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bentrevett's review against another edition
1.0
the art is better than the last tin tin adventure, however everything else is much worse. instead of each vignette involving some sort of fisticuffs -- which, although juvenile is at least entertaining -- this one is just boring. i can get what Herge was trying to do, replacing all the fighting and adventuring with adventuring. however, this version of adventuring mainly involves running around and shooting animals and then treating the Congolese like some caricature of a jungle savage who worship the very ground every white tourist walks on. there is some semblance of a plot where it's revealed (in some very out-of-place full exposition panels) that Al Capone is masterminding the assassination attempts on tintin, however it all gets wrapped up almost instantly and then followed by more pointless animal killing (maybe it was seen as really cool back then?) and then ends abruptly.
this one is out of print for good reason.
this one is out of print for good reason.
cloryo's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
ansl's review against another edition
1.0
2015: What the hell was me dat? Als dit echt het eerste Kuifje-album was, begrijp ik echt niet waarom het zo populair is geworden. De latere strips zijn echt zoveel beter (en ook minder random in verhaallijn :p). Nee, grote teleurstelling, vooral omdat Kuifje eigenlijk echt wel een rotzak is in dit deel (wth: dieren afschieten/zelfs laten ontploffen met dynamiet zonder enige reden? en enorm racistisch zijn?).
2020: Na 5 jaar is het er niet beter op geworden.
2020: Na 5 jaar is het er niet beter op geworden.
saaraa96's review against another edition
1.0
Why doesn't it have 0 stars?!
I never thought there be a TinTin book worse than the previous one, but it was terrible!!
How could it be so racist and OH!
You should not teach these things to children!
I'm just happy I didn't read it when I was a child.
I never thought there be a TinTin book worse than the previous one, but it was terrible!!
How could it be so racist and OH!
You should not teach these things to children!
I'm just happy I didn't read it when I was a child.
bergamote's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
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
2.5
wduckworth's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
gjeebus_k's review against another edition
3.0
Another story of TinTin I never saw on television, which I found a bit weird. Until now...
I'm from Belgium, so I know the history we have with Congo. But this novel just blew my mind, in the bad way...
I know this comic dates back to the days when Belgium was still proud of their colony and the horrible things our king did to its inhabitants, but come on!
Treating the people of Congo like dumb slaves who will do everything for a white person?
Travelling to Congo to kill wild animals for fun? (OK, people still do this, but that doesn't make it acceptable for God's sake!)
It was hard to find out what the story really was all about, not to speak about the two 'villains' who try to kill TinTin for the most absurd reasons.
And although I'm a fan of Snowy (Bobby in my language), I don't like the way he is portrayed in this novel. I remember Snowy as a smart dog who helps TinTin, even if he gets hurt. Not like a stubborn dog who tries to talk(?) to TinTin and is afraid of almost everything he encounters.
Again, I quickly found out why this story (like the story of Soviet Russia) wasn't animated for the TV show. I would've never liked TinTin if I saw him shooting wildlife just for fun!
I'm from Belgium, so I know the history we have with Congo. But this novel just blew my mind, in the bad way...
I know this comic dates back to the days when Belgium was still proud of their colony and the horrible things our king did to its inhabitants, but come on!
Treating the people of Congo like dumb slaves who will do everything for a white person?
Travelling to Congo to kill wild animals for fun? (OK, people still do this, but that doesn't make it acceptable for God's sake!)
It was hard to find out what the story really was all about, not to speak about the two 'villains' who try to kill TinTin for the most absurd reasons.
And although I'm a fan of Snowy (Bobby in my language), I don't like the way he is portrayed in this novel. I remember Snowy as a smart dog who helps TinTin, even if he gets hurt. Not like a stubborn dog who tries to talk(?) to TinTin and is afraid of almost everything he encounters.
Again, I quickly found out why this story (like the story of Soviet Russia) wasn't animated for the TV show. I would've never liked TinTin if I saw him shooting wildlife just for fun!