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French friends visiting for a week provided the opportunity to get out all the Astérix books. This is based on a very clever idea, but perhaps isn't quite as successful as some of the others; nonetheless it still has a lot of character and is very funny in places.

Naturally the original French allows all the jokes and puns to be fully appreciated: Goscinny was a master in that respect.

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3.0

*3.5 Stars*

I snickered in a few places, but I think a lot of the region-based jokes flew right over my South Asian head. Ah well.

lanzanka's review against another edition

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4.0

The second comic book about Asterix read with my six year old nephew Stanley (the Polish version) :) He wants more!

the_jesus_fandom's review against another edition

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5.0

The Banquet is a fun installment: it has a lot of different places & people, and more than the usual amount of jokes (running gags, puns, visual jokes, etc.) The plot is interesting and it leads to a lot of creative and unusual situations.

mediocre's review against another edition

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3.0

Not bad, but certainly not the best of the earlier albums. There are some good parts, but it tends to get a bit repetitive.

milenrrama's review against another edition

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3.0

Se nota que no soy francés. Pillo algunas referencias, puedo trasladar otras... pero este cómic no es para mí xDDDDDD. Hubo un momento que se me hizo incluso un tanto repetitivo: ciudad, romanos, galos ayudando, ciudad, romanos...

d_audy's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative lighthearted 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

4.25

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