Neat gift idea:

a list of some of his favourite[…] five books, five music videos, five TV shows and five movies […]. Whenever I watched one of the recommendations I got to talk about it with him. I’ve also had success with giving a friend a voucher promising to read a book of their choice in the next year, because one of the worst feelings is reading or watching something amazing and then not having anyone to talk to about it.

From the Spinoff gifts without buying guide.