Loved itI did a tentacle vlog where I read books that had to do with tentacles. favorites, again at four stars, are Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Soul of the Octopus.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures (2022)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope. One night she meets Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium who sees everything, 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 body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late... Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.
- ISBN:
- 9781526649676
- Length:
- 368 pages
Genres: mystery, literary fiction
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Loved itIt's phenomenal. Sweet, heartwarming, happy, emotional. It's all of the incredible happy feelings.
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Loved itRemarkably Bright Creatures gets a lot of hype with good reason. Such a good one. Oh, I'm so excited for the adaptation.
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Loved itit has really made me want to reread remarkably bright creatures by Shelby vanel which features an octopus as one of the main characters and it's such a good story so it's just made me want to reread that very badly
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