This weeks Top Ten list is:

Top Ten Books That Have Been On My Shelf For The Longest But I've Never Read

Oh my word, there are just so many to choose from.  With a humungous tbr pile I could be here all day.  Some day I will read all the books I have here at home....... I will :D

1.   One Day by David Nicholls – How long has this sat on my shelf, too long.  Crazy really as I do actually want to read this.  I did almost pick this one up when the movie came out.  I have a strict policy of reading a book before I see the movie.  

2.   The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde – I so want to read this!  But never seem to get round to it.  I bought this in hardback – which I don’t normally do – it’s been sat there that long it’s now been released in paperback.  I love this author so there is no excuse!  I have to mention the cover as it is fab, gorgeous design and the texture of it is like dragon scales :)

3.  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini – Now I really enjoyed reading A Thousand Splendid Suns.  I bought the Kite Runner soon after I finished his other book.  Why haven’t I read it.... I don’t know really.  Silly really because I know I will enjoy it.

4.  The Gunslinger by Stephen King – I’ve had this sat on my bookshelves for so long now.  I think it must have an inch thick of dust.  I have all the books in the Dark Tower Series to read, sat there waiting.  I do want to read this as I think it would be very different to his other books.  I like the thought of a fantasy book written by this author.

5.  Fool Moon by Jim Butcher – This is book two in the Dresden Files series.  I read the first book, Storm Front, about six months ago and I really enjoyed it.  I have about 5 more books in the series waiting to be read.  I’ve actually included this book in a book challenge I’m taking part in – 2012 TBR Pile Reading Challenge.  So hopefully it wont stay there for much longer.

6.  Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell – I’ve had all of this series sat waiting to be read on my bookshelves now for over 5 years.  That’s shameful really as I think I would enjoy.  The Scarpetta series is one of the first lot of books I ever got.  I should at least get this first book in the series read.

7.  Schools Out - Forever by James Patterson – This is the second book in the Maximum Ride series.  I loved the story of these bird children.  The first book was really good.  So no excuse time to crack on with the series.  I have most of them sat waiting on the shelves.  This series is completly different to the crime series he writes about.

8.  The Day of theTriffids by John Wyndham – I saw this on tv when I was a younger.  It was a black and white movie and it really stuck in my mind.  I would like to read the book to find out more of the story.  I’ve had this on the bookshelf for a couple of years now.

9.  The Poisonwood Bibleby Barbara Kingsolver – Dani at Pen to Paper recommended this book to me when we first met. Sorry Dani lol.  I found a copy in a second hand bookshelf but it has stayed on my bookshelf unread.  I do want to read it as I have read Prodigal Summer & The Bean Trees and I really enjoyed them.  So with the praise from Dani and the experience I already have with this author....well.. there is no excuse!

10. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen – This is the first book in the Rizzoli & Isles series.  I have also been sent a recommendation by another friend (Julie) to get these read.  I’ve got all of them in the series waiting to be read.  But first I think I will read her standalone books, which I also own, as apparently this series is the best out of her books.

Well I could have carried on with this post as there are so many I have left unmentioned.  What books do you have gathering dust on your shelves?? Go on brush off the cobwebs, shake out the bookworms and get them read!!!