I expected to hate this, and I didn't. I mean, I didn't love it, but I found it amusing and I'll call that a win. I expected some quasi-philosophical/quaint read when really this is, actually, a book about salmon and the lives they lead. Somewhat angsty salmon with a tendency to philosophise, yes, but still - this is about Salmon. And it is better for it. But it is not so good. I'm going to go about recommending this for anyone not already interested - there are better books about salmon (although none so gorgeously illustrated, maybe).