Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

79 reviews

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Drug abuse, Cancer, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Medical content, Confinement, Addiction, Chronic illness, Animal death, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Blood and Alcohol

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i have seen so many rave reviews for this book and at a book store i saw a signed copy and bought it. while the plot is pretty predictable, the story is so wholesome and satisfying. there are some darker themes but they are leveled out by one of the narrators of the story, an octopus. that really tied everything together and gave the story some more personality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Addiction, Animal death, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Mental illness

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Suicide attempt, Death, and Pregnancy

vedpears's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Murder

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Needs more octopus.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, and Death

ruaruarua's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Addiction, and Animal death

Minor: Pregnancy, Cursing, and Suicide attempt

emherrick's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Addiction

jhbandcats's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is full of warmth and love from beginning to end. It was such a comforting read. Normally I read books that are dark or violent, and this was so refreshing. (I’m going back to my disturbing books in just a moment; I just want to extol the virtues of this one first.)

I loved the cranky octopus Marcellus, a prisoner in a small glass cell for most of his life. He has a lot to be cranky about: he’s smarter than the other sea creatures in the aquarium so he has no one to keep him company. Plus, he’s *definitely* smarter than the humans who stroll by every day, peering in and leaving their fingerprints smeared all over his tank. 

He’s figured out how to escape his tank and wander around after hours, and he befriends a clever widow when she rescues him from an adventure gone wrong. The bond between these two is the backbone of the book (even though octopuses don’t have backbones). However, it’s the bonds between the denizens and newcomers of the small town that drive the narrative. 

Lovable, flawed characters, a couple of mysteries, and an exploration of human nature combine to make this book a Remarkable Creature in and of itself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Child death, Grief, Addiction, Animal death, and Confinement

cocorenfroe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Child death, and Death

sarakeepsgoing's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is one million stars for me.  The emotion, the mystery, the characters… I’m at a loss for words. I’m annoyed at myself for waiting this long to read it. I’ve never really understood when people say they wish they could read books again for the first time, but for this one, I get it. Read this. Right now. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Grief

Minor: Cancer and Pregnancy