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Now, Hergé is writing his Tintins in occupied Belgium so the politics moves away from the anti-German sentiments that were allegorised via evil characters in the previous 2 books. This is a thematic remake of ā€Cigarsā€¯: drug smuggling, desert setting. From here the books start to become classics. ā€Crabā€¯ introduces the character I loved more than Tintin as a kid: Captain Haddock. He‘s not fully developed but he‘s a more lovable drunk than my stepdad

bthegood Book drunks tend to be more lovable than real life drunks - thanks for the review - make a great day for yourself š 2y

The_Book_Ninja Thank you! You tooāŗļø¸ 2y

bthegood @The_Book_Ninja š‘¨š 2y

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nosferatu

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High-paced fun š¦€š‘¨

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rabbitprincess

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I borrowed this because it was the first to feature Captain Haddock. Loved it! It featured boats AND planes, so I was especially happy.
#ShutdownReadathon round 2 book 3

kwmg40 Great illustration! 4y

rabbitprincess @kwmg40 Such a happy little plane š‚š‚ 4y

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Bookwomble

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Hurray for Haddock!!
The Captain finally makes his drunken appearance in a liver-bursting whirlwind of whisky-quaffing, profanity, loutishness, maudlin self-pity & violent assault! The perfect foil for Tintin's bland earnestness.
While played for laughs, Captain Haddock's alcoholism is also shown as being a bad thing: he frequently endangers Tintin's life & several times almost scuppers the investigation - so we can take a moral lesson from that.

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BruceWalken

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RealLifeReading

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When the 7yo was picking his reward for completing the library‘s summer reading programme I convinced him to pick this book - the only Tintin comic available - partly because I wanted to read it too. Now everyone wants a turn with this book!

sisilia This one is soooooo funny!! Enjoy! 6y

Andrew65 Love Tintin! 6y

tournevis That's when he meets Haddock! YĆ©! 6y

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ephemeralwaltz I love him! 6y

batsy Tintin! I haven't read this one! 6y

RealLifeReading @sisilia @Andrew65 @ephemeralwaltz as a kid I never really liked Tintin. I was more of an Asterix fan! But I think I appreciate it more now (edited) 6y

RealLifeReading @tournevis it is!! 6y

RealLifeReading @batsy there are so many I haven‘t read! 6y

sisilia I‘m a big fan of Tintin. Read everything at age 6, thanks to my cousin who passed the whole set to me š… 6y

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Gitanjali

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#nowreading

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mabell

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Unfortunately, I didn't get through this before it had to be returned to the library, but I'm definitely going to check it back out.

I put off reading it (I maxed out my renewals), thinking I would need to slog through with a dictionary, but it goes pretty quickly, even for someone with VERY minimal knowledge of French. The pictures give context and help me remember what words mean as I read. Learning is fun kids! š‚š‚

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mabell

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Mothers, just thinking of you is enough to put us back on the straight and narrow. š‚ Happy Mother's Day! ā¯¤ļø¸

LitsyGetsGraphic ā¯¤ļø¸š’ā¯¤ļø¸ same to you 7y

mabell Thank you @LitsyGetsGraphic ! šā¯¤ļø¸ 7y

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Lizpixie

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Another series I couldn't get enough of was Tintin. I devoured every copy our local library had plus whatever copies I could get ordered in. I loved Snowy, the Captain & the twins but Tintin himself was my hero, I wanted to be him. Rich, adventurous & no parents to stop him from following his dreams. #LizsLibraryLoves

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