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bentrevett's review against another edition
2.0
the plot is pretty much: tintin bumps into some russians (who are all evil by default because this is anti russian/communist propaganda), gets stuck in some situation (e.g. prison/sewer/haunted house), then uses his gary stu powers to fight his way out of it (why does tintin always initially flee when he has proved himself to be the most competent fighter in the world?), and then flees in a vehicle (e.g. car/plane/boat, which will instantly get destroyed by the evil russians in the next scene. because the story was serialised it basically has to be like this, so i don't think you can really hold it against it that much.
the art is not quite there, but also not too dissimilar from the signature tintin style.
not great, but probably a necessary precursor to the actual good tintin adventunes, and it is almost 100 years old now so the odds are stacked against it in regard to holding up against the graphic novels of today.
the art is not quite there, but also not too dissimilar from the signature tintin style.
not great, but probably a necessary precursor to the actual good tintin adventunes, and it is almost 100 years old now so the odds are stacked against it in regard to holding up against the graphic novels of today.
fedeknold's review against another edition
5.0
"Hver enkelt side er sprængfyldt med eventyr når Tintin slås med en bjørn, dynamit sprænges, fly styrter ned og meget, meget mere. Tintin bliver simpelthen antastet af bolsjevikkere på nærmest hver eneste side og på forskellig, bestialsk vis. Han slår heldigvis stærkt tilbage hver gang – ofte fysisk, da han rent faktisk selv indleder en betragtelig del af slåskampene."
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saaraa96's review against another edition
2.0
What did I just do with my time?:)))
If it wasn't for the book club I wouldn't finish it.
If it wasn't for the book club I wouldn't finish it.
xosharkc's review against another edition
3.5
3.53 - Average
Entertaining. Fast-paced. Repetitive. Ingenious escapes. Cute shenanigans.
Entertaining. Fast-paced. Repetitive. Ingenious escapes. Cute shenanigans.
gjeebus_k's review against another edition
2.0
After I completed my collection of TinTin novels, I decided to start with the very first.
I knew TinTin from my days as a child, when the animated series played on tv. Yet I still wondered why I didn't recognize this story.
Well, this isn't a story you would animate for children in times like this. Imagine you would live in the time of the Cold War. You hear a lot of things about Soviet Russia, but you don't understand it very well. Then, you read this book and start to think that Soviet Russia is exploiting its people and lying to other countries for their own benefit.
To me, it had very little story. It felt more like one big cartoon of daily life in Soviet Russia. It's simplistic without any further meaning. No one dies (even though their car explodes...), and you'll always find a way out of a nasty situation. For example: locked in a prison surrounded by water? Don't worry, there's a diving suit right next to you in the cell!
The art of the novel hasn't much to show off either. I know it's a novel from a long time ago, and I liked to see the early work of Hergé. But that doesn't mean I have to like it...
Although I didn't really like this book, I have to admit that it left a smile on my face right before I finished it. I'm a Belgian who still lives in Belgium, so at the moment when TinTin drives through a Belgian city a live close to (Tienen) I couldn't help but smile.
I knew TinTin from my days as a child, when the animated series played on tv. Yet I still wondered why I didn't recognize this story.
Well, this isn't a story you would animate for children in times like this. Imagine you would live in the time of the Cold War. You hear a lot of things about Soviet Russia, but you don't understand it very well. Then, you read this book and start to think that Soviet Russia is exploiting its people and lying to other countries for their own benefit.
To me, it had very little story. It felt more like one big cartoon of daily life in Soviet Russia. It's simplistic without any further meaning. No one dies (even though their car explodes...), and you'll always find a way out of a nasty situation. For example: locked in a prison surrounded by water? Don't worry, there's a diving suit right next to you in the cell!
The art of the novel hasn't much to show off either. I know it's a novel from a long time ago, and I liked to see the early work of Hergé. But that doesn't mean I have to like it...
Although I didn't really like this book, I have to admit that it left a smile on my face right before I finished it. I'm a Belgian who still lives in Belgium, so at the moment when TinTin drives through a Belgian city a live close to (Tienen) I couldn't help but smile.
mtzfox's review against another edition
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!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
desgangert's review against another edition
2.0
Begleitet den unsterblichen Reporter Tim, wie er jedes noch so gefährliche Plot-Hole erkundet.
Tim und Struppi ist ein Klassiker der belgischen Comic-Kunst, mit den allseits bekannten Figuren (v.a. den vielen Nebenfiguren, die man so kennt) hat dieser Band aber nichts zu tun.
Tim und Struppi ist ein Klassiker der belgischen Comic-Kunst, mit den allseits bekannten Figuren (v.a. den vielen Nebenfiguren, die man so kennt) hat dieser Band aber nichts zu tun.