Reviews

Tintin in Tibet by Hergé

bookedbyhannah's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition

3.0

C'est l'une de mes BD préférées ... c'est tellement gay.

chutten's review

4.0

I wonder if Herge isn't getting a little pre-emptively postmodern with this adventure. There's a little too much reliance on the spiritual than the scientific (in what would have otherwise been a harrowing story of survival) to propel the story (yes, yes, otherwise how would Tintin know to go searching for his friend?)

But over and over, each and every character is trying to point out the ridiculousness of Tintin's quest, how likely it is that they would all die from any of the dangers that they might face... and all this in the face of all of these characters having survived much worse in previous adventures.

wingedwalls's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

shepherd06's review

1.0

I read Tintin when I was in high school or even younger, I can't put my fingers on it fully. But now, I find them extremely racists! What a shame! The entire comic is filled with racist remarks!

bengisue's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

remocpi's review against another edition

5.0

Tintín es otra de las series fundamentales de mi infancia lectora. En cada una de sus entregas participamos asistimos en las aventuras de un reportero que siempre gana, a veces por su inteligencia, a veces por su intuición, a veces gracias a sus amigos, y otras muchas gracias a la pura suerte. Pero siempre gana. Hay una serie de personajes secundarios, arquetípicos, que sirven casi siempre como recurso humorístico (Hernández y Fernández, el capitán Haddock, la Castafiore, el despistado profesor Tornasol..), además de Milú, que es el Robin, el Sancho Panza.
Gracias a Tintín aprendí pizcas variadas de historia, geografía y política, que me servían en aquel momento para ir creando mi mapa mental del mundo. También algo de ciencia, porque recuerdo que Tintín descubre agua en la Luna durante un paseo, en un libro escrito en 1954. Por cierto, llegan a la luna en un cohete impulsado por energía nuclear inspirado en un diseño de von Braun que no necesita un lander (como el Eagle) porque él solo tiene energía suficiente para aterrizar y despegar de donde sea con toda la masa del cohete. Otro punto más en favor de la energía nuclear. Leo en ocasiones críticas a la serie por ser racista, pero se nos olvida que está escrita entre los años 30 y 40 (alguno en el 50) del siglo XX y que lo woke por aquel entonces era no ser pronazi y poco más.
Hay en la serie momentos épicos, de los que sigo recordando 30 años después, como la pérdida de Hernández y Fernández en el desierto, moviéndose en círculos con su jeep, viendo como cada vez se unen más huellas de jeep a su camino:

En conjunto es una de las series (Mortadelo, Zipi y Zape, Astérix, Lucky Luke, Tintín) de comics de mi infancia. Sin ella intuyo que habrían cambiado muchas cosas. A peor.

naveennbhat's review

3.0

Tintin's second visit to India! Published weekly between Sep 1958 and Nov 1959, the story tells of Tintin in search of his friend Chang Chong-Chen, who the authorities claim has died in a plane crash in the Himalayas. Convinced that Chang has survived and accompanied by Snowy, Captain Haddock and the Sherpa guide Tharkey (?!), Tintin crosses the Himalayas to the plateau of Tibet, along the way encountering the mysterious Yeti.

Hergé considered it his favourite Tintin adventure and an emotional effort, as he created it while going through mental health issues and a painful divorce, but that does not excuse him of the lazy writing that makes the series seem uneccessarily drawn out. Most of the story is just walking, like the plot of the Lord of the Rings.

belwau's review

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

beth_'s review

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0