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Book: ‘Adventure Down Under’ by Tome

by on Jul.31, 2020, under Books

Adventure Down Under (Spirou & Fantasio #1)Adventure Down Under by Tome
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is one of the best comic-type stories I’ve read in a few decades. A great cast of characters, an involved multi-level story and a very good grip of location, all while presenting indigenous history. Though all couched in a fun way. All of this drawn with great skill and outstanding story telling.

This is my first reading a tale with these characters. The writing deftly reveals who the characters as the story unfolds. Many novelists can’t adequately accomplish the effort, especially these days. The writer also has a large cast of many other characters. These are also distinct in writing. Even better in how all are drawn distinctly.

The story has the main characters doing one thing. Another set doing something else. Still another set doing something even different. Then there are the characters the main characters are meeting. I marvel how all of this is handled and then all comes together. All in 52 pages.

The ending also has layers as there seems to be one…and then another…and then another. I love how this is done!

This is an outstanding effort and I look forward to reading more.

Bottom line: i recommend this book. 10 out of 10 points.

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