Mary Poppins comes back vs The Royal Book of Oz: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of Mary Poppins comes back

Mary Poppins comes back Pamela L. Travers · 1935 ★★★★☆ 4.0 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Royal Book of Oz

The Royal Book of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1921 ★★★★☆ 4.0 138 pages · ≈ 2 h 33 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Royal Book of Oz is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Mary Poppins comes back.

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