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Asterix and the Goths by René Goscinny

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dorinlazar's review against another edition

4.0

Amuzant, fain desenat, bine tradus, volum în prezentare excelentă, și o lecție despre cum funcționează Divide et Impera. Asterix și Obelix se oferă să-l conducă pe Panoramix la concursul de druizi - o bandă de goți, însă, dorește să răpească cel mai priceput druid pentru a putea invada Galia.

Nu e chiar cel mai bun volum din serie, dar e încă acolo, sus. Poate e mai puțin amuzant decât volumele anterioare, însă încă mai păstrează un ton fain.

ladyfie's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

raki's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-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

4.0

vitsa's review

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4.0

Synopsis:
In this book Panoramix the Druid is off to the druids' contest in the forest. In the meanwhile a group of Goths sneaks into Gallia to kidnap the winner of the Druids' contest so that they can use his magic to invade Gallia.

It's a really fun read as always. These books are like a small snippet of joy - always a pleasure to read

franderochefort's review against another edition

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2.5

By now I'm finding these quite easy to read in French and this didn't give me much trouble outside of a little convolution near the end. Notably mean-spirited towards the Goths/Germans and quite a startling reminder of just how close in time the 60s still were to the war - the happy ending here sees the Goths plunged into a seemingly endless civil conflict that will ensure they will never be able to threaten their neighbours again, while there's a few thinly disguised references to recent German history along the way. Quite a fun adventure though if a few steps below the previous installment comparatively.

sikata's review

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4.0

Another adventure by our favourite duo where Getafix is kidnapped by Goths who want to invade Gaul and Rome using the druid's magic potion. What results is chaos and confusion partly by the miscreants and partly by our Gauls. As always a good story to while the time away in this heat.