#remarkable bright creatures

[eddieintheocean]

guys guys guys

detective octopus????? DETECTIVE OCTOPUS?????

i havent read this yet but its definitely going on my to-read

[caffeinatedcatlover]

Week 23 in my Hobonichi Weeks. Finished reading Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Flatshare.

[johnhwatsonblog]

Hello Dr. Watson, sir! As a linguist in the making, I am very curious as to whether you do reading for fun, and if so, what your preferred genres are? I'd be happy to hear some book recommendations for when I visit England again (because it's completely different to go on a shopping spree while on a trip instead of buying them where I live)

Oh yes, going on a book shopping spree is my favourite part of a holiday, perusing and buying books at the local bookshop. You always have the classics to look out for, but I like to be surprised by “new” authors or authors I’m not yet familiar with. I usually prefer reading (true) crime and/or historical fiction. But I’m currently reading the book below, and I highly recommend it. It reminds me of “Lily and the octopus” by Steven Rowley, which is also a favourite of mine within this genre.

I also suggest you subscribe to Bloomsbury Publishing so that you’re informed about new releases.

Enjoy!

[venusforfran]

just binge read "our wives under the sea" by Julia armfield, third lesbian marine biology/ocean association book this month, I'm sensing a theme, next is "remarkably bright creatures" which I'm excited for

[fizzreads]

Wonderful! Just wonderful. I loved this book so much. It’s about a friendship that develops between an octopus and an elderly, feisty widow who works in the aquarium where the octopus is kept. It takes place in a fictional small town in west coast Washington state, but the other places that are mentioned, such as Bellingham, are very real.

All the supporting characters are wonderful, and everything connects beautifully, and there’s a bit of a mystery to solve, and can you tell I loved this book?

Also, octopus are fucking intelligent, DON’T EAT THEM.

[phiralovesloki]

I am very, very, very invested in this octopus helping this nice old lady.

[thegreatimpersonator]

what are y'all reading rn besties 🥰

[cheley7]

New favorite alert!! I hugged and held onto this book for a good few minutes after turning the last page. I didn't want it to end. This is a story that will live in my heart forever!

[sophiesbookishthings]

May Reads

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

I get it. I get the Sanderson hype. This is book 1 of the Stormlight Archive. It is such an incredibly unique and creative book. It's absolutely everything I want out of a fantasy book. The world building is mindblowing. I mean, he even thought about how the grass would work differently. The grass! I feel like no one ever thinks about the little differences like that that make the world they're writing so much more real and interesting. And the characters are enjoyable too. It's very rare that I read a book where I'm equally invested in every single pov. There's usually always one where I'm waiting for the next to start. Not this one. I was equally invested in all of them. And yes this book is HUGE but it is 100% worth it and I know this series is going to live in my brain forever. I am going to stop now cause I could seriously write an essay. I cannot recommend this book/series highly enough.

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (⭐️ and a secret 6th star)

Fairest by Marissa Meyer

This is a novella in the Lunar Chronicles about Queen Levana's backstory. I was looking forward to this one cause I love a good villain backstory and it sure delivered. Meyer did a great job of showing that yeah some bad things happened to Levana but she handled pretty much all of them so badly and how that made her who she became in the main series. It reminded me a lot of Snow's arc in the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes where he A) had a less than ideal childhood/family life and B) just kept making worse and worse decisions as the book went on and falling deeper into the villain role.

4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

The first thing I did when I opened this book and saw Dream was go "wait that's literally just Neil." I love that the artists did that. It made me laugh. So I watched the show before I read the comic and I'm impressed how accurate the show was. There are slight differences but I like both versions honestly. If you like comics or gothic horror, this is a good one to read

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

I found this book and was immediately intrigued. Octopuses are one of my favorite animals. I think they're fascinating and incredibly smart. My mom and I both ended up with a copy of this book, so we read it at the same time. It wasn't exactly what I thought it was going to be, but I did still really enjoy it. I really enjoyed how the main characters grew throughout the story. I especially loved the octopus pov. And I figured out how one character fit into the story before my mom. Which she didn't appreciate lol.

4.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨️

Daindreth's Outlaw by Elisabeth Wheatley

I dont have a ton to say about this one. It felt very fast and like it was very much just a bridge from the first book to the third. That didn't make it a bad book, though, by any means. I did like the new sorceress character that was introduced and the magic/evil forest setting. I also enjoyed the fmc exploring and discovering her new powers.

4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

More Stormlight Archive! I genuinely don't know how I read 4 books between the first one and this one cause these books live permanently in my brain. I'm super excited about where this one left off. It was a really interesting place (literally lol). So much happened in this book and it was cool to see the characters grow in their power. And all the reveals! The backstory reveals, the whole deal with the parshendi (which was super sad), the deal with the spren and the shardblades, whatevers going on with szeth (who I love), and somebody not being dead (I knew it!). I particularly loved shallan in this book. I adore a manipulative protagonist. They just do something to my brain. And patterns a cutie. I was about to fight kaladin, though, and I love him too, but oh my god. I don't know. I could talk about this book forever, so I'm gonna just stop rambling and say that I loved it and leave it at that.

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[rickoconnells]

Me and this octopus have a lot in common

[hellobeccabetty]

Dr. P Game Week 1 - Summer Fun #writ671mu

Summer is a time to catch up on my ever expanding tbr. I'm currently listening to an audiobook of Shelby Van Pelt's Remarkably Bright Creatures and painting one of the main characters --Marcellus, a Giant Pacific Octopus. I'm only about a quarter of the way through but it's been a delightful listen so far🐙

[paradises-library]

Humans. For the most part, you are dull and blundering. But occasionally, you can be remarkably bright creatures.

-Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt

[drackiszunk]

Omg I’m literally in bed crying reading about this octopus trying to mend this old woman’s heart.

What in the hell is wrong with me.

[andreai04]

Some trees aren’t meant to sprout tender new branches, but to stand stoically on the forest floor, silently decaying.

[tomorrowandtomorow]

i'm about halfway through remarkably bright creatures. saying that to say i ship tova and ethan with the fire of a thousand suns.

[spursthatjinglejanglejingle]

They invented old man and old woman yuri