zoesbookshelf's review against another edition
1.0
Let me just start by saying if this were not a buddy read for Childhood Bookclub, I would have DNF’d it on Tuesday. It was not at all what I was expecting and to be honest I really didn’t enjoy it. It felt like a chore reading it, so thank goodness it was short.
It’s very rare for me to say this but .... the movie trumps the book
It’s very rare for me to say this but .... the movie trumps the book
princessleia4life's review against another edition
2.0
I don’t care for this book. It wasn’t a clear narrative but short stories. Mary Poppins was also really vain and cross a lot of the time. I prefer the movie.
sephranix's review against another edition
2.0
I disliked the movie as a kid, and as an adult, I find the book very 'meh.' I think Mary Poppins is just not for me.
justjaqueline's review
5.0
Non sono mai stata una fan del film di Mary Poppins, l'ho sempre trovato un personaggio un po' troppo perfettino, pensate che sorpresa trovarmi davanti una donna vanitosa, con pochissima pazienza e pure un po' sgarbata nei modi! Un libro adorabile.
bwreads's review
5.0
So enchanting! I remember some of how I felt when I was six or seven and reading it for the first time. Swoon! I know Dr Doolittle and The hundred and One Dalmatians and Winnie the Pooh and Charlotte's Web all hold up similarly. I wonder if the Raggedy Ann and Andy series would still be awesome as well.
inesscm's review against another edition
3.0
As aventuras mágicas das crianças Banks recordam a nossa própria infância. No entanto, senti falta de um fio condutor mais evidente entre os diferentes apítulos. Além disso, não posso dizer que tenha ficado particularmente cativada pela ama, Mary Poppins.
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
2.0
Finished reading: November 26th 2019
“Mary Poppins was very vain and liked to look her best. Indeed, she was quite sure that she never looked anything else.”
Spoiler
It's easy to say that the Mary Poppins movie is one of my childhood favorites, and I have seen it countless times over the years. Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke really made their characters come alive for me, and I've been wanting to read the original story for quite some time now... What I didn't expect is just how disappointed I was going to be by the book. Oh yes, Mary Poppins turned out to be one of the exceptions where I most definitely 200% preferred the book. Why? One big reason stands out: Mary Poppins. And more especifically, just how vain, arrogant and plain nasty she is in the book. It seems like she only cares about her looks, she treats the children like dirt and I seriously don't understand why Michael, Jane and the twins even warm up to her at all. Imagine the Julie Andrews version of Mary Poppins and invert her personality completely (except for the fact she likes everything spick and span), and you have some idea of what the original version of Mary Poppins is like... I really don't get why this would be something children would enjoy, even back then. The writing itself is solid and the little adventures in each chapter intriguing, but I was so put off by Mary Poppins' character that I just couldn't enjoy it. I was going to read the rest of the series afterwards, but as you might imagine I'm just going to pass and rewatch the original movie once again to get rid of that bad taste in my mouth.
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smbla's review
4.0
I am a huge fan of Justine Picardie's Bibliotherapy blog and Mary Poppins was the most recent recommendation for times are tough what do you read sort of thing. The must fun aspect of Travers' novel is that Mary Poppins is actually a very dark character. I loved that she was multi-dimensional and as it should be the reader really gets to fill in the blanks.