Get the Summary of Shelby Van Pelt's Remarkably Bright Creatures in 20 minutes. In the quiet coastal town of Sowell Bay, Washington, an unlikely friendship blossoms between Marcellus, a highly intelligent giant Pacific octopus nearing the end of his life, and Tova Sullivan, the elderly night cleaner at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Marcellus, resigned to his impending death, finds solace in observing the human world from his tank, marveling at their strange habits and flawed communication. Tova, still grieving the loss of her son, Erik, who disappeared at sea years ago, finds comfort in the predictable routine of her nightly

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