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There have been questions about what the first Tintin book you read was, and what your favorite one is ... But I thought it would be neat to see how many times you've read each album. I know you probably can't count how many times exactly you've read some of them them, but how about we have it split up like this; 1, 2, 3, 4-5, 6-10, 11-15, and so forth and onwards. Individual numbers for the 1, 2, 3, because you would probably remember exactly at those points, and then further on just having 6 to 10 times or so on for general amount of times read. OK? or am I too confusing?

I've read:

Soviets 6-10
Congo 6-10
America 6-10
Cigars 4-5
Lotus 4-5
Broken Ear 4-5
Island 4-5
Ottokar's 4-5
Crab 4-5
Shooting 4-5
Unicorn 6-10
Rackham's 6-10
Crystal 3
Prisoners 4-5
Black Gold 3
Destination 2
Explorers 3
Calculus 3
Red Sea 3
Tibet 2
Castafiore 4-5
Sydney 3
Picaros 3
Alph-Art 4-5

hi

It is very difficult to estimate how many times I've read these albums during last 30 years. Let's take the last 20 years and say that I've read every Tintin (not Soviet and Congo) few times a year. I won't lie much if i say having read the favourite albums 50 - 100 times and the rest 30 - 50 times (in 30 y). Somebody reads an evening preyer before sleeping, I read Tintin.

Quite big numbers, am I a basket case or gone round the bend? Hey there must be others bit like me! Are there? uuh :-/

EDIT:

There is an other explanation for reading Tintin so frequently. When studying in university we had a sort of Tintin quiz going on and that quiz continued after graduation. The question should be based on Black Island and the later albums. That's why albums from Black Island to Picaros are well read. :-)

Jeez, tuhatka, you have been doing a lot of reading! I say, here are my totals.


Soviets 0
Congo 0
America 3-4
Cigars 3-4
Lotus 4-5
Broken Ear 4-5
Island 4-5
Ottokar's 3-4
Crab 2
Shooting 2
Unicorn 2
Rackham's 2
Crystal 2
Prisoners 1
Black Gold 2
Destination 2
Explorers 3
Calculus 1
Red Sea 1
Tibet 1
Castafiore 2-3 (probably my favorite)
Sydney [American version is Flight 714] 2-3
Picaros 3
Alph-Art 0


So, kauno, you clearly have me beat. Or do I have you beat....!

hi wave

One Tintin per day and after a year your statistics looks exallant, :-)

waveofplague said: Sydney [American version is Flight 714] 2-3

It is my understanding that the English title is "Flight 714 to Sydney". Originally it was just "Flight 714", but then Egmont or somebody added on the "...to Sydney" bit to make it more in line with Herge's original title "Vol 714 pour Sydney". This was done within the last year I believe.