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tienno22 's review for:
The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
Cute children’s novel. Fun & adventurous. It has an interest plot and fun characters.
However, it should be noted that this is a children’s book and as a result it is very cliche and simplistic — as a children’s book should be.
It follows a classic hero’s journey arch and the villains are clearly villains (with the slight comedic stupidity that all villains have in children’s stories). There is good comedic relief and some great stupidary in the characters to stimulate some humor.
It is a fun novel.
I wished the characters weren’t so black and white; I wish there was a redemption arch, but I understand considering the target audience why there wasn’t. I wish it was more complex, but with the target audience I understand why there wouldn’t be complexity.
Recommend for younger readers.
However, it should be noted that this is a children’s book and as a result it is very cliche and simplistic — as a children’s book should be.
It follows a classic hero’s journey arch and the villains are clearly villains (with the slight comedic stupidity that all villains have in children’s stories). There is good comedic relief and some great stupidary in the characters to stimulate some humor.
It is a fun novel.
I wished the characters weren’t so black and white; I wish there was a redemption arch, but I understand considering the target audience why there wasn’t. I wish it was more complex, but with the target audience I understand why there wouldn’t be complexity.
Recommend for younger readers.