Summary of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt:A Read with Jenna Pick

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Remarkably Bright Creatures is a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium, deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookRix
• Release date: Apr 24, 2023
• ISBN: 9783755440178

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Day 1,299 of My Captivity

Marcellus is a giant Pacific octopus who was captured and imprisoned. He has a plaque on the wall beside his enclosure that states his size, preferred diet, and where he might live if not a prisoner. It also mentions his intellectual prowess and penchant for cleverness, and warns humans of his camouflage. Marcellus' name is Marcellus McSquiddles, which leads many humans to assume he is a squid. His life span is four years, 1,460 days, and he was brought here as a juvenile. At the very least, one hundred and sixty days remain until his sentence is complete.

The Silver-Dollar Scar

Tova Sullivan is the oldest employee at SOWELL BAY AQUARIUM, and her job is to clean the floors, wipe down the glass, and empties the trash bins. She has never understood the purpose of chewing gum, and her weaponry is a file. She marches to the supply closet at a purposeful clip, and raindrops land on the skylight. It's been a dreadful June, as everyone keeps saying. Tova is visiting an aquarium in Sowell Bay, Washington.

She encounters a chewing gum and a bronze statue of a Pacific sea lion. She passes a Japanese crab, a sharp-nosed sculpin, and a wolf eel. The wolf eel glides out of its rocky cavern, with jagged teeth jutting upward from its lower jaw. Tova is reminded of the horror films her late husband, Will, took to watching in the middle of the night. Tova is a new employee at the aquarium, and her favorite exhibit is the wolf eel.

She finds a giant Pacific octopus behind the rock, and imagines daytime, people rapping their knuckles on the glass. Tova uses vinegar with a hint of lemon oil, and collects trash in the lobby, restrooms, and break room. She also runs her rag around the base of the ancient coffee maker and inside the splatter-stained microwave, which smells of spaghetti. Tova is scolding the empty room due to empty takeout cartons on the floor. She picks up the cartons and tosses them in the trash can.

Next to the trash is a small lunch table, where she sees a brownish-orange clump shoved in the corner. The octopus's eye materializes from somewhere in the fleshy mass and its marble pupil widens, then its eyelid narrows. The creature is tangled in the mess of power cords, making it impossible to properly sweep. Tova tries to steady her shaking hands, but her back pops and the octopus lashes again, shoving one of the chairs with alarming force. Tova passes by a plaque under a giant Pacific octopus tank and finds it stating that octopuses are dangerous to humans.

She tries to unplug the cord, but the octopus flinches backward. She tries to yank the cord away, but the octopus tightens his grip. She watches as the octopus stalks out the break room door, suckering along on the thickest part of each of his eight legs. She hurries after him, but by the time she reaches the hallway, the octopus is nowhere to be seen. Tova is losing her faculties and is hallucinating about an octopus.

Tova's friends, the Knit-Wits, convinced her to buy a new car when she started her job, but she refused due to safety concerns. After depositing her jug of vinegar and bottle of lemon oil in the trunk, she casts a glance down the pier. Tova's friends, the Knit-Wits, convinced her to buy a new car due to safety concerns. The old ferry dock sits across from the aquarium, with barnacles covering its pilings. Tova crosses the weathered wooden planks and enters the old ticket booth.

She finds a silver-dollar mark on her wrist, which is about the size of a silver dollar. The fog has lifted and a freighter is anchored to the south, with moonlight shimmying across the water. Tova imagines Erik, her only child, holding the candles for her.

Day 1,300 of My Captivity

The diet of a giant Pacific octopus consists of crabs, clams, shrimp, cockles, abalone, fish, and fish eggs. Mackerel, halibut, and herring are the main delicacies, but the octopus must take matters into their own arms to procure them. Fish eggs are an ideal snack, and the cleaning woman saved the octopus from a potential downfall.

Falsehood Cookies

Mary Ann Minetti, Janice Kim, Barb Vanderhoof, and Barb Vanderhoof are the Knit-Wits, a group of women who meet at their weekly luncheons. Mary Ann is wearing a crocheted yellow cozy, while Janice is wearing a large T-shirt with the logo of a Korean shopping center. Barb has combed her gray hair into gel-set spikes, which she joked was only fitting for a Barb Vanderhoof. Janice's husband, Dr. Peter Kim, is retired but well-connected in the medical community and can recommend someone for Tova. Tova has a minor incident at work, where she has a tentacle wrapped around her wrist.

Three pairs of eyes look at her, and she takes a chocolate chip cookie from Mary Ann's platter. Barb tells Tova that she worked at St. Ann's for a while after Rick died, and Mary Ann suggests she may need help with her finances. Tova refuses, as her bank account would cover her modest needs several times over. After rising from the table, Tova sets her teacup down and leans