Remarkably Bright Creatures

Invisible Life of Addie LaRue was a very unique book to me.

Same with Remarkably Bright Creatures.

I have not watched the Netflix show yet.

Apparently it got made into a movie with Sally Fields that was great, but the book was just such a beautiful, heartwarming, I, I loved it.

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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

Van Pelt's Remarkably Bright Creatures follows Tova, a grieving widow who cleans up an aquarium each night, and Cameron, a young man adrift in search of his biological family.

The humans are observed by Marcellus, an intelligent octopus who lives in the aquarium.

Though Marcellus is never humanized and remains a creature, we do hear his voice as he keenly observes and comments on their drama, ultimately attempting to help Tova and Cameron in their efforts to deal with their grief and confusion.

They are incredibly bright creatures.

I mean, or they're remarkably bright creatures, if you've read the book.

That's a 2022 book by Shelby Van Pelt.

My Octopus Teacher, that's what it's called.

It is such a thought-provoking film, and the book, Remarkably Bright Creatures, is not a- as thought-provoking as My Octopus Teacher, but it's still a very good book.

And I heard the film is good.

It stars Sally Field.

Really? Like what?

We are seeing a series adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer-winning short story collection, Unaccustomed Earth, and a highly anticipated film version of Shelby Van Pelt's Remarkably Bright Creatures, slated for May.

The pipeline is indiscriminately elevating everything it touches.

So what does this all mean? If we pull all the way back, we have analyzed 5,000% sales spikes.

A bat embodies Anita's spirit, gives voice to a woman history tried to silence.

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

Van Pelt's remarkably bright creature follows Tova, a grieving widow who cleans up an aquarium each night, and Cameron, a young man adrift in search of his biological family.

The humans are observed by Marcellus, an intelligent octopus who lives in the aquarium.

[upbeat music] So before we get out of here today, let's share a couple books from our bookshelf.

Today Nicole is sharing a book that she read called Remark- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Sheldon Van Pelt.

She gives it a four out of five, and she says, "Who knew a story about an aging widow, a giant octopus, and [laughs] a lost young man could be so heartwarming? Even though I saw the ending coming pretty early on in the book, I really enjoyed this sweet novel.

Now I'm excited to watch the movie with Sally Field and Alfred Molina." Okay, some nice light reading there.

I'm excited to introduce Nobody Panic, an upmarket novel complete at 95,000 words.

With its quirky setting and ensemble cast, including a colony of troublemaking honeybees, Nobody Panic will appeal to fans of Shelby Van Pelt's Remarkably Bright Creatures and Annie Hartnett's The Road to Tender Hearts.

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