50.7k reviews for:

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

4.31 AVERAGE

altomariali's review against another edition

3.5

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This was a sweet story and I enjoyed a lot of the characters, but man-child Cameron and some unanswered questions kept me from enjoying this completely. 

mcbeth29's review against another edition

3.75

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jbessell's review against another edition

4.0

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I accidentally starting reading this book after having mistakenly thought it was ‘The Mountain in the Sea’ - another book including octopi. After the first 10% I realised that this was a very different book.

To sum up this book with a quote from Shelby
“The words seep through him, slow and warm like hot chicken broth on a cold day”

I didn’t intend to buy chicken broth but I’ll be damned if it is isn’t comforting.

awoowrites's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jbromen's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bekahkitterman's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

harroldinho98's review against another edition

3.0

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Interesting story from multiple perspectives and pretty funny at times. I thought it touched on very modern topics like your life not being over after retirement age, moving on after losing a loved one, and I’m pretty sure she was trying to write Cameron as someone struggling with ADHD/neurodivergence.

braymond2106's review against another edition

3.5

emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

atigerlilyangel's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jennyking943's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes