Completely random question, but are there any books that your DH would consider a must read for men? My husband rarely reads, and when he does, it's only biographies, but I'm looking for a little bit of everything.
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Jeremy Clarkson's books are hilarious. DH loves them
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My DH loves Kurt Vonnegut!
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I think a guy would totally be in to Unbroken: http://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-Survival-Resilience-Redemption-ebook/dp/B003WUYPPG
It's a biography, but it's got war, crashes, sharks, imprisonment, love, alcoholism and pure amazingness all in one.
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DH likes the Malcolm Gladwell books and anything by an entrepreneur like Richard Branson or Alan Sugar or someone.
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My DH loves the Wheel of Time and Game of Thrones series, anything by John Irving and Kurt Vonnegut, the Gunslinger series by Stephen King (although the first one is a little slow, but very short), the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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My husband loves anything by Jon Maberry
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Oh and also, DH loved Game of Thrones and for some comedy/fantasy, he LOVES Terry Pratchett's Discworld books.
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@Bookworm: My DH loves Discworld too!
He also likes the Ender's Game series. Anything by Chuck Palahniuk and anything about WWII.
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What about Vince Flynn and his Mitch Rapp series? Or a Playboy!
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City of Thieves, by David Benioff http://www.amazon.com/City-Thieves-Novel-David-Benioff/dp/0452295297 So, so, so so good. I loved it, and I'm not a guy...but it's definitely a little more of a guy book.
Any Chuck Klosterman, but specifically Downtown Owl: A Novel
http://www.amazon.com/Downtown-Owl-Novel-Chuck-Klosterman/dp/1416544194/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363114186&sr=1-11&keywords=chuck+klostermanMy husband loves David Balducci...they are all crime/adventure novels. He gets audio books and listens to them on the Subway to and from work.
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Oh, this one is really good, too! The boy who couldn't sleep and never had to
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Bill Bryson's books are fascinating and very readable, and he writes about so many subjects that there is bound to be one of interest. I've recently gifted his book "At Home" to my mother's partner and to DH's brother-in-law, and they both really enjoyed it.
@Bookworm: I love Kurt Vonnegut! He's my favorite for a dark, witty read. I turn to Tom Robbins for a light witty read. They are the best!
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If he likes biographies, what about David Foster Wallace's biography http://www.amazon.com/Every-Love-Story-Ghost-Wallace/dp/0670025925
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Anything by Nick Hornby or Michael Chabon. Their novels are all incredibly well written and witty. High Fidelity (Hornby) and The Yiddish Policeman's Union (Chabon) are good places to start.
Straight Man by Richard Russo - also very funny and well written.
If he likes history, Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantal is amazing.
My DH also loves Raymond Chandler.
(All these books are great reads for women, too!)
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Thanks ladies! You rock!
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Try The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson Its nonfiction but it reads like a novel... 2 historical events coinciding in turn of the century chicago... the worlds fair and the hunt for a serial killer
heard they might make it a movie
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@Anagram: yes! City of Thieves is amazing; I read it and then DH did and he loved it. I feel like it's not well known, glad to see someone else recommend it!
If he likes dark humor, my DH really liked Hope: A tragedy.
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I posed this question to my DH, who is a very avid reader and writes for a living. He actually suggested going back and reading something you've enjoyed in the past to see if you get more out of it and to get the reading juices flowing again (if you're not a habitual reader).
Then I needled DH for an actual suggestion and he said Stephen King. He loves It and The Shining.
@ChillyBear - Leonardo DiCaprio's production company bought the rights to Devil in the White City and he's expected to play Holmes!
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DH is a fan of Walter Mosley's detective novels like Devil in a Blue.Dress.
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Tom Wolfe, John Irving and (seconding @Anagram) Chuck Klosterman
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Looking at our bookshelves, tucked behind DW's baby books and everything that Alan Hollinghurst has ever written, are a few of my favourites:
John Le Carré or Len Deighton for spy fiction;
Iain M. Banks or William Gibson for hard sci-fi/cyberpunk;
Douglas Adams or John Scalzi for humorous sci-fi;
China Mieville or Hannu Rajaniemi for fantasy;
Ted Chiang for just amazing speculative fiction;
Paul Auster or David Foster Wallace for contemporary American fiction with a more philosophical bent (Auster's 'New York Trilogy' is a modern classic, while DFW's 'Infinite Jest' will keep your DH busy for a very, very long time!);
Donald Barthelme for short stories of all kinds.I should stress, though, that while those are all guy authors, they aren't specifically "guy" authors: I would be amazed to find out that women didn't read any of them, as they're all brilliant. (Please let me know if any of that was useful.)
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what's his humour like?
any of the Idiot Abroad books
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Divergent?
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My husband's favorite authors are Harlan Coban, Daniel Silva, and Vince Flynn- all kind of manly suspense-y books. He's also a HUGE history buff- like insane loves it- so we have a few books like the book the movie Lincoln was based off of, but also he has almost every Harry Turtledove book. They're alternate history books, I believe they start off with if the South won the civil war, and go from there for YEARS. DH reads them faster than this preggo eats... which is fast. LMK if you want me to elaborate on any and give you some titles if you think any of them would interest your DH!
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My DH is not a reader but he likes all of Bill Simmons's books (he's big sports guy). And his favorite novel is Catch 22 by Joseph Heller.
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Anything by Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club). I love him too, but lots of men are into him.
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