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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
C'est encore trop drôle et ça me fait retomber très rapidement en enfance, en fait un classique indémodable.
funny
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Full disclosure, I grew up on this series so my opinion is necessarily biased.
I'm of the view that there is no such thing as a bad Asterix book ... but some volumes, like this one, are just okay.
As a child, I rarely borrowed this one from the library, which I attribute to the art being rougher than it is in later volumes. As an adult, this is still a volume I rarely reach for. That said, the story in this volume is fine, just not my favourite.
Would I recommend a new reader start with this volume, since it's the first one written? Actually, no. A better place to start would be with a more popular volume like [b:Asterix and Cleopatra|122410|Asterix and Cleopatra (Asterix, #6)|René Goscinny|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1415586971l/122410._SX50_.jpg|230588]. Then, if one's interest is piqued, go back to where it all started.
I'm of the view that there is no such thing as a bad Asterix book ... but some volumes, like this one, are just okay.
As a child, I rarely borrowed this one from the library, which I attribute to the art being rougher than it is in later volumes. As an adult, this is still a volume I rarely reach for. That said, the story in this volume is fine, just not my favourite.
Would I recommend a new reader start with this volume, since it's the first one written? Actually, no. A better place to start would be with a more popular volume like [b:Asterix and Cleopatra|122410|Asterix and Cleopatra (Asterix, #6)|René Goscinny|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1415586971l/122410._SX50_.jpg|230588]. Then, if one's interest is piqued, go back to where it all started.
Summer Reading challenge : Past Love - Reread a book you loved when you were younger
I loved Asterix Comics when I was younger and I bought a few of them a few years ago because they were a comfort to me. I love the adventurous that they go on and how they torment the Romans. Now that I'm older I have a better appreciation for some of the names - GetaFix?! Hilarious now, totally went over my head as a child
I loved Asterix Comics when I was younger and I bought a few of them a few years ago because they were a comfort to me. I love the adventurous that they go on and how they torment the Romans. Now that I'm older I have a better appreciation for some of the names - GetaFix?! Hilarious now, totally went over my head as a child
One of my favourite comic series of all time. This series really increased my love of history. Like the Tintin reread I'm doing I will also endeavour to read all the Asterix books once again.
Unlike Tintin the early Asterix comics are much more accessible. There is no blatant racism. It's just a fun little adventure. The first book is just an introduction to the main characters and their abilities.
I can't wait to get through the rest of the series.
Unlike Tintin the early Asterix comics are much more accessible. There is no blatant racism. It's just a fun little adventure. The first book is just an introduction to the main characters and their abilities.
I can't wait to get through the rest of the series.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Nice to revisit one of the texts many a teacher used to help teach me French. I will rember to bring adictionary with me the next time to look up the more difficult vocabulary.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Estamos en el año 50 antes de Jesucristo. Toda la Galia está ocupada por los romanos… ¿Toda? ¡No! Una aldea poblada por irreductibles galos resiste, todavía y como siempre, al invasor. Y la vida no es fácil para las guarniciones de legionarios romanos en los reducidos campamentos de Babaorum, Aquarium, Laudanum y Petibonum...
Los Astérix son otra de las series con las que crecí, junto a Tintín y tantas otras. Ya desde el principio el planteamiento de la serie es genial. Una aislada aldea resiste en solitario la conquista del Imperio Romano, que ha tomado completamente la Galia. Cuentan con la ayuda de una poción mágica que les hace invencibles en combate. Y corren mil aventuras, por todos los países del Imperio. La ventaja que este planteamiento otorga es que puedes tener aventuras estancas que te dejan explorar un aspecto cada vez, y te sale una serie completísima.
Los nombres también son geniales: Obélix, que no es gordo sino bajo de pecho, Astérix, que es más soso pero da nombre a la serie, Ideafix, Asurancetúrix y todos los demás tienen cada uno un toque de humor.
En el libro de los godos, por ejemplo, los autores aprovechan y hacen un montón de chistes sobre los alemanes, alternando los tópicos con algunas observaciones muy agudas:
Los autores repiten este truco con Astérix y Obélix viajando a Grecia, Inglaterra, España, Bélgica, Suiza, Egipto... En cada uno de los tomos presenciamos la genialidad de una historia bien construida con multitud de guiños al lector.
Había miles de detalles interesantes, como que cada pueblo tuviera su propia tipografía:
O cuando Astérix entra en la Legión y se enfrenta al pestilente rancho que todos encuentran repugnante excepto el British:
De niño, obviamente, mucho de esto me pasaba inadvertido. Yo leía los tebeos para ver qué pasaba. He comprobado que resisten perfectamente una relectura de adulto, lo cual refleja, una vez más, su genialidad. Imprescindibles.