Asterix the Gaul
Ratings35
Average rating4.2
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Ratings35
Average rating4.2
The year is 50BC, and all Gaul is occupied. Only one small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. But how much longer can Asterix, Obelix and their friends resist the mighty Roman legions of Julius Caesar? Anything is possible, with a little cunning plus the druid Getafix's magic potions! Their effects can be truly hair-raising...
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I saw this book a while back and could not see the charm in it. But now I'm in a I-Love-All-Things-French mode and this children's book reentered my radar.
I found it clever and fresh. A little more sophisticated than a children's tv show, but not far from the bang them over the head humor that some kids love.
It is always a pleasure to read the first book in any series - seeing how it all started. This first story in the Asterix series does not disappoint. It introduces most of true main characters and their quirks- how they are and mostly, why they are as they are. Also it emphasises early on that it is the sheer cunning and wit of Asterix, not merely his physical strength (thanks to the potion) that won the day. The level of detail in the illustrations is unparalleled. One of my all-time favourite comics.
The first in the Asterix series... I haven't read this since I was a kid, and it still makes me giggle!
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210 booksBooks read in your formative years can shape the person you become just as much as parents, teachers and friends. What were some of the books that you remember most from your childhood years?
