Remarkably Bright Creatures

Tova and Cameron are both grieving something or someone lost. How do they manage their grief in different ways?

Remarkably Bright Creatures is set in the unique Pacific Northwest ecosystem. How do you feel the setting informs the events of the novel? How would the story be different if it was set somewhere else?

As Tova grows older, she becomes increasingly sensitive to burdening other people. How does the novel present society’s attitudes toward the elderly?

After Tova ruined Ethan’s prized T-shirt, she was determined to replace it with the same one. What does this decision reveal about Tova’s character?

Cameron arrives in Sowell Bay looking for his father. Apart from financial stability, what motivations do you think were driving him in his quest?

When Cameron goes looking for Avery, her son Marco later lies about his visit. Why do you think he wanted to keep his mother and Cameron apart?

The narrative moves between three perspectives: Tova’s, Marcellus’s, and Cameron’s. Of these three, only Marcellus’s is told in first person. Why do you think the author made this choice?

Tova is the first human being Marcellus has made friends with in his years at the aquarium. Why do you think he was drawn to her and not Terry, Cameron, or anyone else?