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Not really like the movie. Mary poppins is really mean! I'd hate to have her as my nanny. I listened to the audio and the woman who reads it is very animated. The only thing I didn't like is she talks so fast! It was hard to understand her sometimes with her accent. Fast listen... About 3 hrs long.
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I loved this book. I of course grew up with the movie version of Mary Poppins being one of my favorite Disney movies. I had already read some reviews of this book and knew it would be different from the beloved movie. However, the reason I love this book is not because of Mary Poppins,but because of the magical journeys that happen throughout the book. In today's world, it can be easy to forget what it's like to be a child with a wild imagination, yet this book allows even adults like me to forg
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I definitely built this up in my head because of my love for the movie. There was no plot at all, each chapter was just a nonsense story. They were fun stories, but definitely nonsense. Also not the biggest fan of Mary Poppins... she had some nice moments. I thought the book would give more insight into her and I would like her... but guess not.
Basically skimmed and had it on fast read once I learned they were little short stories that did me next-to-no-good. Not for me. But of course, due to my draconian self-applied reading rules I have to read the whole series.
I couldn't finish it. It really is a children's book...and not one you can read for the first time if you're already an adult. And Mary Poppins comes across as a snobby bitch to me.
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