It’s one of these books that will stay with you long after you read the final page.Īfter Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. They are always fun, but some can be educational, too.Remarkably Bright Creatures is not a cat book, although a cat is featured in it, but it is such a wonderful book, I just had to share it with you. I’ve always found stories focused on animals endearing (books like Charlotte’s Web, The Art of Racing in the Rain, tv shows like Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp from the 1970s and movies like and Finding Nemo). This was a Read With Jenna pick and I highly recommend it, as well! My new favorite recommendation! One More Thing! Remarkably Bright Creatures not only has that unique imagined animal perspective developed by the author, but brilliant storytelling that evokes emotion – from tears to laughter. Tova, Cameron and Marcellus each have meaningful personal journeys and their lives come together at the Sowell Bay Aquarium and intertwine in a magical way. I was surprised at how much I adored this book! I shed tears over the relationships that were discovered and lost, and delighted in the connections between the humans and one special octopus. Here is where he begins to create a new life, uncover his potential, make friends and discover family. This search for a man he never met brings him to Sowell Bay where he takes a temporary job at the aquarium. In his 20s and with plans to start fresh, he ventures to the town where his absent mother grew up to look for his father. But Tova gets injured at work and has to take some time off to heal.Ĭameron, a young man abandoned by his single mother when he was a child, has not had much success in his life.
Here is where she develops an unusual relationship with the aging cephalopod. Now around 70 and thinking about her future, she took a night job cleaning at the aquarium. Tova’s teenage son went missing many years ago and recently she lost her husband. I never expected it, but I fell in love with an octopus! In Remarkably Bright Creatures, author Shelby Van Pelt writes something fresh and beautiful, a friendship between Tova, an older woman heading to a retirement facility, and Marcellus, an octopus nearing the end of his lifespan living in a tank at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Live Interview and Q & A with Shelby Van Pelt…īook Nation Book Club welcomed Shelby Van Pelt to discuss her debut novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures and you can find it all RIGHT HERE! Review:
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