Reviews

Asterix and the Golden Sickle by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo

vitsa's review against another edition

4.0

These book are really funny. They are short enough to read in one sitting, and can be used as a nice divertissement on a rainy morning.

Synopsis:
The druid of the village breaks his golden sickle and Asterix and Obelix head out to purchase him another one. Things turn out to be a lot more complicated in the end though, and a hilarious adventure ensues.

kavuyo's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.25

franderochefort's review against another edition

2.0

The second album in the Asterix series, with Asterix and Obelix setting out to find Obelix's cousin Amerix and source a golden sickle for Panoramix. It's nice to see more characters outside of Asterix get developed as well as the wider scope of the adventure compared to the first, and it's definitely an improvement in how thought-through the plot feels by comparison. I feel like the art got a big bump up in quality too.

Definitely finding these easier to read as I go along, I find myself reaching for my dictionary less and less as I go.

ingridaleida's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

shriya02's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

janacutie's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

roxanamalinachirila's review against another edition

5.0

I grew up reading Asterix and Obelix's adventures - the few volumes I could get, that is. If there's one thing I've always regretted about growing up in a mostly Hungarian town, it's that no Romanian bookshop could survive for long (and I don't speak Hungarian). So I bought the books I could while they were available... if I had money. Or, at other times, people bought me books and made me happy.

Asterix and Obelix were probably my favorites, even above Donald Duck. I loved the puns, even if I didn't get all of them, I loved the characters, the stories, the world, the details. I'll probably never be able to reread the comics without nostalgia glasses on.

In this particular volume, the druid breaks his golden sickle and it's up to Asterix and Obelix to go to Lutetia (ancient Paris) and get a replacement - but of course, things aren't quite that simple. The sickle-maker has vanished, and there's something fishy going on. Will punny names let us readers know who the bad guys are? Will Asterix and Obelix fix it with a bit of sleuthing and a few fist fights? Will the Romans be exasperated by the two Gauls? To all of those, the answer is "yes".

ernestleberbe's review against another edition

4.0

"Quelle circulation sur la voie VII, il doit y avoir des amphorisages"

richardpierce's review against another edition

5.0

Brilliantly funny. It's not just about the humour of the events, but the satire of the present.

endaira91's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0