Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

6 reviews

immoralrite's review

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death and Abandonment

nellsir's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Ableism

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

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

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, and Slavery

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, and Classism

najiii's review

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

It was a very nostalgic read for me and I know I used to absolutely love this book as a kid but rereading it now was a bit of a shock. I was not expecting the nonchalant manner in which certain topics are brought up and not addressed

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Physical abuse, Grief, Classism, and Animal death

lindseychirinos's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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, Grief, and Animal death