So I might be an incredible Nerd but... I actually did this. 4 fairly short convresations about Xander's reading habits post Chosen... Cause he's pathetic just like me.
Kennedy
"Are you reading Faulkner?"
"Yeah… I'm kinda into books with big scary titles like 'The Sound and the Fury.' A little Southern Gothic never hurt anyone."
"Just surprised you can read is all."
"Not to sound like Spike, but… bugger off."
Willow
"Xand… are you reading Blake?"
"Yes. Heaven, hell, craziness. It reminds me of home. And I figure by now I've survived the hellmouth so I might as well get on with having read all the classics and sounding like a snooty guy."
"You're that bored huh?"
"Oh yeah."
Giles
"Xander? Are you reading Shakespeare?"
"One day… I will be able to quote this nonsense and I'll know what it means."
"Try Macbeth. It's hard to confuse Macbeth."
"Thanks."
Buffy
"Xander… Yeats?"
"Yeah – I really don't have an excuse for this one."
"But… why Yeats?"
"It shares his name."