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Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su
4.25
funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I love this 😂
I kinda wish it was longer and had more about Bob's growth and adaptation, but at the same time the vagueness and fast pace are part of the charm. 
The main character, Vi, is not likeable but has some character growth. I hate pretty much all of her gut instincts, and therefore her decisions since she doesn't think anything through at all ever. Yet her inner dialogue is super funny and relatable, which makes me root for her. 
I love Bob and I am slightly scared of Rachel. 
This was delightful and I smiled through the whole audiobook.

PS: Eunice Wong never disappoints as a narrator. Very well done!

PPS: idk why the description says "in the vein of bunny and convenience store woman". It is not remotely similar to either of those, nor would put the two in the same vein in the first place. 
I get that it's probably trying to reach for the fact that she "made" Bob like they "make" people from animals in Bunny?? But that's way too surface level. Its a completely different basis and trajectory, with very explicit horror, and such a different purpose/takeaway, so I wouldn't compare the two. There's even less similarity to CSW unless we're actually going with "first person, character driven, female narrative" which is a low bar for calling something the same vein. 
Are we drawing the comparison because these books are recently published, popular, "weird" stories written by women?
Anyway, I never like the publisher blurbs. I have a strong suspicion that they're written by someone who does not read the books. Rant about that over.