Offbeat, entertaining, and well-narrated. A recommended purchase in all formats for collections where quirky fiction is popular.

The daughter of a Taiwanese father and white mother, Vi Liu has always felt like an outsider in her hometown. After dropping out of college and being dumped by her long term boyfriend, Vi is struggling through a pretty bleak season of life. One night she drunkenly stumbles across a small living blob with beady black eyes in an alley behind a drag club. She takes it home and our journey kicks off from there as the blob slowly grows in form and sentience towards towards becoming a human man.

This story was laugh out loud funny and managed to pull off a nuanced exploration of biracial identity. Really enjoyed the character arcs of both Vi and Bob. Touching examination of what it means to be human. The audio narrator was excellent. On the downside I personally dislike when authors use "performing well at college" as a primary marker for a thriving and productive life and the ending was a bit abrupt for me. Overall I enjoyed this story and If you're a fan of the weird books for weird girls micro-genre this is definitely for you as well.

{Thank you to Harper AUDIO for the ARC!}

So delightfully weird! I'm not sure if this book is a fit for many of our book club ladies, but I hope some others will give this a try!

OMG I LOVED THIS SO MUCH!!

I never wanted to finish (but also covet??) a book so fast!!!

The story, which follows Vi, a young woman who dropped out of college, is going through a breakup, and is overall feeling a little lost. But then she discovers a blob. A literal shapeless, lifeless (maybe??) blob.

and that blob becomes… Bob. and that’s all I will say because the book is so good, and everyone should going in without much context or background—it makes it so much more fun!

I laughed, I cringed, I kicked my feet, and maybe teared up a bit. I truly loved this book so much and it’s definitely going to be big in 2025. Hands down, one of my favorite books… maybe ever??

(Thank you, HarperCollins, HarperAudio Adult, and NetGalley, for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.)