I just finished reading Nick Hornby's , and I started thinking about Xmas presents for my brothers. I'd like to get them books and encourage them to read more. My two older brothers are the same age as the male protagonist in Slam so I thought they'd be able to relate well, but I don't know if it's appropriate to give my teenage brothers a book about high school sex and teen pregnancy.
I'm also having a hard time thinking of other books to give...
Brother #1 is 16, into carpentry, a little socially awkward, loves his family and his dog and is kind of a suburban redneck. Likes yard work and gardening.
Brother #2 is 15, socially popular, is into designer clothes and pop movies, has a slight teenage superiority complex he's finally (thankfully) starting to grow out of. I was thinking of getting Slam for him.
Brother #3 is 12, I don't know him that well, very good at art and not much else, only reads because Mom makes him, would rather watch Spongebob Squarepants all afternoon, and I guess you'd say he has ADD. I don't want to give him a children's book and insult him, but I don't want to give him something that would bore him either.
Suggestions? I can't think of any books they might be interested in, except maybe Into the Wild for the oldest one... I guess I don't have to get the youngest a book, but if there's a book out there that would get him to read more, I'd love to know about it!
Oh, and BTW, Slam is fucking brilliant. Read it.


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Yeah, my mom would LOVE that.




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