Remarkably Bright Creatures
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
When you picked up this book, what did you make yourself to read alongside it? A cup of tea, a blanket, a window seat?
Tova has her cleaning routines, and Marcellus has his nightly wanderings. What is a small, quiet ritual in your own life that brings you comfort?
Sowell Bay feels like a place where everyone notices each other. How did the setting make you feel, and does it remind you of anywhere you have lived or visited?
Marcellus is brilliant, prickly, and unexpectedly tender. What did spending time in his head do for your mood while reading?
Tova keeps so much grief tucked away neatly. Was there a moment in the book that gently caught you off guard emotionally?
The story is full of small kindnesses between near-strangers. Did the book make you think differently about the everyday people in your own orbit?
Loneliness shows up in different forms here, the freshly alone, the drifting, the long-grieving. Which character's loneliness stayed with you the most, and why do you think it landed?
Without giving anything away, how did the book leave you feeling as you closed it, and did any part of your own life feel a little softer afterward?