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A review by ailurolily
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This was a sweet, sad, but in the end hopeful kind of book. I started reading it because it sounded interesting, then a few weeks later I found my book club was going to discuss it at the next meeting! Good timing, I'd say lol
There was a brief period where I took a short break from it since I wasn't entirely sure if it was clicking with me, and honestly I was considering dropping it. The main reason I picked it back up though was because my book club was reading it. I'm glad I stuck it through to the end though because it was overall an enjoyable read.
my primary positive about this book was just the raw hopefulness it exudes. It shows how the lonely people, grieving people, and people struggling to find their place in the world end up finding community, value, and peace. It was a very wholesome read, despite some of the heavy topics it covers.
I do really love the main characters of this story as well. Marcellus was a king, Ethan was a simple but loveable fella, Cameron was VERY frustrating at times, but I ended up somewhat liking him in the end. And, of course, Tova was a badass old woman.
Despite the loveable main characters, many of the side characters were pretty flat. This didn't ruin the book for me, but it was a bit of a weak point in it imo. Since it was primarily about Cameron's and Tova's journey, I don't really see it as a huuuge flaw that the other characters weren't the most developed, it can just be annoying to see simple caricatures of people and did sightly taint the book for me
(I say slightly. this still was an overall good read that I'd recommend)
There was a brief period where I took a short break from it since I wasn't entirely sure if it was clicking with me, and honestly I was considering dropping it. The main reason I picked it back up though was because my book club was reading it. I'm glad I stuck it through to the end though because it was overall an enjoyable read.
my primary positive about this book was just the raw hopefulness it exudes. It shows how the lonely people, grieving people, and people struggling to find their place in the world end up finding community, value, and peace. It was a very wholesome read, despite some of the heavy topics it covers.
I do really love the main characters of this story as well. Marcellus was a king, Ethan was a simple but loveable fella, Cameron was VERY frustrating at times, but I ended up somewhat liking him in the end. And, of course, Tova was a badass old woman.
Despite the loveable main characters, many of the side characters were pretty flat. This didn't ruin the book for me, but it was a bit of a weak point in it imo. Since it was primarily about Cameron's and Tova's journey, I don't really see it as a huuuge flaw that the other characters weren't the most developed, it can just be annoying to see simple caricatures of people and did sightly taint the book for me
(I say slightly. this still was an overall good read that I'd recommend)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Cancer
Minor: Drug abuse