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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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Dec 20, 2014 Nancy rated it liked it · review of another edition

The first edition of this book came out in 1930. I didn't know Mary Poppins was that old. Disney made the film into a much brighter and enjoyable experience. I kept wanting to hear the songs when the story got to certain places. I hated the way the narrator sounded when she called, "Feed the birds," it was a very grating sound. The narrator also made Mary Poppins sound more strict in this audio book. The children had some of the same experiences, and many different ones from the movie. There wer ...more

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Sep 22, 2020 K M Laume added it

Pretty bizarre. Travers does a good job of playing with well known ideas and concepts - turning them on their heads.
I thoroughly enjoyed the wackiness, it reminded me of Alice in Wonderland in that respect. Really gets the imagination going. However the book read to me as more of a collection of individual stories or events rather than a cohesive story which progressed in any meaningful way. I was surprised to discover that Mary Poppins was far more fearsome and vain than the film let on. It doe ...more

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