Off the Shelf: 2013

So I've chosen my books for Off the Shelf. There are different levels for the challenge, starting at 5 books from your shelf and going up to 200! I'm going to keep it simple and go with Tempted: 5 books to read.

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I know, a bit of a modest attempt but I don't want to commit to 15 books and there is no level for 10 books. So I picked 6 books I most want to read. Hopefully, it will spur me to read some other ones off the shelf as well. They are: 

1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
   This is the third book in the Millennium trilogy. I have really enjoyed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire. I don't read many thriller style novels and these books have really got me hooked. The plots are complex and really gripping. I've been meaning to finish off the trilogy for a while now, just haven't gotten around to it!
   
2. Steve Jobs: A Biography - Walter Isaacson
   I really like reading biographies and have had this book for a while now. This is a MASSIVE book and 2013 is the year I conquer it!
   
3. The Sea of Poppies - Amitav Ghosh
   Amitav Ghosh is one of my favourite authors. I first read Hungry Tide by him, many years ago and absolutely loved it. Many, many people have since told me how good Sea of Poppies is. I bought a copy of the book on my trip to India in 2010 and I am ashamed to say I am yet to read it!
   
4. Hell's Angels - Hunter S. Thompson
   I bought this book soon after reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in 2007 and never actually got around to reading it. Gotta be done!
   
5. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
   A frequent pop culture reference and a classic I am embarrassed to say I haven't read. Yet.
   
6. The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga
   Been meaning to read this one since it won the Booker prize. But again, books sit on your shelf and you forget.

Ok, time to start reading then!