I would recommend this book for any one of any age who wants to enjoy an adventurous tale. Kate Dicamillo did a fantastic job weaving three suspenseful stories about several very interesting individuals( or shall I call them characters). Our main character, Despereaux, had the misfortune of being the last born "mouse" to a very dramatic french mother and a very easily influenced father. Poor Despereaux was so different and all he wanted was love.
Then there was the Princess Pea who lost her beloved mother in a tragic soup incident. " NO MORE SOUP! " declared the devastated king. And no more rats either. The poor princess got to sit around glowing with beauty and privilege. She befriended most people and animals who entered her life.
The rats are another story. Roscuro did not mean to cause such a uproar. HE himself had the misfortune of being born different. But it was revenge he sought in his story.
And lastly, there was Miggory Sow. Who would ever love her and her cauliflower ears? What kind of parent trades his only daughter for a few cigarettes and a red blanket.
Each of these characters had their own sad story to tell. And somehow they all end up together in a situation that requires them to trust one another if they are to survive.
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C'mon--wouldn't you want to sit "glowing with beauty and privilege"? Sounds like a great life to me!! :)
I loved Despereaux's dramatic mother--she was kind of the opposite character to Pea--her glow had long disappeared.
You're right about each having to trust each other--which was difficult since each had been burned trusting others.
Aww, all he wanted was love - ain't that the truth. As for other DiCamillo books, I've only read The Tiger Rising and remember being kind of sad afterwards. It's been a while and I don't remember the plot too well, but I wasn't exactly crazy about it and I'm not itching to pick it up again. Aside from that, I haven't read Winn-Dixie or DiCamillo's newest, but Despereaux has convinced me to pick them up too.
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