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Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

Start date: August 1, 2025

Finish date: August 31, 2025

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Jul 01, 2022 Rebecca Heneghan rated it really liked it

This whole plot seems insane about a remarkably bright octopus but yet it all made sense. I loved Tova and the relationship she gets at the end was an added cherry on top.

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Mar 26, 2023 Amy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, general-fiction, own-the-book, book-challenge-2023

What a charming book. Certain to become a new favorite to recommend.

The real magic is the author wrote this (her first book) while in quarantine in 2020 with two small children. No small feat. Kudos to her and congratulations on the feel-good book of the year. 🐙

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Oct 02, 2022 Piepie | The Napping Bibliophile rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: animals, ebooks, read-in-2022

For me, this book is ABSOLUTELY worth the hype. Every component of the story works - from the kindhearted Tovar mourning the loss of her husband and son, to Marcellus the octopus grasping the arm of whoever reaches into his tank. It's a very sweet and sentimental story, and I'm glad I read it. ...more

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Oct 15, 2022 Lisa Reyes rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4.5 only because other than Marcellus, a slow start for me

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Feb 10, 2025 Ketutar Jensen rated it really liked it

Shelves: ammp-s-plot-your-star-chart, ps25, 2025, aty25

It was a nice story, but... a bit too much... how to put it... Deus ex machina? Things, like, just clicked in place.
The octopus was amazing, though. 5 stars to him.

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