/lit/ - Literature

My brother has been locked up in a state pen for the past 3 years, he still has a ways to go before he gets parole. I recently found out the prison may allow him to receive paperbacks from amazon, if I buy and have them shipped to him.
The problem is i don't really know what books he would like, since he wasn't really a big reader when he was free. I prefer sci-fi but i don't think he's really into that stuff.

I was thinking of sending him Life of Pi, since its got the whole power of the human spirit thing going on, but it is kind of a quick read.


so what books would be good to have in prison?

also the books can't be too controversial, so no Mien Kampf , Turner diaries or Lolita.