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fxp's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.0
As much as I like Tintin, this one was tough. It was written in the 1930s with a traditional Belgian view of the time on colonialism. In today's context, it feels severly outdated. It basically depicts the Congolese population as stupid, and shows it as achievements to blow up a rhino with dynamite or kill an ape to use its skin as disguise.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Colonisation, and Racism
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Violence
ben11m's review against another edition
4.0
It's a good album, not the best at all. Of course we can talk about the obvious problem of this album, racism. But I think we need to remember that it was written decades before our age, of course it would be unacceptable if someone wrote that today, but it was acceptable when Hergé wrote it. To sum up, not my favorite but not a bad one
laylabee__'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
laylabee__'s review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75