Asterix in Corsica (Adventures of Asterix)

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Summary: This is the funniest Asterix
Review: As a child this was my favourite Astreix book. All the Asterix books are excellent and most highly recommended, but this on is the funniest by far. Now I am a parent, I an collecting asterix for my son so he can enjoy these books just as I did.

Great comic book layout, which word puns that adults can enjoy as much as kids. Reading this book again as an adult there are jokes that still make me laugh, and my son enjoys the pictures.

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Summary: The sights , sounds , scents and tastes of Corsica
Review: First published in French in 1973 as Astérix en Corse, Asterix in Corsica was first published in English in 1979.
Asterix and friends free a Corsican chieftain, exiled by the Romans, at the camp of Totorum, and he asks them to accompany him to Corsica, to see how they deal with the Romans there.
There they help the Corsicans to defeat their Roman oppressors, through adventures in the marquis, and get to grips with the proud and touchy Corsicans, and their complicated clan feuds, while experiencing the wonderful sights, sounds, scents and tastes of Corsica.
Particularly amusing are the names of the Roman camps around Corsica on the map at the front of the book, and the culinary names of the Corsican clan chiefs!

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Summary: Learn and learn and learn
Review: I have read Asterix since i was 5 and now at 28 years old, i still read it and never cease to discover new things in it.

For kids, asterix represents a very human heroe, with his limitations, idiosyncrasies and great deeds. But as one grows up and learns about history and modern culture, one begins to understand the subtle the historical references. A lot of Asterix is based on true history and gave me the impetus to want to learn more about the Roman world.

In a nutshell, great for kids, great for adults.