ADULT BOOK CLUB - "BLOB" BY MAGGIE SU

Mon Nov 10 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC-05:00

312 Fourth Avenue, South Charleston, WV, United States, West Virginia 25309 | Charleston

South Charleston Public Library
Publisher/HostSouth Charleston Public Library
ADULT BOOK CLUB - "BLOB" BY MAGGIE SU
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SCPL's Adult Book Club meets on Monday, November 10, at 6pm to discuss Maggie Su's novel "Blob."
Copies of the novel will be available at the front desk beginning.
Synopsis:
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.
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.
Blending the familiar with the surreal, Blob is a witty, heartfelt story about the search for love and self and what it means to be human.
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