The classic graphic novel. When Tintin and Captain Haddock happen across a community of gypsies they invite them home . . . just as Bianca Castafio...
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Aug 02, 2011
Dan
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The Tintin stories for anyone who has read them and understands their history can't be viewed as anything other than groundbreaking. The beginnings of these stories have been around as long as the Lord of the Rings, the illustration and environments in the Tintin books are accurate and extremely detailed. Anyone who has spent even a little time exploring Herge (Georges Remi) can see the painstaking research and adversity he worked through to compose the world around Tintin. His ideas were ahe
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Apr 22, 2011
Sandybanks
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Jess, my 8-year old little girl, gives it 5 stars.
Comments while reading:
1. Captain Haddock is bad with kids. Why did he say “KILIKILIKILI” to that little girl and scared her off?
2. What are Gypsies? Why do people in Europe don’t like them?
3. I think it’s very bad to make the Gypsies stay in the rubbish dump. Captain Haddock is very good to let them camp on his land.
4. How come that every time anyone call Cutts the butcher, they get Mar More...
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Nov 14, 2010
Sammy
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My review, published in Tintin Books
My review:
This is it: Tintin's least formulaic adventure, and Herge's greatest stylistic experiment. That's not to say it's necessarily the best in the series, but "The Castafiore Emerald" completes a five-album cycle in which Herge perfected his craft. (Explorers on the Moon gave him his greatest artistic challenge; The Calculus Affair was the height of his skills as an artist; The Red Sea Sharks was a perfect story; and he cappe More...
My review:
This is it: Tintin's least formulaic adventure, and Herge's greatest stylistic experiment. That's not to say it's necessarily the best in the series, but "The Castafiore Emerald" completes a five-album cycle in which Herge perfected his craft. (Explorers on the Moon gave him his greatest artistic challenge; The Calculus Affair was the height of his skills as an artist; The Red Sea Sharks was a perfect story; and he cappe More...
Jul 29, 2011
Mathieu
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Un que j'aimais pas quand j'étais petit; d'abord parce que la Castafiore, même sans le son, j'avais du mal, mais aussi parce que je trouvais qu'il ne se passait rien !
Quelle erreur ! C'est un des tout meilleur ! L'ambiance est digne d'un Agatha Christie, et tout y est merveilleusement dosé. les intrigues se chevauchent en un jeu de fausses pistes déroutant et le dénouement n'intervient qu'en toute fin d'album, par une dernière pirouette. Génial !
Quelle erreur ! C'est un des tout meilleur ! L'ambiance est digne d'un Agatha Christie, et tout y est merveilleusement dosé. les intrigues se chevauchent en un jeu de fausses pistes déroutant et le dénouement n'intervient qu'en toute fin d'album, par une dernière pirouette. Génial !
Aug 20, 2011
Nicolo
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After reading Herge’s best Tintin album, Tintin in Tibet, The Castafiore Emerald feels like a letdown. It still has Herge’s signature clear line, and it does have complicated plot, setting it in Marlinspike for the entire story feels pedestrian.
I prefer my Tintin globetrotting. But this would have worked better have a read it as part of the 3 album volumes I was buying before reading my first oversized album.
I prefer my Tintin globetrotting. But this would have worked better have a read it as part of the 3 album volumes I was buying before reading my first oversized album.
Mar 16, 2008
Kevin
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**-plot details for this review are borrowed from Wikipedia in the interest of full disclosure. I read this as a child but possess a lucid, while not photographic, recollection of the story.
I know-- the entire story occurs within the confines of Marlinspike. Yet Herge's artfully restrained story deserves ironic attention given the prevalence of celebrity worship in contemporary culture. For the uninitiated, turn to the cover for clues. Bianca Castafiore's visit to the estate hints at More...
I know-- the entire story occurs within the confines of Marlinspike. Yet Herge's artfully restrained story deserves ironic attention given the prevalence of celebrity worship in contemporary culture. For the uninitiated, turn to the cover for clues. Bianca Castafiore's visit to the estate hints at More...
Sep 26, 2011
Dan
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The Tintin stories for anyone who has read them and understands their history can't be viewed as anything other than groundbreaking. The beginnings of these stories have been around as long as the Lord of the Rings, the illustration and environments in the Tintin books are accurate and extremely detailed. Anyone who has spent even a little time exploring Herge (Georges Remi) can see the painstaking research and adversity he worked through to compose the world around Tintin. His ideas were ahe
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Apr 19, 2009
Heidi
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The Tintin books do have some violence. However, I have very sensitive kids that have no problems with these books. And they are a favorite with them - I am going hoarse from giving all the characters different voices. My oldest used these to learn to read - I told her she was old enough to read them when she could read them herself!
Jul 29, 2011
Catherine
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The plot is monstrously complex, and cannot be summarized without spoilers, but involves a broken step, Bianca Castafiore, a band of gypsies, the press, a parrot, and of course the Castafiore emerald itself. For a book in which nothing much happens, an awful lot seems to, and that's the fun of it.
Jul 24, 2011
Yves
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J'ai trouvé cette aventure de Tintin pas mal ennuyante. Elle n'est pas dans les standard de la série. Il n'y a pas vraiment d'aventure. Toute l'histoire se passe à Moulinsart. Il y a des gags avec Haddock qui sont intéressants mais en général, c'était une histoire terne avec peu de saveur.
Mar 30, 2011
Three generations of this family have loved Tintin. Perfect timing, perfect narrative tact and command, blissfully funny.
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Mar 07, 2009
Natalia
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This piece, as well as the whole series, always has the right amount of "lol-ness", adventure and thrills. Although I am not too fond of a couple of the books(?), overall this is a series you can't miss out on!!!
Nov 28, 2011
Marta
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Es genial. En realidad, tengo todos los libros de Tintín y soy una tintinóloga empedernida, además no tengo ningún favorito... pero este lo recuerdo con especial cariño por ser uno de los primeros que tuve :)
Aug 03, 2011
One of the only books to include some kind of romance in the midst. This is a great robbery story where Tintin once again, breaks down on the robbers and works hard to get it back.
Oct 18, 2009
Travis
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One of the goofiest of the Tintin books is a fun satire of Agatha Chrise style mystery story all taking part at Capt. Hadock's country estate.
Equal parts screwball comedy and mystery as a huge parade of familiar faces descend on the estate, completely disrupting the Captain's quiet weekend and then a precious jewel goes missing!
Equal parts screwball comedy and mystery as a huge parade of familiar faces descend on the estate, completely disrupting the Captain's quiet weekend and then a precious jewel goes missing!
Jul 28, 2011
Derek
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One of the better Tintins, though anyone who objects to the racist stereotyping of Italians won't agree with me.
Nov 17, 2007
Nocturna
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I read all of the books in the Tintin series three times. They all have 61 pages for some reason. The characters are wonderful and beautifully drawn.
Most of my childhood friends in the U.S. didn't know about these book. My parents bought them when we lived in Europe. I am so glad they did. They stories were tremendous.
Most of my childhood friends in the U.S. didn't know about these book. My parents bought them when we lived in Europe. I am so glad they did. They stories were tremendous.
Aug 28, 2007
Inggita
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Herge was accused of racial stereotyping but in this title he's reverse-typecasting with the whodunit of Castafiore's emerald theft (never liked her, hated her since this one) - blaming the magpies not the gypsies (whoops did i just spoil it?) great poplar-climbing scenes!
Mar 15, 2007
Rebecca
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This is another great series I totally owe to my little brother for introducing me to. The art is amazing, and the writing is equally great. The gags have laughing out loud, the topical references are so smart, and the mysteries are never easy.
May 05, 2007
Joel
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I was disappointed when I read this one. Boring, Boring, Boring. This is a bad Tintin to start with. Check out some of my other Tintin recommendations. When you know and love the characters come back to this one.
Nov 19, 2008
Renee
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My 5, 7 & 9 year old read and re-read tin tin comics everyday. They are their absolute favorites right now.
Jun 29, 2007
412
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the smallest of scope between Tintin's books, and also the lightest in story. good for your armchair suppelement
Jan 24, 2008
Brent
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This is the last Tintin as far as I'm concerned. The final few were uninspired (on the best of days).
Jun 05, 2008
Christina
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Herge improves with experience... later books are much, much better than the early ones.
