The year 2025 is done. It was not the best year in terms of the number of books I could manage to read. I did watch a lot of informative documentaries and tv series. And this affected my reading.
In 2025, I had some interesting phases. One was about economics and the other a Bukowski phase.
The ones I relished are indicated with a 🫰emoji.
Friends who recommended some of these books, thank you and you know who you are!
So here goes.
🫰Days at the Morisaki Bookshop – Satoshi Yagisawa
The book I bought on a lark because everytime I visit a bookshop I try to buy atleast one book. So on one such trip to a bookshop, I picked this one up about a bookshop.
The writing is calm and a story about growth. Nothing dramatic yet writing flows with some quiet dignity.
🫰🫰Love Is a Dog from Hell – Charles Bukowski
Recommended to me by a dear friend who ended up reading some of my own short writings. I find reading Charles Bukowski troubling to say the least. Sometimes in a good way. These are a collection of poems.
Hot Water Music – Charles Bukowski
Another read suggested by the same friend. It was a strange read but expected from Bukowski. I am not sure I can recommend it to everyone. I preferred his collections of poems above.
Kanan Gill better known for his stand up comedy, wrote this wild sci-fi book. The story is a bit all over the place and in places it does show great potential for satire and humour. While entertaining and impressive, I often felt sometimes the weird things were a little forced in the writing.
Bad Samaritans – Ha – Joon Chang
In mid-2025, I went through a phase where I watched many YouTube videos. I also listened to podcasts by Ha-Joon Chang. He is a developmental economist. The Bad Samaritans is a great read about ideas. It discusses how free trade influences economies. It also examines how large developed economies pressure developing economies. They discourage them from doing what they did themselves for growth and prosperity.
🫰Kicking Away the Ladder – Ha – Joon Chang
Did I mention I had a phase! 🙂 This book was more a historical look at economics. What I liked about this book was how Chang explains very complex economics ideas and concepts with a lot of simplicity and everyday examples.
I hope I have a much better year in 2026. I want to find the space and time to read many more books than in previous years.
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