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Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

Start date: November 28, 2024

Finish date: December 16, 2024

Why we're reading this: Remarkably Bright Creatures is South Side Book Discussion's December selection!! This book club will be h…more
[close] Remarkably Bright Creatures is South Side Book Discussion's December selection!! This book club will be held in person at South Side Library on Thursday, 12/16 at 2:00 PM.. Visit our website or call 515-283-4152 for more details.

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Feb 08, 2023 Alex rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Marcellussssss!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️Oh my word, this book was 100⭐ out of 5. Maximum stars.

I loved everything single thing about this book. Characters I didn't like at the beginning grew and changed and I loved them by the end. MARCELLUS THE OCTOPUS THOUGH GAHHHHH ❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕

I initially chose this book for a reading challenge with the expectation that I would hate it.. so my expectations were low (I abhor anything relating to an octopus). What a delightful surprise! I laughed out loud. I cried at a certai ...more

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Mar 15, 2023 Abigail Westbrook rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2023-books-read

This is a large departure from my normal genres, but I still very much enjoyed it. Even though I could guess the ending by about 1/3 of the way through, it kept my attention and even though it was a little annoying how the nonchalant the characters were at the initial revelation of their connections, I thought the author did a good job in the end of wrapping up all the various storylines. It does have a smattering of strong language, but otherwise is very clean.

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Apr 22, 2025 Charlotte Porter rated it liked it

3.5⭐️ very sweet read!! I felt the story was pretty predictable and easy to digest. In general, it was maybe (maybe) overhyped for me. But I still enjoyed it and would recommend.

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