Aug 5, 2026 · 52 min · 11 segments
In this episode, Elise and Mal discuss the themes, characters, and differences between the book and movie adaptation of 'Remarkably Bright Creatures,' exploring topics like grief, family, and the…
But Mallory, did you have any, first of all, like overarching thoughts of the book? Anything, your favorite parts of the story?
Overarching, I think that it is a really sweet- ... tale.
It was the most wholesome book I think I have read since I started reading books again.
So I'll say in the last, like, three years, it was the most wholesome book I think I've read.
It started off a little slow for me, and, um, oops, spoilers, oops, spoilers.
[laughs]
I kept thinking, because, you know, I read a lot of thrillers, I kept thinking that, like, the guy who he thought was his dad had killed his actual dad, and his mom had witnessed it, and it made her go crazy.
And it was, like, not like that at all.
Like, that wasn't even, like-
[laughs]
... a plot point.
Like, it just not even close.
So I just thought it, it was, like, really sweet and wholesome.
Like, that, I told my mom, who, like, won't read a single thing I recommend to her.
[laughs]
Um, I told her she actually, or movies kind of sort of now, but I told her she would like the book.
Like, it's something she and some of her friends, she has, like, an unofficial book club kind of with some of her friends.
Aw.
Yeah, it's cute.
And, uh, I said, "This would be a really good book for you guys to read." I, I, I just thought it was just, like, really wholesome, and it really-
Mm-hmm
... gets you thinking about, like, your past and moving forward and, like, just, yeah.
I thought it was good.
What about you?
Yeah.
But Mallory, did you have any, first of all, like overarching thoughts of the book? Anything, your favorite parts of the story?
Overarching, I think that it is a really sweet- ... tale.
It was the most wholesome book I think I have read since I started reading books again.
So I'll say in the last, like, three years, it was the most wholesome book I think I've read.
It started off a little slow for me, and, um, oops, spoilers, oops, spoilers.
[laughs]
I kept thinking, because, you know, I read a lot of thrillers, I kept thinking that, like, the guy who he thought was his dad had killed his actual dad, and his mom had witnessed it, and it made her go crazy.
And it was, like, not like that at all.
Like, that wasn't even, like-
[laughs]
... a plot point.
Like, it just not even close.
So I just thought it, it was, like, really sweet and wholesome.
Like, that, I told my mom, who, like, won't read a single thing I recommend to her.
[laughs]
Um, I told her she actually, or movies kind of sort of now, but I told her she would like the book.
Like, it's something she and some of her friends, she has, like, an unofficial book club kind of with some of her friends.
Aw.
Yeah, it's cute.
And, uh, I said, "This would be a really good book for you guys to read." I, I, I just thought it was just, like, really wholesome, and it really-
Mm-hmm
... gets you thinking about, like, your past and moving forward and, like, just, yeah.
I thought it was good.
What about you?
Yeah.
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