For Moms: The Irresistible Henry House by Lisa Grunwald (project house baby grows up, works at Disney, love trouble)
The Ungrateful Teenager: Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun (life sucks when you run away from home)
The Classics Lover: The Illustrated Jane Eyre by Jane Austen and Dame Darcy (classic text with neat Gothic illustrations)
The Couch Potato: Spark by John Ratey and Eric Hagerman (move your ass to curb unhealthiness and brain cell loss)
The Fifth Grader (or adult): Where the Wild Things Are by Dave Eggers (awesome adaptation of the children's book)
The "Deport all 'dem illegals" person: Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle ("illegals" aren't all lazy and dumb like some people insinuate) *I'd like to go off a tangent here but will not. Sigh.
The Casual Reader You'd Like to Slightly Challenge: Loving Frank by Nancy Horan (there's more to Frank Lloyd Wright than architecture)
The Person You Secretly Hate: Tell All by Chuck Palahniuk (oh dear God it's pulling teeth without Novocaine)
The Grey's Anatomy Lover: Another Day in the Frontal Lobe by Katrina Firlik (being a doctor is more than hanging out with McDreamy)
The Republican: Companero: The Life and Death of Che Guevera (let's get some facts about communism and socialism, shall we?)
Fans of Smart, Witty Contemporary Lit: The Beautiful Miscellaneous by Dominic Smith (teenager awakes from coma with insane memory; bildungsroman)
Happy shopping! No sizes needed!
I love your gift suggestions. I am the Classics lover and I liked The Illustrated Jane Eyre. I am also going to use your suggestion of buying the Rebulican the bio of Che. I have a family member that needs an eye opening read. :)
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