A review by quoththegirl
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

4.0

I read The Tale of Despereaux, another book for which I broke my rule and saw the movie first. Not sure which version I preferred, though they were certainly quite different. Normally I intensely dislike it when the author addresses the reader, but in this story it worked. During an unpleasant bit of the story, the author warned you of what was coming and said that nevertheless, you must continue, for "Reader, it is your duty." I wanted to salute the page.