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A review by jadejade
Asterix the Gaul by René Goscinny
3.0
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 ... but some volumes, like this one, are just okay.
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 a volume I rarely reach for. That said, the story in this volume is fine, just not my favourite.
Would I recommend a new reader start with this volume, since it's the first one written? Actually, no. A better place to start would be with a more popular volume like [b:Asterix and Cleopatra|122410|Asterix and Cleopatra (Asterix, #6)|René Goscinny|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1415586971l/122410._SX50_.jpg|230588]. Then, if one's interest is piqued, go back to where it all started.
I'm of the view that there is no such thing as a bad Asterix book ... but some volumes, like this one, are just okay.
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 a volume I rarely reach for. That said, the story in this volume is fine, just not my favourite.
Would I recommend a new reader start with this volume, since it's the first one written? Actually, no. A better place to start would be with a more popular volume like [b:Asterix and Cleopatra|122410|Asterix and Cleopatra (Asterix, #6)|René Goscinny|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1415586971l/122410._SX50_.jpg|230588]. Then, if one's interest is piqued, go back to where it all started.