I've been curious about the original Mary Poppins stories ever since I learned they were different from the movie I grew up loving. I'm glad I finally read the book! I enjoyed the experience, especially seeing the origin of the movie, though I think I would have needed to read it as a child in order to truly love the book. There's so much creativity and imagination present in the story, though, even if Mary herself is more cross than the movie version. (And there wasn't enough of Bert.) ( )

3.5 ( )

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 daughters; Mary Poppins herself is half a self-enamoured teenager, half a mytical creature whose eon-ancient age is hinted at in more than one occasion. Definitely worth reading! ( )

A (Great).

A family gets a magic nanny. This book is so much weirder than I anticipated.

(Jun. 2024) ( )

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 daughters; Mary Poppins herself is half a self-enamoured teenager, half a mytical creature whose eon-ancient age is hinted at in more than one occasion. Definitely worth reading! ( )