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melgonvyn's review against another edition
4.0
Just another classic!
Always a pleasure reading these fun adventures!
Always a pleasure reading these fun adventures!
wyrmbergmalcolm's review
5.0
Asterix and Obelix go off to do a thing. That it's to buy a golden sickle during a golden sickle shortage is immaterial as it's the journey and encounters that they have that make this book such a pleasure to read.
What really irked my about this book though is that it claimed to be book 14. Back in the day when I first read these (over and over again I might add) there was no such thing as an internet to tell me that this was actually book two and that the 14 merely meant that this was the 14th book translated into English. Now that I've read it as book 2 for the first time, it makes more sense, the characters sill don't quite look right (Vitalstatistix particularly, and generic-looking Fulliautomatix who's only identifiable trait is his 'critique' of Cacofonix's singing) and that many of the characters who appeared in 'previous' books aren't here.
These books are full of bright, fun and delightful characters who go on various adventures and get to beat up a bunch of Roman soldiers. Accompanying the story and the characters is a plethora of clever puns and word play that the translators should get a medal for. There are always a few gags or phrases in Latin that may mean nothing to the non-Latin speakers (such as myself) but Google can lend a helping hand there.
What really irked my about this book though is that it claimed to be book 14. Back in the day when I first read these (over and over again I might add) there was no such thing as an internet to tell me that this was actually book two and that the 14 merely meant that this was the 14th book translated into English. Now that I've read it as book 2 for the first time, it makes more sense, the characters sill don't quite look right (Vitalstatistix particularly, and generic-looking Fulliautomatix who's only identifiable trait is his 'critique' of Cacofonix's singing) and that many of the characters who appeared in 'previous' books aren't here.
These books are full of bright, fun and delightful characters who go on various adventures and get to beat up a bunch of Roman soldiers. Accompanying the story and the characters is a plethora of clever puns and word play that the translators should get a medal for. There are always a few gags or phrases in Latin that may mean nothing to the non-Latin speakers (such as myself) but Google can lend a helping hand there.
gaius_bouns's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
jadejade's review against another edition
4.0
Full disclosure, I grew up on this series so my opinion is necessarily biased.
I'm of the view that there is no such thing as a bad Asterix book ... and this volume is pretty good.
As a child, I rarely borrowed this one from the library, which I attribute to the art being rougher than it is in later volumes. As an adult, this is still not my favourite. That said, the story in this volume is quite amusing.
I'm of the view that there is no such thing as a bad Asterix book ... and this volume is pretty good.
As a child, I rarely borrowed this one from the library, which I attribute to the art being rougher than it is in later volumes. As an adult, this is still not my favourite. That said, the story in this volume is quite amusing.
cj13'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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
remocpi's review against another edition
5.0
Estamos en el año 50 antes de Jesucristo. Toda la Galia está ocupada por los romanos… ¿Toda? ¡No! Una aldea poblada por irreductibles galos resiste, todavía y como siempre, al invasor. Y la vida no es fácil para las guarniciones de legionarios romanos en los reducidos campamentos de Babaorum, Aquarium, Laudanum y Petibonum...
Los Astérix son otra de las series con las que crecí, junto a Tintín y tantas otras. Ya desde el principio el planteamiento de la serie es genial. Una aislada aldea resiste en solitario la conquista del Imperio Romano, que ha tomado completamente la Galia. Cuentan con la ayuda de una poción mágica que les hace invencibles en combate. Y corren mil aventuras, por todos los países del Imperio. La ventaja que este planteamiento otorga es que puedes tener aventuras estancas que te dejan explorar un aspecto cada vez, y te sale una serie completísima.
Los nombres también son geniales: Obélix, que no es gordo sino bajo de pecho, Astérix, que es más soso pero da nombre a la serie, Ideafix, Asurancetúrix y todos los demás tienen cada uno un toque de humor.
En el libro de los godos, por ejemplo, los autores aprovechan y hacen un montón de chistes sobre los alemanes, alternando los tópicos con algunas observaciones muy agudas:
Los autores repiten este truco con Astérix y Obélix viajando a Grecia, Inglaterra, España, Bélgica, Suiza, Egipto... En cada uno de los tomos presenciamos la genialidad de una historia bien construida con multitud de guiños al lector.
Había miles de detalles interesantes, como que cada pueblo tuviera su propia tipografía:
O cuando Astérix entra en la Legión y se enfrenta al pestilente rancho que todos encuentran repugnante excepto el British:
De niño, obviamente, mucho de esto me pasaba inadvertido. Yo leía los tebeos para ver qué pasaba. He comprobado que resisten perfectamente una relectura de adulto, lo cual refleja, una vez más, su genialidad. Imprescindibles.
naveennbhat's review against another edition
4.0
Asterix and Obelix set out for Lutetia (present-day Paris) to buy a new sickle after Getafix the druid breaks his golden sickle, and end up taking on the illegal sickle-trafficking business. Still early days of Asterix and his creators with this volume. 4/5