Blob: Maggie Su

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A Love Story Maggie Su Paperback FICTION/Absurdist *| FICTION/Women| FICTION/Humorous A humorous and deeply moving debut novel in the vein of Bunny and Convenience Store Woman about a young woman who tries to shape a sentient blob into her perfect boyfriend.“Wondrous. . . . Blob is a book that looks at identity and desire in profoundly interesting ways.” —Kevin Wilson”A sharp, funny and poignant look at what it means to connect with another being, and yourself.”— New York Times Book ReviewTaglineInternal The daughter of a Taiwanese father and white mother, Vi Liu has never quite fit into her Midwestern college town. Aimless after getting dumped by her boyfriend and dropping out of college, Vi’s life changes when she discovers a strange blob—a small living creature with beady black eyes—in the alley outside a bar. In a moment of concern and drunken desperation, she takes it home.The blob is no ordinary pet. Becoming increasingly sentient, it begins to grow, shift shape, and obey Vi’