Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

Contemporary Fiction · Mystery · Literary Fiction · 2022

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artists: 1
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Character · supporting

Avery

role

Owner of the Sowell Bay paddleboard shop and Cameron romantic partner.Remarkably Bright Creatures (novel) · Characters section · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Sign in to report this detail

Character · main

Cameron Cassmore

relationship

Discovers through the actions of Marcellus that he is Tova Sullivan grandson, the son of her late son Erik.Remarkably Bright Creatures (novel) · Plot summary · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Sign in to report this detail

role

Drifting Californian who takes the temporary maintenance job at Sowell Bay Aquarium.Remarkably Bright Creatures (novel) · Plot summary · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Sign in to report this detail

Character · supporting

Ethan Mack

role

Ethan owns Shop-Way and has romantic feelings for Tova.Remarkably Bright Creatures (novel) · Characters section · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Sign in to report this detail

Character · protagonist

Marcellus

ability

Marcellus can read the signs around his tank.Remarkably Bright Creatures authorized opening sample · Printed page 1, narration · Better Reading / Ecco · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

appearance

Marcellus is a giant Pacific octopus able to blend into the sand.Remarkably Bright Creatures authorized opening sample · Printed page 1, enclosure plaque · Better Reading / Ecco · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail
Tova sees an orange arm, then finds his brown-orange body beneath a table.Remarkably Bright Creatures authorized opening sample · Printed pages 5–7, tank and break room · Better Reading / Ecco · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

age

Approaching four years old, near the natural conclusion of a giant Pacific octopus lifespan.Remarkably Bright Creatures (novel) · Characters section · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Sign in to report this detail

Character · protagonist

Tova Sullivan

age

Tova is seventy.Remarkably Bright Creatures authorized opening sample · Printed page 3 · Better Reading / Ecco · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

appearance

Tova is very small and lightly built, with a bent back.Remarkably Bright Creatures authorized opening sample · Printed page 4, walk to supply closet · Better Reading / Ecco · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

clothing

She wears white sneakers and carries a yellow rubber glove in her back pocket while cleaning.Remarkably Bright Creatures authorized opening sample · Printed pages 3–4 · Better Reading / Ecco · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

relationship

Forms a tender, trusting friendship with the captive octopus Marcellus during quiet nighttime shifts.Remarkably Bright Creatures (novel) · Plot summary · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Sign in to report this detail

role

Seventy-year-old widow who works as a nighttime cleaning worker and caretaker at Sowell Bay Aquarium.Remarkably Bright Creatures (novel) · Plot overview · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Sign in to report this detail

Place · recurring

Shop-Way

Place · primary

Sowell Bay

geography

Small coastal town situated along Puget Sound, Washington.Remarkably Bright Creatures (novel) · Plot summary · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Sign in to report this detail

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Sowell Bay Aquarium

layout

The small domed aquarium has a central main tank, with smaller tanks around the circular outer passage.Remarkably Bright Creatures authorized opening sample · Printed page 4, building layout · Better Reading / Ecco · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

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Chapter 2 takes place here.Remarkably Bright Creatures authorized opening sample · Printed pages 3–4, Tova cleaning the aquarium · Better Reading / Ecco · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

Details

Marcellus narrates from his aquarium tank; the next section follows Tova cleaning there after visitors leave.Remarkably Bright Creatures authorized opening sample · Printed pages 1–4, first two sections · Better Reading / Ecco · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail
Set in Sowell Bay, a quiet coastal village on Puget Sound, Washington, centered on the local aquarium.Remarkably Bright Creatures (novel) · Premise · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Sign in to report this detail

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