Remarkably Bright Creatures
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Remarkably Bright Creatures

by Shelby Van Pelt

2022•Drama•368 pages

Taste attributes: dramaanimalsmysterylinearenclosedemotive & stirringunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeAn intimate novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

3.9 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaAnimalsMysteryUnlikely connectionsHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

OctopusesWidowsHuman-animal relationshipsMothers and sonsMissing personsInvestigationPoulpesVeuves

Details

Author
Shelby Van Pelt
Published
2022
Pages
368
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