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Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

Start date: August 1, 2025

Finish date: August 31, 2025

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Jan 23, 2023 Gina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, favorites

I LOVED LOVED this charming book! Tova is the lovely cleaning person at the aquarium who cleans with pride while greeting all the creatures with love. Her special bond with the giant pacific octopus, Marcellus, makes her (and the book) all the more delightful. Yes, Marcellus is one of the narrators - you have to embrace that part! He is smart and snarky and sad. And he loves his friend Tova. Cameron is a 30-year-old, a bit lost in life, who enters the story, complicating and completing it.
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Feb 23, 2023 Kath rated it really liked it

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Jun 17, 2023 Stacey rated it liked it

Shelves: read-with-jenna, pacific-northwest

Well, I see how people would find this story comforting. I also could see how someone could find this novel underwhelming. It has a bit of a Hallmark movie quality to me. It took me awhile to finish it as I read some other books in the meantime. Basically I thought it was just okay.

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Jan 29, 2023 Lindsay Russo rated it really liked it

I had no clue what this was about and almost stopped a chapter in in case it was all quirk; I’m so glad I didn’t. The building interconnectedness was a bit expected, but I really enjoyed every bit of it. Marcellus, Tova, and Cameron were messy and bright voices in a lovely read.

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