Suite à mon défi à lire et passer en revue plus d'histoires en français pour améliorer mes compétences, j'ai lu ce tome en version originale. Malgré le format de page structuré de 6-boites, l'art est dynamique. Le chat malin est charmant et divertissant avec ses questions théologiques/ontologiques directes alors que les autres personnages sont un peu plats, mais ça sert à montrer clairement le point de vue du chat–et nous, les liseurs–et ça convient au style mythique de l'histoire. Ça m'a plu et j'ai envie de continuer le série.
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Sfar's art is really dynamic despite the consistent, structured, 6-panel page layouts and the cat's charisma and shrewdness is endearing and entertaining. The other characters feel pretty blank, but it enhances the cat's perspective of the world and fits with the whole story's fabular feel.
I watched the film at the end of last year and really enjoyed it so when I saw this in a bookshop in Paris this June–loving comics, missing Miss Pas Touche, being familiar with the story and wanting more, and being able to read the original text–I thought I'd pick up the first book in the series, and clearly it was a great decision. I definitely plan to continue the series.
As French-learner reading material, it was completely approachable and very enjoyable. (For those using the CEFR as a guide, I think anyone from B1 would be able to thoroughly enjoy it, while those at A2 would still be able to have a good go and get something from it as well.)