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Asterix at the Olympic Games,
This review is from: Asterix at the Olympic Games (Hardcover)
Always a huge fan of the collection of Asterix books, this edition is just as humorous and extremely clever as any. More satire humor would help put perspective on many failing situations.
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The worlds first doping case!,
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This review is from: Asterix at the Olympic Games (Paperback)
As a child, I read all of the "classic" Asterix books in Swedish. As an adult now living in the U.S., I am reading them again to my children, but this time in English. This is an old classic, and a good one, but not the best one.Asterix and Obelix live in a village in Gaul that the Romans failed to conquer. The reason for this is that the village druid knows how make a magic potion that that endows the villagers with super human strength. In this book the indomitable Gauls decide to compete in the Olympics. The question is are they allowed to use the magic potion? Does anyone end up using it? Who gets disqualified? Very entertaining, lots of laughs, but not my favorite. In general I find that, children the age 5-13 really enjoy these books, and so do my children. Adults can enjoy these books as well. The Asterix comic books are a great way to teach children ancient history. Naturally, the adult needs to help with the differentiation between fiction and history. From these books, my kids have learned about the Roman Empire, the ancient Greeks, the Vikings, the Goths, the Phoenicians, ancient Gaul, ancient Egypt, and the ancient Mediterranean world in general. My ten year old started loving these books at the age of eight and he cannot get enough of them. My six year old started liking them at the age of five. Even though many Asterix puns may be a little bit above his head, my younger son still loves these stories. In my opinion the best Asterix albums are: Asterix and the Normans; Asterix in Corsica; Obelix and company; Asterix the Gladiator; Asterix the Legionary; Asterix and Cleopatra; Asterix and the Goths; Asterix in Belgium; Asterix and the big fight; and Asterix all around Gaul. The last title is a translation from Swedish and might be wrong.
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One of the best in a fabulous series,
By Christian H. Holm "chholm2001" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Asterix at the Olympic Games (Paperback)
I read this title in both English and Spanish, and in both versious it was spectacular.Asterix must compete in the Olympic Games against Romans and Greeks and is prohibited from using his precious Magic Potion! His chief Rival, Legionaire Gluteus Maximus and Centurion Asparagus Veriambitious provide amazing comic relief in a story that adults and children can truly enjoy. Any of the Asterix titles are great, I'd recomend all of thim, but this is a particular gem. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A very good album - almost prophetic of the doping scandals,
By Andres C. Salama - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Asterix at the Olympic Games (Hardcover)
In this fine Asterix album, after learning that there is a Roman soldier in one of the garrisons surrounding the village preparing for the (ancient) Olympic Games, the Gaulish tribe decide they should participate too, much to the consternation of the Romans. So all the males in the village go to Olympia en masse, thinking that the magic potion will give them a natural advantage over their competitors. But once the Greeks learn about the magic potion, they won't have anything with athletes using it and threaten to disqualify the Gauls (remember, this book was written in the 1960s, many years before the doping scandals surrounding the Olympic Games). This forces Asterix to enter the games on his own, without the help of the potion, against (seemingly) much stronger opponents (Obelix, having fallen into Panoramix's pot as a child, is disqualified forever of participation in the games). A great book from the Goscinny and Uderzo series.
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A review from Mr. Entertainment Lover,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Asterix at the Olympic Games (Paperback)
This is one of those books that will keep you laughing. In this book all the gauls decided to compete in the Olympics against the Romans. It's a book that will put a smile on your face on a gloomy day.
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