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Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1)

P.L. Travers

Start date: June 1, 2017

Finish date: June 30, 2017

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Sep 26, 2016 Elanna rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantastic, library, checked, novels, classics, australia, children, added-by-me, favourites, primary-school-age

This would have been a four-star review, except for the lack of a plot. The chapters are loosen episodes, which is handy when it comes to story-telling in an afterschool; simply, I did expect the book to tell me a story worth of the name.
This said, the magical adventures are brilliant, Mary Poppins' personality is quirky and not sweet-honey at all, and there is a strange air of eeriness around a couple of episodes, such as the abusive tiny candy-seller who psychologically tortures her gigantic d ...more

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Aug 22, 2013 ULa rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: terjual-or-diberikan, afternoon-coffee

Karakter Mary Poppins tidak seperti karakter nanny yang kubayangkan. Dia sangat eksentrik. Aku ragu kalau dia suka anak-anak, entah dia berpura-pura atau memang benar tidak suka.
Memaksa diri sedikit meneruskan membaca novel ini, tidak membosankan hanya tidak menarik.

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