Peacock pie, a book of rhymes vs Poems: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Children's poetry, English poetry, Poetry

Peacock pie, a book of rhymes Walter De la Mare · 1913 ★★★★☆ 3.8 120 pages · ≈ 2 h 13 m · Moderate

Peacock Pie presents an extensive selection of de la Mare's best poetry, in thematically themes sections such as are "Up and Down," "Boys and Girls," "Three Queer Tales," "Places and People," "Beasts," "Witches and…

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Poems William Wordsworth · 1807 ★★★★☆ 4.1 580 pages · ≈ 10 h 44 m · Challenging

The aim of this edition is to present all textual evidence of Wordsworth's work on the lyric and shorter narrative poems he composed between 1800 and 1807, the primary fruits of which appeared in 1807 under the title…

English Love poetry Didactic poetry Pastoral poetry Wordsworth

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The verdict

Readers rate Poems highest: Poems 4.1 · Peacock pie, a book of rhymes 3.8.
Peacock pie, a book of rhymes is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 10 for Poems.
Poems has the widest readership — 2299 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Peacock pie, a book of rhymes ≈ 2h vs 10h for Poems Just want the better-reviewed one? Poems 4.1 vs 3.8 from readers New to the genre? Peacock pie, a book of rhymes Moderate vs Challenging for Poems

Scores by source

	Peacock pie, a book of rhymes	Poems
Goodreads	3.8 (151)	4.1 (2299)
Hardcover	—	5.0 (1)
Apple Books	—	4.5 (7)
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Reception

	Peacock pie, a book of rhymes	Poems
Ratings	151	2299
Editions	61	372
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	217	2753
Reading it now	26	79
Written reviews	31	81
Wikipedia attention	—	19870
Pages	120	580
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Peacock pie, a book of rhymes or Poems?

Poems has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Poems 4.1/5, Peacock pie, a book of rhymes 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Peacock pie, a book of rhymes or Poems?

Peacock pie, a book of rhymes is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Peacock pie, a book of rhymes (120 pages, ≈ 2 h 13 m); Poems (580 pages, ≈ 10 h 44 m).

Which is harder to read: Peacock pie, a book of rhymes or Poems?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Peacock pie, a book of rhymes: Moderate; Poems: Challenging.