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Criaturas Luminosas / Remarkably Bright Creatures
Criaturas Luminosas / Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt
6 posts | 3 read | 1 reading | 2 to read
Una novela que te atrapa con sus tentculos y no te suelta. Finalista de los premios Goodreads 2022En la lista de best sellers de The New York TimesRECOMENDADO POR JENNA BUSH EN SU CLUB DE LECTURA DEL TODAY SHOWMarcellus es un pulpo increblemente curioso y descarado. Cada da, mucha gente pasa por delante de su tanque en el acuario de Sowell Bay, aunque pocos se detienen demasiado. En cambio, Tova, la limpiadora, le ha cogido cario y, mientras barre, le cuenta cunto echa de menos a su hijo, desaparecido hace treinta aos en el mar. A Marcellus no se le escapa nada y es mucho ms inteligente de lo que nadie podra imaginar, pero nunca se le ocurrira mover un solo tentculo para ayudar a uno de sus captores humanos... hasta que comienza a formar una inesperada amistad con Tova. Con su perspicacia de detective, Marcellus ha deducido lo que sucedi la noche de la desaparicin. Y ahora tendr que ingenirselas desde el otro lado del cristal para revelarle la verdad, antes de que sea demasiado tarde. Una novela deslumbrante y conmovedora sobre una amistad capaz de vencer la peor de las soledades. Y una historia de esperanza sobre dos almas generosas, criaturas imperfectas... y, quiz por eso, increblemente luminosas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A New York Times Bestseller!A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!"Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender." -- Washington Post For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium--and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago. After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late. Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.
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Jjaxn95
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Mehso-so

Not my usual read but found this enjoyable. I listened to it on Spotify. If I read it physically I‘m positive I would‘ve DNF‘d it. The audiobook version helped me finish. Slow paced but satisfying and heartwarming in the end.

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Samantha Clamp
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As the book continues on, we continue to learn more and more about the character's in the story. After an incident at her job, Tova is forced to take medical leave and the aquarium has to hire someone in her place which happens to be Cameron . Cameron was brought to Sowell Bay looking for his father but ended up finding a job at the aquarium who happens to also meet Ethan and ends up staying with him while in town.

Samantha Clamp It is through these seemingly unrelated events that Tova and Cameron meet and we discover through Marcellus' insightful thoughts that the widow and struggling 30 year old might be related. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt explores themes such as healing and unexpected family which Van Pelt demonstrates through Tova's healing journey throughout the entire novel and through her and Cameron's relationship.
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Samantha Clamp If you enjoyed books such as The Midnight Library by Matt Haig then you might also enjoy Remarkably Bright Creatures. 2mo
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Samantha Clamp
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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt follows the relationship between a widowed woman named Tova Sullivan and the octopus at her aquarium job named Marcellus. Van Pelt chooses to write through a third person omniscient point of view so we have seen the perspectives of Tova, Marcellus, Ethan who owns the local grocery store and Cameron a struggling 26 year old.

Samantha Clamp In the story we follow the character\'s daily lives and as the book continues we learn that Tova had a son named Erik who disappeared and was presumed dead when he was only 18. The plot progresses and we begin to learn that Marcellus might know more than anyone else about Erik\'s disappearance. This book would be perfect for anyone who enjoyed Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus or The House in The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. 3mo
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Bevita
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Pickpick

Charming story about an octopus bringing a woman and her grandson together. I cried and couldn‘t put it down.

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Karisimo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Loved this one 🐙 4mo
Eggs 💜🩵💛 Perfect! 4mo
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Citra182
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It‘s been a while, Litsy! A delayed flight means passing the time with this delightful book. Give me a book with loveable characters and a good story and I can sit in an airport without cursing the airport gods. So far, I am hooked. Perhaps one of my top three of the year!?