51 pages • 1 hour read
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Tracy Chevalier’s Remarkable Creatures is praised for its vivid historical setting and strong female protagonists, Mary Anning and Elizabeth Philpot. Readers appreciate the novel’s exploration of early 19th-century fossil hunting and gender roles. Criticisms include a slow pace and occasional predictability. Overall, it’s lauded for engaging storytelling and well-researched context.
A reader who would enjoy Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier is likely a fan of historical fiction centered on groundbreaking women in science. Comparable to readers of The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert and The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd, they appreciate richly detailed, character-driven narratives that highlight women's contributions against societal odds.
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