Remarkably Bright Creatures

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"For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago"-- Provided by publisher.

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Different submitted by sara on June 14, 2022, 9:01pm I'm glad I kept reading. It was an enjoyable read, although very different.

Slow submitted by Markandmaryellen on April 28, 2023, 4:25am A story of grief and finding family. Some passages felt slow, overloaded with mundane detail. Was the intent to give the reader a sense of Tova’s life? And what about Cameron…what a man baby!
But all’s we’ll that ends well. And this one ends very happily.

Enjoyable submitted by cldaniels on June 9, 2023, 3:22pm I listened to the audio version, which enhanced the voice of the octopus, a central character , making it a sweet story of loss and found.

A pleasant read submitted by alharman1022 on June 12, 2023, 7:49pm I really enjoyed this. It was pleasant and happy with just a touch of sad that made it well balanced

Tales from the Aquarium submitted by devoneill on June 18, 2023, 11:04pm An unexpected story with a fun twist having an octopus be a main character providing narration. Having grown up in Seattle I loved the setting of the story taking place in the Pacific Northwest. It was a sweet story and an enjoyable read that I would gladly recommend.

Fun read but… submitted by mgabbieb on June 23, 2023, 7:50pm a little anticlimactic in my opinion. I enjoyed the characters and the story, but it didn’t feel very satisfying. I think because a kind of “twist” is confirmed to the reader pretty early on. By the time its fully revealed to the characters, it doesn’t feel new, shocking or exciting and not many new details are uncovered.

Good story submitted by Emily LB on June 26, 2023, 9:59pm I enjoyed this book. I found Cameron hard to empathize with. But I appreciated the juxtaposition btw his defensiveness and impulsiveness and Tova’s methodical nature. Overall I recommend for the story at the heart of it.

Good read submitted by msarah on July 1, 2023, 4:08pm I will never see an Octopus the same way! Great story.

Great read submitted by dailyreader on July 21, 2023, 8:44am I enjoyed the story and also liked thinking about the perspective of the octopus. I didn't realize that octopi were actually intelligent creatures, which I googled as I thought about the actions of the octopus in the story.

Creative and well written submitted by adimarzo on July 23, 2023, 3:28pm This was a well written and original story with well developed characters (including an octopus!). I look forward to reading more by this author.

Delightful but not my favorite submitted by beth.adelson on July 25, 2023, 5:30pm I enjoyed this book, especially the growth of the younger main character. Was not expecting to ever read a book narrated by an octopus but here we are. A quick read for fans of a Man Called Ove.

The Octopus was the best submitted by kmp009 on July 28, 2023, 1:15pm This was a wonderful book. I loved the chapters narrated by the octopus. The Cameron character was annoying and unbelievably immature but otherwise the other characters were great. Overall well worth the time