I acknowledge that I should knock a star off for the endless catalogues of fish, I really do. but I adore this book so much that I just can’t. the captain as a character, his relationship with the professor, Conseil & Ned’s weird unexpected nerd-humor-fueled friendship, Conseil and the professor and their intense bond, and just...the adventures! the descriptions and the tension and the wonder of it all...it’s so good. so no. catalogues of fish or no catalogues of fish, this will always be one of my very faves.