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The Adventures of TinTin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé

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mtzfox's review against another edition

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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? No

2.5

Virulently anti-communist and had some racist and culturally outdated tropes. I still found it funny at times. It was interesting to see the origin of these characters and consider how far they've come. Snowy talks! 
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jacob_dion's review against another edition

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1.5

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phenaproxima's review against another edition

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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

1.0

Despite their significant flaws, I love the Tintin stories...but this one is a total waste of time except as (arguably) a historical curiosity. It's clangingly obvious anti-communist propaganda from nearly a century ago. So it was pretty terrible, but overall I found it too silly and archaic to be outright offensive (although it came close several times).

This was a quick read but short on charm and, like most propaganda, dumber than a bag of lobotomized hammers. Tintin himself is not especially likeable. Even the artwork is a significant downgrade from every other Tintin adventure, and it's not even in color.

Frankly, if it wasn't part of a complete box set, this would be in my recycling bin right now...but for the time being, I'm just gonna to try to forget it exists.
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