Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

15 reviews

ardentlyaugustine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I cried while nearing the end of this book.

I especially teared up when Roscuro told Mig that nobody cared what she wanted. She was told that for years and finally somebody cared to ask about what she wanted and it was Princess Pea.

I loved this book a lot. I admire the message it wanted to convey and how it was communicated throughout the whole book. This book definitely captures a light-hearted take on the experience of being a living thing with a heart and mind that feels and learns. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, and Child abuse

laurenbastian's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Child abuse, and Death of parent

littlelotto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Animal cruelty

mrsmcc's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Blood, and Violence

allureisalluring_'s review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse

Migery sow suffers abuse by a man named 'uncle' who isn't really her uncle, he gives her clouts ( or hits to the ear or nose when he misses) when she doesn’t listen or when he feels like it

mckiheather's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I loved this story when I was younger and wanted to reread it and see what I thought. On the surface, it’s still a very sweet story about a mouse facing obstacles on his quest to create his own place where he belongs, with people he chose and who chose him. I liked, looking back at it, the folktale style of it and how it used these very simple characters and language to explore very complex things like empathy, understanding, hope, and love to its childhood audience.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, Ableism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Confinement, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Confinement, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Slavery, Grief, Abandonment, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Classism, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

meshell's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This book feels like a classic. It has the style of a book I would have read as a young person, that perhaps my parents would have passed on to me 30 years ago. It was generally fun to read-aloud, and me and my 6 year old enjoyed it, but it was not without faults. 

The usual trope of the "bad" being tied to fat and/or stupid that seems consistent in many children's books was present. There was definite ableism, and the repeated and casual child abuse was not my favourite to have to describe or explain. There was some on the go editing while I was reading. 

I did really like the way the authour didn't finish the story off with everyone being just good, or just bad, so there was a bit more nuance than a more traditional classic story.

I think the general lesson on being forgiving was nice, and there are a bunch of great vocabulary building words.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Slavery, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Ableism

jenigmatic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

this is cringe, and the miraculous journey of edward tulane is superior in every way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Ableism, Child abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fatphobia