Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse vs The Tale of Despereaux: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ratones, Mice, Ficción juvenil, Fiction
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.
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The Tale of Despereaux
The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for The Tale of Despereaux.
- The Tale of Despereaux has the widest readership — 218431 ratings behind its score.
- The Tale of Despereaux runs the darker storyline; Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
≈ 1h vs 5h for The Tale of Despereaux
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Tale of Despereaux
218431 ratings vs 30349 for Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
In the mood for something dark?
The Tale of Despereaux
a darker storyline than Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Want something lighter?
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
an easier tone than The Tale of Despereaux
Scores by source
| Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse | The Tale of Despereaux | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (30349) | 4.1 (218431) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (19) | 4.0 (226) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.5 (8) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (459) |
Reception
| Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse | The Tale of Despereaux | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 30349 | 218431 |
| Editions | 36 | 52 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4597 | 283 |
| Reading it now | 83 | 11 |
| Written reviews | 1240 | 66 |
| Wikipedia attention | 242 | 5554 |
| Pages | 32 | 272 |