I tend to only gift books to people I know well; that way, I know for sure I'll be giving them something they'll enjoy. I only make an exception to this when the person in question has explicitly mentioned wanting a specific work.

Might seem too fussy of me, but I mostly do this because I've received way too many books I have no interest in; several people I know have the bad habit of gifting random/popular books to their bookworm friends, because people who like reading will consume anything, right?

I've received so many Dan Brown books as gifts. So... many...