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The Tale of Despereaux - Community Reviews back

by Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Basil Ering
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Chelsea Russell's Blog
Chelsea Russell's Blog rated it 13 years ago
Lovely tale.
Books etc.
Books etc. rated it 13 years ago
Mouse is cute but rabbit is cuter…
Seeford's Spot
Seeford's Spot rated it 13 years ago
Nice little story, cute but blurry illustrations.Started reading it with V. in August, but she lost interest, so finished it on my own.
Seeford's Spot
Seeford's Spot rated it 13 years ago
Nice little story, cute but blurry illustrations.Started reading it with V. in August, but she lost interest, so finished it on my own.
afterwhat
afterwhat rated it 13 years ago
Despereaux Tilling is a mouse. A very small mouse, with very large ears, who is very much in love with a princess. And that, as you can imagine, leads to complications. There's a dungeon that's a pitch-dark labyrinth, a serving girl with aspirations to princess-hood, a prohibition on soup, and a ...
hystericalcheezit
hystericalcheezit rated it 13 years ago
I fucking LOVE this book, and that damn movie was so far off it isn't even funny.
Maybe Tomorrow
Maybe Tomorrow rated it 14 years ago
The local librarian suggested I read this when the movie was about to hit the theatres. She warned me that the movie cut out the darker elements of the book, particularly the child abuse. A bitter sweet story that isn't just about Despereaux's harsh struggle.
WinterRose
WinterRose rated it 15 years ago
What an adorable story!I love DiCamillo's writing so much.She has such a soft and subtle hand that pulls me in.Pure charm.The story is a quirky, but sweet tale.I think it's great for young readers.There was nothing that honestly stood out for me to make me cling to it, but it was gentle and soft eno...
paigeawesome
paigeawesome rated it 15 years ago
This was such a sweet & well told story! I was kind of surprised because there are a few somewhat disturbing scenes that was like, "Wow, that's kind of dark for a kid's book!" But I really enjoyed reading it and now I'm trying to think of the children of my friends & acquaintances who would be the r...
Miss Clark
Miss Clark rated it 16 years ago
A very simple, spare fairytale type of story with a very good style of writing and a lovely message. I quite enjoyed it.
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