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A review by nipomuki
Ceux qui restent by Wilfrid Lupano
5.0
I read the German translation, which is kind of sad, since my French should be good enough for the original. But this is the version we have at the library, where my coworker introduced me to the series.
It was an instant coup de foudre! This is exactly the kind of French Bande Dessinée that I fell in love with nearly 30 years ago. I used to read and collect them, and then life happened and I got out of touch with what was on in BD land. But apparently good things happened, and it makes me eager to find more treasures like this series.
Wow about the story, the characters and the art. It is all so alive, so REAL. And super funny. And poignant (I stole that word from you, Trish).
My only critical thought is that those guys look so much older than 77. But then again they are French. It might be all that wine, and the smoking ;-) And they were working class, not management. So that might explain it.
To give you an image of how good and how funny this BD is: when I brought the first volume home both my husband and my teenage son tried to steal it from me. And especially my husband could not stop laughing while reading it. You know, the real laughter, the one with tears.
It was an instant coup de foudre! This is exactly the kind of French Bande Dessinée that I fell in love with nearly 30 years ago. I used to read and collect them, and then life happened and I got out of touch with what was on in BD land. But apparently good things happened, and it makes me eager to find more treasures like this series.
Wow about the story, the characters and the art. It is all so alive, so REAL. And super funny. And poignant (I stole that word from you, Trish).
My only critical thought is that those guys look so much older than 77. But then again they are French. It might be all that wine, and the smoking ;-) And they were working class, not management. So that might explain it.
To give you an image of how good and how funny this BD is: when I brought the first volume home both my husband and my teenage son tried to steal it from me. And especially my husband could not stop laughing while reading it. You know, the real laughter, the one with tears.