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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt: Review, Ending Explained and the Netflix Movie

A widowed night cleaner, a grumpy giant Pacific octopus, and a son who vanished thirty years ago. Hailey reviews Shelby Van Pelt's Remarkably Bright Creatures spoiler-free, recommends six heartwarming books to read next, then, after a spoiler warning, explains the ending and the EELS ring, and compares the book with the Emmy-winning Netflix movie.

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Books mentioned in this episode
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:23 Welcome
0:55 The Review
4:19 What To Read Next
6:55 Spoiler Warning
7:18 The Ending Explained
12:32 Book Versus Screen
15:49 Outro

Scores, the full written review and the videos

Narrated by Hailey, the Book Explained host voice (AI-generated with Kokoro TTS).

Music
"Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Disquiet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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