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A review by wyrmbergmalcolm
Asterix and the Big Fight by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo
5.0
One of my favourites from the series, this sees Getafix losing his mind (during a kidnapping attempt) and can longer make the magic potion. He does concoct a range of interesting other potions with hilarious (but never fatal) results. It always bothered my that they never bothered to heal similarly afflicted Psychoanalytix who they had brought in to help Getafix though.
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.
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.