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mudder17's review against another edition
5.0
My husband used to have a bunch of these in French from when he was a kid. My French was never good enough to read them, so when I saw this, I had to read it. I am not familiar with the show, so the only thing I knew about it was that my husband enjoyed it when he was a kid. But the first chapter in this book gives you the basics, so not being familiar with the story is not an issue! Basically, the Romans have captured all of Gaul with the exception of one little village that is fighting for all they're worth. Asterix is a particularly wily member of this village and his constant companion Obelix is basically the muscle. With the help of all this cunning and intelligence and a secret potion that gives the village strength (Obelix's is permanent because he fell into the potion as a child), they're able to fight off the Romans. There is plenty of humor and puns (ah yes, you either love them or you hate them) and the illustrations are wonderful. I'll definitely be interested in a full copy when this edition is published.
Thanks to NetGalley and Papercutz for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Thanks to NetGalley and Papercutz for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
3.0
I saw this book a while back and could not see the charm in it. But now I’m in a I-Love-All-Things-French mode and this children’s book reentered my radar.
I found it clever and fresh. A little more sophisticated than a children’s tv show, but not far from the bang them over the head humor that some kids love.
I found it clever and fresh. A little more sophisticated than a children’s tv show, but not far from the bang them over the head humor that some kids love.
hypops's review
4.0
[Comics Canon Review]
The Asterix books are slapstick humor for ancient history buffs. Just as Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp was a trickster through whom the working classes might imagine what it feels like for the little guy to stick it to the fat cats, Asterix similarly provides—in its stories about a small village of clever, strong, and resilient French Gauls who are the last holdouts against Roman occupation—a fantasy of French independence and fortitude after having been occupied by the Germans during the war.
The Asterix books are slapstick humor for ancient history buffs. Just as Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp was a trickster through whom the working classes might imagine what it feels like for the little guy to stick it to the fat cats, Asterix similarly provides—in its stories about a small village of clever, strong, and resilient French Gauls who are the last holdouts against Roman occupation—a fantasy of French independence and fortitude after having been occupied by the Germans during the war.
aprilleigh's review
2.0
It's slapstick in comic form. That alone was enough to put me off, but the rest of the humor wasn't any better. It read like something a 5th-grader would write, with a pile of overused jokes and a little background in Roman history. That said, it would probably have a lot more appeal to middle-school to early high school boys who often appreciate that kind of humor. I did like the twist near the end.
dangernoodle's review against another edition
5.0
I like this one, each story takes about 40 mins to read and can be enjoyed at all levels
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