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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
25 reviews
mysticmango's review against another edition
2.0
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia
meganpbennett's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Body horror, Car accident, Murder, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Ableism, Body shaming, and War
wetsokcs's review against another edition
Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
kerttuli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Racism
Moderate: War, Cursing, Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Blood, Torture, and Car accident
merin_aran's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Racial slurs
strabbyfieldz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Racial slurs
Moderate: Racism
skudiklier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Edit/update: I do like the show more, and that's made me want to bump my review of the book up to 4 stars?? But I'm not going to because that seems silly. But I'd maybe recommend watching the show and then reading the book. A fair amount is different, and maybe it'll make the show harder to understand (?), but I think doing things in that order would have made me enjoy the book more. I like the show and am excited for the second season, but I also don't like it enough to want to reread the book haha.
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Eating disorder, Murder, Car accident, and Death
Moderate: War, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Racism, and Homophobia
Minor: Sexual content, Torture, Sexual assault, Genocide, and Infidelity
micheala's review against another edition
1.5
On the personal side, this story is supposed to be an ensemble caste, however it just felt like viewing a series of side characters rather than a collection of main characters. I didn't feel like we spent enough time with the characters to understand them on anything but the most superficial level. On the other hand, this is probably why it was such a successful TV show, as they had lots of room to work with in regards to adapting the characters.
My main problem is a lot of the language used. This is full of casual racist, sexist, and homophobic language that is never addressed in text. The one that I personally found the most upsetting (likely as it was a several paragraphs thing rather than one line) was the "Indian spirit guide" that ** fakes in her seances. This portrayal of Indigenous people might have been more common in 1990 however it was bad enough that I can not recommend reading this book. Apparently the TV show has removed the blatently problematic sections, however I have not watched the show yet and cannot say for certain.
I did enjoy the premise and the way in which it ultimately resolved, however that was not enough to salvage this novel for me.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, and Racism
laurenfro22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Some things were kind of hard to get over. In particular there were some sections with very serious lapses in judgement with regard to race and racism, as well as fatphobia and homophobia. It definitely takes you out of the story a bit, especially their use of slurs, which while common back in the 90s, are still sharp against the ear and I feel inexcusable. Just something to be aware of going into the book. I may watch the show as I’ve heard good things about the revamping.
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Blood, Fatphobia, War, Racial slurs, and Violence
aandromeda's review against another edition
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Gun violence
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Racial slurs