A review by gwendle_vs_literature
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

I’d been interested in this book from the first moment the cover caught my eye in one of my local independent book stores and I read the back cover (particularly because I read Other Minds last year , which is a combination nature and psychology book about actopuses and other cephalopods)  so when it turned out to be the September pick for one of the book clubs I belong to I was excited to read it and it did not disappoint me.

I really enjoyed Marcellus as a character — and I think I liked all of the characters, which is rare for me. I got frustrated with characters sometimes, but I was never annoyed by them. 

I’m not usually a fan of endings or epilogues that go out of their way to tie up absolutely every last thing with a little bow, but the epilogue in this book was done well, and I wasn’t rolling my eyes at it. 

It doesn’t make it into my five star list, but I highly recommend it.