Aiyo.

One word and all kinds of emotions.

Aiyo is the first novel to fully capture the South Indian experience of the shock, the sorrow, the sympathy, the stubbed toe, the exam result, the price of tomatoes, the relative at the door. Every emotion you have ever had, in the only word you actually needed.

Critics are calling it a tragedy. Also a comedy. Also a romance. Nobody is sure, but somewhere around page 188 it does get quite intense.
You have said this word a thousand times. You have never read it. Until now.

Here, the experts weigh in:

"Aiyo. Aiyo aiyo aiyo. Aiyo."
— Meenamma, Founder, Aiyo Appreciation Society

"Aiyo."
— Prof. Rahul Swaminathan, Head of Department, Aiyo Studies

"I have read it twice. Aiyo."
— Krishnan Iyer, M.A. (Master of Aiyo)

"Aiyo aiyoo. Ayyayo."
— Master Pillai, Music Teacher, sung in three ragas

Perfect for:

Anyone who has ever said it
Anyone learning Tamil: lesson one, there is no lesson two
The friend who "doesn't read much"
Gifting, regifting, and leaving on coffee tables
Reading aloud at family functions until someone says aiyo

Finally, a novel with no spoilers.

Warning: contains aiyo. May contain traces of ayyayo. Reader discretion is advised, but will not help.