My Ds never reads anything, despite the house being stuffed with books. He has just announced that he might read a book!! His only proviso is that it has to be funny All I can think of is Spike Milligan. He read Peter Kay's book years ago, and loved it. He loves The Lord of The Rings Films. A typical bloke really.
Does he play Football Manager? It's a PC game. There is a book called Football Manager Stole My Life, my non reading older brother read it ALL Xmas day and said it was best thing he'd ever read.
Obviously only works if he's a fan of the game! But if he is you must buy it for him
In 22 hubby is 24 and he'd never read a book (to the end) on our first wedding anniversary in Nov I bought him a "Karl Pilkington" book from "an idiot abroad" he found it hilarious and had now read a further 4 books.. I'm amazed! I have always been an avid reader and I live the books too
My 25 year old was 'playing' with my kindle when he opened The Darkness in the shadows. m Briers and started to read- not something he has ever done before. I thought he'd get bored soon enough- then he starts to chuckle- then he disappears and so does my kindle for three days. He read the whole thing, if only he'd done that when he was at school, but then they didn't really have books like that back then I suppose.
Christopher Brookmyre is good for dark humour, some are funnier/easier to get into than others. One Fine Day In The Middle Of The Night had me laughing from the first chapter which as well as being funny is full of guts and gore and decapitation
Are there any comedians he likes? He could start with their autobiography? My dh doesn't read but managed Frank Skinner's autobiography a few years ago. Otherwise High Fidelity or about a boy? Especially if he's into indie music!
Ah Mocking, Am watching your thread with interest as 19yo DS (formerly a 1 book a day chap) has not read a single book for 5 years. I so hope he goes back to it but at the moment it's all about online shooting games afaict.
All I can think of is Spike Milligan. 