Remarkably Bright Creatures

i wish i had an octopus for a therapist

ok it all seriousness, i loved this book so much. yeah okay sure i only picked it up for the octopus on it and for the word aquarium being used. but oh my god. i didn't realize how much i was gonna love this. normally i'm reading some weird mystery book or something niche on a different corner of the literary spectrum, not some story about an old lady and her legacy. but oh my GOD. i'm so glad i picked this up. when, not if, WHEN you read this book, PLEASE LISTEN TO IT!!! the narrator for marcellus is absolutely perfect. i love it so so so much. content ahead may be spoilery so warning you now:
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i saw some reviews where ppl were hating on cameron so much bc he's like a manbaby or something. by the end of the book, i started to really feel for him. he gives big neurodivergent vibes, which that phrase in itself makes me vomit in my mouth but that's really the only way i can put it. full of random information, smart as a fucking tack, yet has a hard job with relationships, socialising, getting the right tone/point across, keeping a job, you name it. hmm.......idk seems kinda adhd/autistic to me but whatevs.

i wish we got to learn more about daphne. will cameron ever find out that the lady avery saved was daphne? will he ever find daphne himself? will tova and ethan ever get together finally??? the world may never know...