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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
عجبتنى وخاصة شهادة ايرجيه بأن الامريكان أسائوا معاملة الهنود الحمر
lighthearted
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
I hardly remember anything. Read Tintin so many yrs back, maybe some 14 yrs back?! Rereading the whole series.. And thoroughly enjoying again :)
3.65 - Average
Engaging plot. Art has vastly improved. Snippy dialogue. Coincidental solutions. Consequences are rarely serious.
Engaging plot. Art has vastly improved. Snippy dialogue. Coincidental solutions. Consequences are rarely serious.
Gangsters, Redskins, cowboys and agressive police... What else do we expect from America?!
After Tintin in Soviet-Russia and Congo (Africa), I hoped the interesting detective stories I remember from the series would begin in this volume. Unfortunately, I was wrong again...
Another story full of stereo-types, and a plot a bit too silly for the regular reader. It's more like a story about a young reporter who gets in a lot of silly situations during his stay in America.
If the absurdness was a bit less during the 'action sequences', I think I would've enjoyed it a lot more than I did now.
I gave this book 3 stars, because it still gave me a nostalgic feeling. And although everything was too stereo-typed for me, I thought Tintin used more clever ways this time to get out of sticky situations.
After Tintin in Soviet-Russia and Congo (Africa), I hoped the interesting detective stories I remember from the series would begin in this volume. Unfortunately, I was wrong again...
Another story full of stereo-types, and a plot a bit too silly for the regular reader. It's more like a story about a young reporter who gets in a lot of silly situations during his stay in America.
If the absurdness was a bit less during the 'action sequences', I think I would've enjoyed it a lot more than I did now.
I gave this book 3 stars, because it still gave me a nostalgic feeling. And although everything was too stereo-typed for me, I thought Tintin used more clever ways this time to get out of sticky situations.
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
Probably the worst of the Tintins from an adult perspective (although I loved it as much as all the others as a kid). It is interesting from a sociological perspective - "Europe imagines America" and all that - but doesn't have a ton of entertainment value. Even though it's a Tintin, I'm giving it two stars: it is merely "OK."
When I read the Tintins at 6 or 7, they seemed novelistic (although I wouldn't have used that word, of course) in their depth and mature pacing. As an adult, many are notable for their hyperactive leap from crisis to crisis, and "Tintin in America" is perhaps the worst offender along these lines. Compare with "The Castifiore Emerald," which is by comparison almost stately in its pacing.
When I read the Tintins at 6 or 7, they seemed novelistic (although I wouldn't have used that word, of course) in their depth and mature pacing. As an adult, many are notable for their hyperactive leap from crisis to crisis, and "Tintin in America" is perhaps the worst offender along these lines. Compare with "The Castifiore Emerald," which is by comparison almost stately in its pacing.
Fun but very, very silly (and, um, a little racist, but this is to be expected).
Never read about a character that is more lucky than Tintin!
There were situations when there was no chance that Tintin would survive, and somehow he still survives. To be realistic isn't something that [a:Hergé|2802356|Hergé|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1595847562p2/2802356.jpg] really bothers with, to be honest.
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There were situations when there was no chance that Tintin would survive, and somehow he still survives. To be realistic isn't something that [a:Hergé|2802356|Hergé|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1595847562p2/2802356.jpg] really bothers with, to be honest.
[b:Tintin in America|790192|Tintin in America (Tintin, #3 )|Hergé|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1499677454l/790192._SX50_.jpg|2874939] is an improvement from the first two installments, as there is a clearer storyline this time around, with an enticing beginning, packed middle, and a astounding ending. While the author still shows signs of xenophobia, exaggerations and irrational character behaviours in the plot, it is still a development in the story arc and how the environment is utilized.