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Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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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.
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Hidden gem, incredible narration!
- By Christine T on 05-17-22
- Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
My thoughts
Reviewed: 04-07-23
Welp, I hate it. The story itself is interesting but it’s hard to look past the weird PETA-ish vibes. The author makes it very obvious they have an objection to the pacific octopus being in an aquarium, they then mention how unfair they think it is that a neighbor’s canaries were only allowed outside in a cage. They’d never taste “real” freedom. It’s laughable to me considering the author then has the main character befriend and feed a feral cat.
You cannot routinely bash aquariums, aviculture enthusiasts, exotic pets, etc. all while supporting the feeding of feral cats. Cats kill 8+ billion animals a year, in the US alone. They are one of the most costly invasive species in the world and have been the cause of over 63 extinctions. For someone who seems to be such an advocate of wildlife the author sure doesn’t know much about the plights they’re actually facing; cats being major one.
I really couldn’t care less about the scoffing, the eye rolling, the people who laugh at this review. I’m right. There is a profuse amount of data out their backing up my claim. I no longer support authors who support an invasive species responsible for decimating wildlife, spreading zoonotic diseases, and costing us millions. Fictional or not.
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Silent Earth
- Averting the Insect Apocalypse
- By: Dave Goulson
- Narrated by: Dave Goulson
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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In the tradition of Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking environmental classic Silent Spring, an award-winning entomologist and conservationist explains the importance of insects to our survival and offers a clarion call to avoid a looming ecological disaster of our own making.
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Important book for all
- By Wren Jen on 03-24-24
- Silent Earth
- Averting the Insect Apocalypse
- By: Dave Goulson
- Narrated by: Dave Goulson
Really good
Reviewed: 06-24-22
Fantastic! Shocking, disheartening, and hard to accept, but a must-read. Save our insects, save our world.
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