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Title: Tintin in the New World: A Romance by Frederic Tuten ISBN: 1-57322-529-0 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00

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Average Customer Rating: 2.06 (17 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Tintin lives!
Comment: Frederic Tuten was the only person in the world who got Hergé's permission to publish a new adventure of Tintin as a novel, which he has done with this book. Of course, you can't compare the Tintin in this novel with the Tintin of the comics of Hergé, because every writer has his own view and interpretation of the character(s). It's like Hergé once told: "Tintin ce'st moi". Because of that, Tuten never could have created a Tintin similar to the Tintin of Hergé. That's why we should review Tuten's book at itself, without comparing it to the Tintin comics. Without telling you the story, I can say that it is well written, contains a few unexpected hapenings, but I don't like the fact that he took a few characters from a book of Thomas Mann. Tuten could have invented them himself, which would have been much more original than he did now. Further, the book is a bit philosophical and psychological, which - in my opinion - invites the reader to think and wonder about the facts written down in this book. I don't regard this book as beeing essential for all the Tintinfanatics, but it sure is enjoyable to read.

Rating: 1
Summary: Philosophical Drivel
Comment: If there was less than 1 star I would give it about a 5th of a star.

Apparently this book is out of print or hard to get your hands on. And that's not a bad thing!
I picked this book up from my local library several years ago and read it. I was sucked in thinking it would be a great Tintin, just in novel form. This book was terribly boring and philosphical, it took an extreme amount of effort to read one page and keep reading. Being the fool that I am, I kept reading thinking it would get better, it didn't.

If you are a Tintin fan this will really disappoint and make you wonder how it was ever allowed to be published.
If philosophical trash is your thing and you don't care less about Tintin then it's your choice.

As for me, I think the book stinks.
Don't say I didn't warn you!

Rating: 5
Summary: A Masterpiece!!
Comment: This is one of the best books I've ever read. Frederic Tuten is an artistic genius. The book is sensual, intellectual, philosophical, and very very funny. The prose is beautiful. The story is full of surprises that never let up. This is a masterpiece waiting to be discovered. Thank you, Frederick Tuten for such a wonderful gift drawn from your heart, mind, and soul.