Reviews - The Tale of Despereaux

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The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo

4.01 AVERAGE

dancingprince's review against another edition

4.0

Rating subject to change because I don't remember the book much....

kmc3050's review against another edition

1.0

Not my cup of tea. I didn't enjoy the writing style, the story line, or the characters (except for Miggery Sow).

I love the voices narrator Graeme Malcolm uses, but a lot of times I could barely hear him.

cheryl6of8's review against another edition

4.0

SOOO adorable! Love the story about being true to yourself and being brave no matter what. Love the characters and the tone and the whole thing. Wish I could say something clever and fabulous about this book beyond LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT.

literallykristen's review against another edition

3.0

Started this with the kids and Natalie didn't like it so I finished it by myself. I thought it was cute but Natalie didn't like the narrator's accent and wasn't impressed with the story. Owen was enjoying it but didn't really care when Natalie wanted to give it up and move on to something else. Overall, it was good but it wasn't my favorite kids book either.

allyem_reads's review against another edition

5.0

Beautiful and nostalgic, as always. My childhood comfort story (though I’m really surprised it came out in 2008? I feel like I read it much earlier in my life than that)

Edit: yes, it was originally published in 2003, I’m not going crazy.

jill's review against another edition

4.0

A sweet and creative kids’ tale, engaging written, with distinct and memorable characters. I appreciated that each of the three main characters was introduced with a full “book” devoted to them, giving us a very complete back story. My six year old and I enjoyed reading this book together (and my three year old liked listening in). My nitpick is that I hated all the “dear reader” addresses- the trope grew tired quickly.