I loved this book! Fantasy is perhaps my favorite genre, The
Tale of Despereaux did not disappoint in this regard. In fact I could have
finished this in one day quite easily if it hadn’t been for Mario…
At some moment you realize that one level took far longer than it ever should have...
The style for the
writing is very interesting and reminds me of a modern Rudyard Kipling and a
less dark Lemony Snicket, two authors I read a lot. The reader is often
addressed and the story seems to be written expressly for the reader. However,
don’t assume that just because the story is less dark that it is a completely
happy fairy tale. There were plenty of dark parts, mostly concerning the rats.
The heroes and villains both had wonderful development showing that no one was completely
good or bad. I felt horribly bad for the two villains and was very pleased with
the resolution. The message that this book is giving to children is wholesome
and, I believe, necessary in today’s world.
And now, two of my favorite quotes on the subject:
"A
children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's
story in the slightest." ~ C.S. Lewis
"If
you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want
them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." ~ Albert
Einstein
So onward into the week! I am getting familiar with standardized testing this week... very, very familiar.
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