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 Reviewed by: The Rev 25th Jan 2007 
 


Asterix and the Golden Sickle

Rene Goscinny
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Poor Getafix was, perhaps, Rene Goscinny's most hated character early on in the Asterix series; he has to have been, because in the series' early book, it always seems to be Getafix who's somehow gotten into dutch. This book is no exception; Getafix's golden sickle has broken, and Asterix and Obelix have to go get him a new one. This turns out to be, of course, far more trouble than expected, as the golden sickle maker (one of Obelix's distant cousins, as it turns out) has disappeared, and someone's running a black market in golden sickles...

If you're familiar with Goscinny and Uderzo, you know what you're getting here; no big surprises, nothing more or less than you get from the rest of the series-- a good, fast-paced story with fine wordplay, good (if somewhat crude, and politically incorrect in today's society) humor, and lots of Legionnaires getting their behinds kicked. It's all in good fun.



See also
Asterix and Cleopatra by Rene Goscinny reviewed by The Rev
Asterix and the Cauldron by Rene Goscinny reviewed by The Rev
Asterix and the Roman Agent by Rene Goscinny reviewed by The Rev
Asterix in Switzerland by Rene Goscinny reviewed by The Rev
Asterix the Gaul by Rene Goscinny reviewed by The Rev
Asterix the Gladiator by Rene Goscinny reviewed by The Rev