Mary Poppins vs Mary Poppins comes back: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins Pamela L. Travers · 1934 ★★★★☆ 4.0 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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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

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Mary Poppins is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Mary Poppins comes back.

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