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Asterix Omnibus #3: Collects Asterix and the Big Fight, Asterix in Britain, and Asterix and the Normans by René Goscinny

kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition

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4.0

It's amazing that in a comic book for children, you can find quite an intersting debate about tax structure!

elfflame's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

juleswolfers's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

jessicadeviller's review against another edition

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This was so cute and silly. I could see some of my students or slightly older (my students are six) really enjoying this. I know at least I really enjoyed it. It was a sweet, light hearted story with action and humour.

africker's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Classic era Asterix essentially 

allthatandwhatnot's review against another edition

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funny relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

michaelclorah's review against another edition

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4.0

Charming, punny, well-drawn - I can see why this is such a regarded classic. It skews toward a younger audience, so it's not something I'll read regularly, but I'll put it in my kids' room and hope they fall for it as their reading habits develop.

mudder17's review against another edition

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5.0

My husband used to have a bunch of these in French from when he was a kid. My French was never good enough to read them, so when I saw this, I had to read it. I am not familiar with the show, so the only thing I knew about it was that my husband enjoyed it when he was a kid. But the first chapter in this book gives you the basics, so not being familiar with the story is not an issue! Basically, the Romans have captured all of Gaul with the exception of one little village that is fighting for all they're worth. Asterix is a particularly wily member of this village and his constant companion Obelix is basically the muscle. With the help of all this cunning and intelligence and a secret potion that gives the village strength (Obelix's is permanent because he fell into the potion as a child), they're able to fight off the Romans. There is plenty of humor and puns (ah yes, you either love them or you hate them) and the illustrations are wonderful. I'll definitely be interested in a full copy when this edition is published.

Thanks to NetGalley and Papercutz for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

ice119's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing 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

3.0

narteest's review against another edition

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4.0

A throwback to old times--along with watching the live actions (which is kooky and corny in its own ways) I thought I'd go and read a book from one of my childhood favourite series.