Blob : a love story / Maggie Su.
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 works at the front desk of a hotel where she greets guests, refills cucumber water samovars, and tries to evade her bubbly blond coworker, Rachel. Little does Vi know her life is about to be permanently transformed when she agrees to a night out with Rachel. In the alley outside the bar, Vi discovers a strange blob -- a small living creature with beady black eyes. In a moment of concern and drunken desperation, she takes it home. But the blob is no ordinary pet. Becoming increasingly sentient, it begins to grow, shift shape, and obey Vi’s commands. As the entity continues to change, Vi is struck with a daring idea: she’ll mold the creature into her ideal partner. Feeding it a stream of sweet breakfast cereals and American pop culture, the creature grows into a movie-star handsome white man. But when Vi’s desire to be loved unconditionally threatens to spiral out of control, she is forced to confront her lonely childhood, her aloof ex-boyfriend, and the racial marginalization that has defined her relationships -- a journey of self-discovery that teaches her it’s impossible to control those you love. -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063358645
- ISBN: 0063358646
- Physical Description: 246 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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Subject: | Multiracial women > Fiction. Shapeshifting > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. |
Genre: | Humorous fiction. Magic realist fiction. Science fiction. Novels. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | FICTION SU 2025 (Text) | 0001012579149 | Fiction New | Checked out | 03/04/2025 |