DH is reading The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins atm, he said its scientific but really applicable and a must read.

We both read books by Jeffery Deaver (writer of the Bone Collector which was made into a film-as always the book's much better). They are great suspense crime novels and always have great twists and turns. The Lincoln Rhyme series are the best!

I've just read Irvine Welsh 'Trainspotting' and 'Filth' which I think are prob more 'blokey', so gross but just can't be put down.

1599 A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare

DH is reading a Harlen Coban - Myron Bolitar book, but can't remember which one. He usually reads computer or electronics magazines.
He hardly read novels when I met him, he is dyslexic and didn't learn to read until he was 10.

DH never reads fiction and I gave up long ago trying to convert him. He will take some heavy weight history book, such as Thucydides, on holiday but otherwise it's just the daily paper.
I have to twist DS1's arm to read fiction, he says he hates it but will happily read non-fiction. I guess he takes after his father.

Mine doesn't read much fiction but we both like CJ Sansom's books - Dissolution etc.

He's recently bought The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick - (it's a what if GErmany had won ww2 type scenario)

He should read Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series - fun, exciting and you learn some history as you go along!
Then move him on to Master and Commander.

DH is reading a PD James book - he's never read any of her stuff before but says she's a good writer and it's quite enjoyable. He often reads P G Wodehouse for light humour and has read a lot of Iain M Banks' books.

spicybingowings you are probably right it could have been worse!

(disclaimer - I don't actually mind!)

I should have added that he also loves to "read" the Cotswold catalogue too...sigh...

Oh just spotted the Michael Crichton recommendation, might take a look at that too!

Dh is reading Homer's Odyssey at thhe moment, says he is quite enjoying it.

I actually thought that you had got away quite lightly in the abuse/ stakes - But agree its bizarre you got any at all!

My DH loves anything about war - currently reading Hell Fire which is about Afghanistan. Bernard Cornwell books, and other authors that write historical novels about war. Haynes manuals for old motorbikes quite popular too!!

He once read a Tony Parsons book that I took on holiday - when he'd run out of ones to read - and actually enjoyed it but has reverted to war books since! So I've probably nothing to recommend as our DH's sound like they have quite similar taste.