Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album #2

I read all the Asterix & Obleix books as a kid (a friend of mine owned them). I decided to get this one for my 7 y.o son, to encourage him to read. Some of the words are tough, but he does like to look at the pictures and try to read it. I forgot how funny the names were (or perhaps I didn't get the Latin references as a kid) - the dog is Dogmatix, one of the Romans is Ginandtonicus, the village Druid is Getafix, and the village Chief is Vitalstatistix - ha! I plan on slowly acquiring the entire series - great fun!

I remember reading this book with my stepson, then age nine, and thoroughly enjoying the amusing names and wily ways of the Gauls as they overcame the Romans. It was a joy to once again be able to read these Asterix books with my grandson, now age nine. I would recommend these comic books to children of nine to ninety who would also enjoy amusing situations in which the little guys overcome the big guys, while at the same time learning a tiny amount of history.

Asterix and Obelix are classic in comics. The story is still great, the jokes are even better then before. I use these to read to my younger child and she loves the duo and their adventures. The font is easy to read for most.

I've been a fan of Asterix and Obelix for forty years, got my husband and kids into it, now I'm laying siege to my son-in-law. I figured he just had to have some of these, so guess what he gets for Christmas! This is one of the first, and a really good one. Careful though, they're addicting!

In this, the second work we see Goscinny developing patterns and characters that reach maturity in later books. It satirizes Paris and big cities everywhere. Unlike Asterix's village, there is a mercenary, materialistic atmosphere prevailing and deceptive or dangerous people are around every corner. Parisiens will recognise the cover illustration- the Ile de la cite - the oldest settlement in the capital.

We had this whole collection when we were kids and our parents sold them in a garage sale to our great disappointment. We've thought about how much we enjoyed these books as kids and wished we still had our copies. Just found them here and I'm giving them to my siblings for Christmas. So excited! The paperbacks are good quality - they seem to be "hardier" than I remember them being back in the day. Covers are thick shiny cardstock and not paper thin. Colors are vibrant and clear.

Good book

My 8-year old adores these books. I particularly like them for the lessons in geography, Latin, chivalry (if you can get through the violence), language arts (puns), and just plain fun. This book had lessons in economics!