Series
Description
Humorous Fiction. Graphic Novel. Asterix and the White Iris will explore the themes of positive thinking and personal development, introducing New Age thinking to the satirical series that famously follows isolated villages of ancient Gauls surviving against the French-invading Roman Empire. 10 yrs+
Language
Original language
French
Original publication date
2023
Publication
Oslo Egmont 2023
ISBN
9788242977922
Library's review
An enjoyable installment bringing everything one might reasonably ask for in a new "Astérix" story: A fresh and yet familiar type of premise, amusing interactions, an exciting conclusion and artwork that makes facial expressions and mannerisms many times funnier than they have any right being.
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That said, to me, this is smile pleasantly-funny, rarely chuckling-funny, and never laugh out loud-funny -- so a perfectly respectable entry to the canon, but sadly not one I'm likely to remember specifically all that well a couple of years hence. Show Less
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LibraryThing member mikewilliams64
Middling entry in the Asterix canon with the humour coming mostly from over-forced wordplay, perhaps a bit of lazy thesaurus-based translation.*
It's better than most of the late Uderzo solo efforts but is pretty unmemorable.
*Translation error: page 30, the druid is referred to by his French name
It's better than most of the late Uderzo solo efforts but is pretty unmemorable.
*Translation error: page 30, the druid is referred to by his French name
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Panoramix, rather than by the English version Getafix. Show Less