Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

6 reviews

laurenbastian's review

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

mckiheather's review

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

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