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. Using logic, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. Now he must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late.
Helen rated this book 5 out of 5, so I immediately put it on reserve at my library.
Word of the Day #1
cur·mudg·eon·ly / kərˈməj(ə)nlē / adjective = bad-tempered and negative, especially referring to an old person. Since the octopus is said to be curmudgeonly, I figure he must be an old octopus.
Word of the Day #2
de·duce / dəˈd(y)o͞os / verb = to arrive at a fact or a conclusion by reasoning; to draw a logical conclusion from something. To deduce is to come up with an answer by logic or by putting pieces of information together. Example: "The octopus deduces what must have happened."
I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on this one. I had it from the library, but I returned it without reading it.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you are going to read Remarkably Bright Creatures. But I also get nervous that others won't like it as much as I do. :-)
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