Remarkably Bright Creatures - Review
Link to the author's (S. Van Pelt) personal website
Genre: Fiction
Publication Type: Book
Tags:
- Average Age of Main Characters (31)
- Length (3 / 10)
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Blurb: After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.
Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late.
Review: A remarkably enjoyable read. I was engaged with the story for its entirety, and whenever I stopped reading I felt a sense of contentment with what I'd read. While the book is pretty short, I found myself reading it in smaller slices than normal. Following Tova, Cameron, and Marcellus's story was a pleasure, especially so given the ending and its closure.