I am not enjoying Remarkably Bright Creatures

This book was recommended to me, and I've been listening to the audiobook for free since I don't have a physical copy. I'm not sure if it's the readers or the text, I'm only about halfway through but I'm not really enjoying it so far and I want to know if I'm just being whiny (very possible).

The first thing that bothered me was when the author described a crochet object that someone had "knitted" long ago or whatever. So tons of research about octopuses but not a 5 second google from the entire editing team, okay no problem it's not the focus I understand.

I feel like things just keep coming up in the book that are like... why? Ex. Describing Tova working, oh she didn't like their green chemicals so gets to bring in her own? At her own cost? What?

She can't find a black pen because all of hers are dark gray? What?

Not to mention the Cameron stuff, like he's getting hooked up for a job and says he worked at sea world? What? He's getting recommended to do maintenance at a run down aquarium in apparently a largely abandoned/quiet town. Why even bother lying? I guess it's supposed to show his character but it seems so unnecessary? He even still gets the job! What???

I feel like everytime something happens I'm like why did she write them like this? It's always "Tova guesses" or "Tova supposes" like she's the most passive character in the world.

DOES IT GET BETTER? Am I the worst? Is it the readers? Am I just not getting it? Does it come together in some revolutionary way? How much am I nitpicking? It's popular and the person that recommended it to me really enjoyed it, but they also enjoyed the 7 husbands of Evelyn Hugo and I thought it was cheeeeeeeeese city.

Idk lmk your thoughts if you've read it, I'm hoping I'll change my mind by the end since this book is so popular