The Crab with the Golden Claws (The Adventures of Tintin)

This is my book report on The Crab with the Golden Claws. This is a book from The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé. I recommend this funny book to all who love Tintin.Tintin, a reporter in Belgium, takes his dog, Snowy, for a walk. Tintin meets his friends, Thompson and Thompson. The twin detectives take a liquid lunch from finding the source of a counterfeit money scheme. This tips Tintin off to the murder of a sailor, Herbert Dawes from a merchant vessel called the Karaboudjan. Tintin boards the ship only to get kidnapped. Adventures ensue.I love this book. I enjoy the dialogue, the world of the story and the characters. I most especially identify with Tintin’s observations and outlook. As much as I enjoy the boy scout, I like his dog Snowy as I am a dog lover. I even enjoy the bad guys. Captain Allan is one of my favorite characters because he makes me laugh.

My daughter can’t put this book down! She loves the series and has so enjoyed getting to read this one! It’s her new favorite!

Love these books from my youth, rebuying in English for my teens.

We are purchasing the Tin Tin Collection for our young grandson who has a great time reading!!!

The last book I needed to complete my entire Tintin collection. If you haven't discovered the classic Tintin series, you owe it to yourself to try them out. A fun read for both children and adults. Be sure to read them in order though, the characters and adventures build on each other.

Gift for my 5 year old grandson. He loves all Tintin adventures including this one. Has many in this series. Read to him every night at bedtime. Book is well made. Clear and colorful comic book type pictures. Can also watch the stories on YouTube for added enjoyment

Really enjoyed this book

I read this when I was little and was completely confused by the opium smuggling theme. I love Tintin, but this book is for adults and for kids who are old enough to understand opium smuggling. (Hmm. The end of that last sentence didn't exactly sound right.) Also, much of the erratic behavior that Captain Haddock exhibits as a result of his alcoholism and hallucinations from delirium tremens (he thinks Tintin is a giant bottle of champagne and tries to pop the cork by pulling off his head) was intended to be humorous. As an adult I now see the humor, but as a child I just found it upsetting. On the positive side, rereading it as an adult, I had forgotten how great Haddock's insults were ("Iconoclasts! Rats! Ectoplasms! Fresh water swabs!...") and overall what a wonderful book this is.