I read a lot this year, and it was fun—but I rated the books purely based on how they made me feel. Many of them could easily have ended up on my top list, barring a few misfires. There were also a couple of outright disappointments—Ambilimol and Vinoy Thomas’s attempts at sarcasm come to mind. […]
Writing is all about knowing when to stop. That applies to writers themselves too—they should know when to quit. 2025, Week 27 I read two books on Storytel this week: Bheemachan by N.S. Madhavan and Ambilimol Thirodhanam by G.R. Indugopan. And honestly—are these even books? One reads like an extended short story, the other like an unsold film script. N.S. Madhavan is