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A review by nogayourbroga
Blue-Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Read for my personal Jewish/AAPI readathon for May.
Wow. I was absolutely spellbound from the start, and it became impossible to put this down. Be warned m, though, the blurb is a touch misleading; the NYC bit takes place more than halfway through the book. Granted, that's more a marketing thing, and this is the kind of book that's not easy to write a commercial blurb for. There are also a couple of typos, but not enough to bring my score down.
The themes of clashing gender, class, religion—the deconstruction and reconstruction of Kalki—that hit hard. The medical twists and turns, the wayKalki's adoption, methemoglobinemia, and secret whiteness took me by surprise yet made perfect sense looking back at the little details, were horrifyingly delightful. And the representation really warmed my heart. Characters were LGBTQ, fat, and lower-caste in such a meaningful yet casual manner.
Highly recommend this one!
Wow. I was absolutely spellbound from the start, and it became impossible to put this down. Be warned m, though, the blurb is a touch misleading; the NYC bit takes place more than halfway through the book. Granted, that's more a marketing thing, and this is the kind of book that's not easy to write a commercial blurb for. There are also a couple of typos, but not enough to bring my score down.
The themes of clashing gender, class, religion—the deconstruction and reconstruction of Kalki—that hit hard. The medical twists and turns, the way
Highly recommend this one!