Peacock pie, a book of rhymes vs Poems: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Children's poetry, Poetry
Peacock pie, a book of rhymes
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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…
Poems
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The long awaited comprehensive and authoritative edition. The Poetry of Robert Frost brings together for the first time the full contents of all eleven of Frost's individual books of verse, from A Boy's Will through In…
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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 4 for Poems.
- Poems has the widest readership — 483 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Peacock pie, a book of rhymes | Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (151) | 4.1 (483) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.0 (6) |
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Reception
| Peacock pie, a book of rhymes | Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 151 | 483 |
| Editions | 61 | 47 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 217 | 815 |
| Reading it now | 26 | 113 |
| Written reviews | 31 | 48 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 19870 |
| Pages | 120 | 259 |
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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 (259 pages, ≈ 4 h 48 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: Moderate.