Blue Skinned Gods spoilers
From the beginning of the book I thought Kalki’s skin was dyed blue or he had a blood disorder and then as soon as I read that he bled black I knew it was methemoglobinemia and felt so vindicated at the reveal
Also fuck his mom for going along with that insane lie. What happened to her was obviously terrible but everything leading up to that could have been prevented. Actually going off of that the thing that boiled my blood the most was when Kalki’s dad named that she had depression while letting her believe that she wasn’t enough of a believer and that explained all her misery. That was the most shocking reveal to me actually, that he was a doctor in America before all this. He knew everything he was peddling was snake oil but he wanted the power anyway. Kalki’s and his mom’s situations really reminded me of everything Tara Westover talked about in her Memoir, Educated, for some reason. The way her Mormon dad (and mom) used religion to exert control over their families and all the guilt that came with doing something wrong while questioning faith. It was a very interesting and at times deeply upsetting book.
Also at the end when they ordered lo mein or whatever and picked all the peanuts out my dumb ass was like they could’ve just asked the restaurant for no nuts before I realized what they were doing.
Anyway thanks @lexsreadingcorner for this pick!
