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BLOB

A Love Story

'Witty and wild' Harper's Bazaar

'This is a sharp, funny and poignant look at what it means to connect with another being, and yourself' – Weike Wang, New York Times

'A modern-day Mrs. Caliban, BLOB is a book that looks at identity and desire in profoundly interesting ways' — Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here

A hilarious and moving debut novel about a young woman who decides to turn a sentient blob into her perfect man...

Vi Liu's life is a mess. Having dropped out of college, she's stuck in a job she hates at a local hotel. Her ex-boyfriend has blocked her and she's lashing out at her family and co-workers.

One night, drunk outside a drag club, she stumbles across a mysterious sentient blob. She takes it home, where she feeds it a diet of sugary cereal and reality TV. Slowly, she realises that she can shape the blob into her perfect man: someone attentive, outgoing and with more than a passing resemblance to Ryan Gosling.

But is Bob the blob really the answer to all her problems, or a catalyst for further disaster? Sharp, strange and very funny, BLOB is a delightful story about growing up, fucking up and learning how to be a real person.

'A rollicking fun, funny, poignant coming of age story, filled with honesty and delight' – Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

'Just brilliant -- utterly original, charming and funny, weirdly real and really weird. I can't stop thinking about this book and I'm telling everyone I know to read it' – Kate Davies, author of In at the Deep End

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Book Categories:
  • Humorous Fiction
  • Coming of Age Fiction
  • Psychological Fiction
| Book Publication Date: | Book Publication Year: 2,025 | Book Binding: Paperback | Book Language: en | Book Authors:
  • Maggie Su
| Book Pages: 256 | Book Dimensions: 13.6 cm, 2.2 cm, 21.4 cm | Book Publisher: Sceptre
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