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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nearly unrecognizable from the film. The book is SO much better! Definitely worth the read, a much simpler tale than the movie would have you believe.
Just started this two hours ago for the Bibliothon & finished it in one sitting. It's such a cute and entertaining read. I love it just as much this second time than when my mom read it to me years ago.
It is the story of a little brave mouse, a lost rat, a wishful slave girl, and a sweet princess. Their lives all become intertwined. I really liked how the author addressed the reader and told some good ethics to the readers. So when a young reader reads this they are getting a good message told to them along with this adventurous tale.
I overall really liked this & I can't wait to read it to my niece when she gets a bit older so she can understand and love this story too!
It is the story of a little brave mouse, a lost rat, a wishful slave girl, and a sweet princess. Their lives all become intertwined. I really liked how the author addressed the reader and told some good ethics to the readers. So when a young reader reads this they are getting a good message told to them along with this adventurous tale.
I overall really liked this & I can't wait to read it to my niece when she gets a bit older so she can understand and love this story too!
I’m between 3 & 4 stars. Clever in some ways with regular nods to the reader and astute references to art history with character names like Chiaroscuro (a rat sentenced to a life constantly caught between the extremes of dark and light). Humorous-the king outlaws soup despite its perfection.
But it also reproduced the same tired damsel in distress tropes of so many kids’ books. The princess needs saving and only a male main character can do it. There’s a poor, ugly peasant girl who’s mistreated by her father and aspires only to be a princess. The queen does early on leaving the princess motherless. So original (sarcasm).
On top of that it almost totally lacked empathy. Despereaux’s family was judgmental and cruel. Miggery Sow was repeatedly degraded and abused. The king was a controlling buffoon. The rats and most of the mice were ruthless.
Come to think of it...definitely 3. Maybe even a 2.
But it also reproduced the same tired damsel in distress tropes of so many kids’ books. The princess needs saving and only a male main character can do it. There’s a poor, ugly peasant girl who’s mistreated by her father and aspires only to be a princess. The queen does early on leaving the princess motherless. So original (sarcasm).
On top of that it almost totally lacked empathy. Despereaux’s family was judgmental and cruel. Miggery Sow was repeatedly degraded and abused. The king was a controlling buffoon. The rats and most of the mice were ruthless.
Come to think of it...definitely 3. Maybe even a 2.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
I absolutely adored this book. My mother first read it to me when I was younger, and from then on, I was hooked. I must say, it is NOTHING like the movie, the movie was a HUGE disappointment!! This book has a great story line, and what I really like about it, is how it has in itself, three different stories that all tie into one. You get three different perspectives, one from Despereaux, the hero of the book, one from Roscuro, the rat who I suppose is the villain of this book, and one from Midge, who seems to be kinda unimportant to this book, but she does play a big part. You MUST read this book, it is wonderfully written, and it really takes you away into the story of Despereaux, and you see how for love, even a timid little mouse, can become brave.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I found this book the other day while weeding books at the library and it all came flooding back to me. I have so many questions. Why was the one girl's name Miggery Sow? Why was there like a long explanation of the word "adieu"? Why were Miggery Sow's ears always compared to cauliflower? What was the weird race thing going on with the mouse/rat juxtaposition? Also the class stuff with Miggery Sow and the princess? Also let me just drive the point home one last time: Miggery Sow?! WHy?