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Remarkably Bright Creatures
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REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES is such a cute story. Honestly if you had told me that I was going to fall in like with a literary fiction book where one of the POVs was narrated by an octopus, I would have rolled my eyes. But this was actually quite cute.
There are three primary narrators: Tova, an elderly woman who works at an aquarium who lost her husband to cancer and whose son mysteriously disappeared; Marcellus, the octopus, who is nearing the end of his life in captivity; and Cameron, a fuck up, who has just lost his job and doesn't know anything about where he came from or what he's going to do next.
I don't want to say too much about this book because that might ruin it, but REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES is a very sweet, humanistic read. The ending is kind of bittersweet and made me tear up a little but I wouldn't say this is sad. It reminded me a little of A Man Called Otto, but way less tear-jerky.
3.5 stars
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Nenia � I yeet my books back and forth � Campbell's review
bookshelves: literary-fiction
Nov 26, 2023
bookshelves: literary-fiction
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REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES is such a cute story. Honestly if you had told me that I was going to fall in like with a literary fiction book where one of the POVs was narrated by an octopus, I would have rolled my eyes. But this was actually quite cute.
There are three primary narrators: Tova, an elderly woman who works at an aquarium who lost her husband to cancer and whose son mysteriously disappeared; Marcellus, the octopus, who is nearing the end of his life in captivity; and Cameron, a fuck up, who has just lost his job and doesn't know anything about where he came from or what he's going to do next.
I don't want to say too much about this book because that might ruin it, but REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES is a very sweet, humanistic read. The ending is kind of bittersweet and made me tear up a little but I wouldn't say this is sad. It reminded me a little of A Man Called Otto, but way less tear-jerky.
3.5 stars
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November 22, 2023
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November 22, 2023
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November 22, 2023
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November 23, 2023
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"If you told me I was going to fall in like with a twee book about an older lady befriending an octopus, I'm not sure I would have believed you
*puts on clown makeup*"
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*puts on clown makeup*"
November 26, 2023
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Nov 29, 2023 10:52AM
I almost just took this off my list a few minutes ago. Glad to see you like it!
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I loved this one and so glad you did too! Excellent review! 🐙
Laurel wrote: "I almost just took this off my list a few minutes ago. Glad to see you like it!"I did! I was really hesitant to read it because I thought it was going to be super twee but it ended up being kind of offbeat and different.
L.A. wrote: "I loved this one and so glad you did too! Excellent review! 🐙"Thank you so much!
A man called ove is one of my favorites. So is Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, and those two remind me of each other. And now you’re saying this is on par? My soul 😭
Meggie wrote: "A man called ove is one of my favorites. So is Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, and those two remind me of each other. And now you’re saying this is on par? My soul 😭"I think you'll really enjoy this then!
I’m sure I will! Random but if you ever get the chance, you should read the great believers by Rebecca Makkai- it’s about the early aids crisis in Chicago in the 80s. I was born in 84 so I didn’t understand that time, but I feel like I do now
Meggie wrote: "I’m sure I will! Random but if you ever get the chance, you should read the great believers by Rebecca Makkai- it’s about the early aids crisis in Chicago in the 80s. I was born in 84 so I didn’t u..."Ooh thank you for the recommendation :)
