I'm one of those people that's been sitting on the fence with regard to Remarkably Bright Creatures. I admit I had boycotted it to a degree, because of the portrayal of an animal in captivity, so I appreciate this post about it. I mean, I guess one could argue my writing also has animals that are in captivity, so maybe I should give this one a try.
There are definitely pros and cons with that one. Personally, I loved it more for the human story and would've preferred the animal not be included at all. I think the author overall did a great job writing from the octopus' perspective and am glad she at least included his POV rather than just the humans'. I'm hoping, with how popular the book is, that people will think more critically about how the story ended because I wasn't entirely satisfied. If nothing else, I think just reading the sections from the octopus' POV are worthwhile. If you give it a try, let me know what you think!
Yeah, I see your point about it potentially giving people something to think about. That is one of many great purposes of great fiction. Maybe the movie will help that, we'll see...
I liked the Cat Person film - haven’t read the story though. Love Yellowface and Midnight Library. I read The Vegetarian and you know what? Not a huge fan. I do understand the hype and do agree that she is a great writer, but there was a bit too much vague symbolism for me.
I do prefer books that aren't super vague, so we'll see. (If I don't like it, at least it's short!) The Cat Person short story is worth a read too. It's simultaneously exactly like the movie and totally different.
I'm one of those people that's been sitting on the fence with regard to Remarkably Bright Creatures. I admit I had boycotted it to a degree, because of the portrayal of an animal in captivity, so I appreciate this post about it. I mean, I guess one could argue my writing also has animals that are in captivity, so maybe I should give this one a try.
There are definitely pros and cons with that one. Personally, I loved it more for the human story and would've preferred the animal not be included at all. I think the author overall did a great job writing from the octopus' perspective and am glad she at least included his POV rather than just the humans'. I'm hoping, with how popular the book is, that people will think more critically about how the story ended because I wasn't entirely satisfied. If nothing else, I think just reading the sections from the octopus' POV are worthwhile. If you give it a try, let me know what you think!
Yeah, I see your point about it potentially giving people something to think about. That is one of many great purposes of great fiction. Maybe the movie will help that, we'll see...
I liked the Cat Person film - haven’t read the story though. Love Yellowface and Midnight Library. I read The Vegetarian and you know what? Not a huge fan. I do understand the hype and do agree that she is a great writer, but there was a bit too much vague symbolism for me.
I do prefer books that aren't super vague, so we'll see. (If I don't like it, at least it's short!) The Cat Person short story is worth a read too. It's simultaneously exactly like the movie and totally different.
Nice selection. Thank you.