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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
116 reviews
jjjjo's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Sexual content, Car accident, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, War, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Abandonment, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Fatphobia, and Gun violence
the_cheerful_necromancer's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Ported over from my Goodreads:
It'd be hard to choose, but I think this is my favourite book, ever. Gloriously irreverent, packed full of jokes and humour, endlessly quotable, and able to make some quite profound points about life and philosophy when it has the time around the edges.
It'd be hard to choose, but I think this is my favourite book, ever. Gloriously irreverent, packed full of jokes and humour, endlessly quotable, and able to make some quite profound points about life and philosophy when it has the time around the edges.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Eating disorder
Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, and War
Minor: Fatphobia
There is a GRAPHIC depiction of a person suffering an eating disorder. It's meant to be upsetting to make a point, but still, proceed with caution. Most of the humour still holds up, but some hasn't aged well, including several homophobic or racist remarks. Not usually outright cruel, but certainly dodgy nowadays.madamenovelist's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Moderate: Homophobia and Xenophobia
Homophobia listed bc the f-slur is used for humor, xenophobia bc some of the jokes about minorities are harmful stereotypes. Definitely a product of 90s sensibilities, otherwise a very hilarious and touching book.mckiheather's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Reading after watching the series (great adaptation), this was a great book. Still loved the characters, and I liked how the book explored more of the pieces of the story and you can see it all kind of fall together.
Content Warnings
Minor: Car accident, Death, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Cursing, and War
whosgina's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Racism, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexism and Misogyny
toastyghosty13's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This book was witty and was a fun time to read. I highly recommend it for anyone who is a fan of the same tone of writing as Douglas Adams; there are very stupid jokes all while talking about Armageddon and the apocalypse.
The two main characters the majority of this book follows are Crowley and Aziraphale, a demon and angel who have been around since the dawn of time and are the 2 celestial beings that were part of Adam and Eves story. They have been parts of all events through history, causing just enough good and bad to cancel each other out while not impacting mankind too much, for they have the common love and appreciation for the earth. They enjoy their time on earth more than in heaven and hell respectively, and they want to prevent the apocalypse because of this. They enjoy their lives of being able to collect books and cars, and other human hobbies they have picked up over the millennia and don't want that to be ruined by the death of mankind. Crowley and Aziraphale are very fun to follow and they have a wonderful friendship filled with banter and this makes it a real joy to read.
I original watched the first 1-2 episodes of the tv show on amazon prime before learning that this was a book and then stopping to read first. I think it does help having some of the cast in my mind for when I started reading this book; Michael Sheen and David Tennant are both phenomenal in their roles and I feel like they fit perfectly in my mind as the characters. I am excited to go back and watch the show now that I have read the book, and they have just released a season 2.
This book is a fun collaboration between Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, both of whom are fantastic writers. Good Omens is fun and felt to me like it had much more closure than a similar work in my mind, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. The only reason I did not give it a 4/5 was because one of the chapters is unbearably long, which is something I quite dislike but is more mechanical than syntactical.
The two main characters the majority of this book follows are Crowley and Aziraphale, a demon and angel who have been around since the dawn of time and are the 2 celestial beings that were part of Adam and Eves story. They have been parts of all events through history, causing just enough good and bad to cancel each other out while not impacting mankind too much, for they have the common love and appreciation for the earth. They enjoy their time on earth more than in heaven and hell respectively, and they want to prevent the apocalypse because of this. They enjoy their lives of being able to collect books and cars, and other human hobbies they have picked up over the millennia and don't want that to be ruined by the death of mankind. Crowley and Aziraphale are very fun to follow and they have a wonderful friendship filled with banter and this makes it a real joy to read.
I original watched the first 1-2 episodes of the tv show on amazon prime before learning that this was a book and then stopping to read first. I think it does help having some of the cast in my mind for when I started reading this book; Michael Sheen and David Tennant are both phenomenal in their roles and I feel like they fit perfectly in my mind as the characters. I am excited to go back and watch the show now that I have read the book, and they have just released a season 2.
This book is a fun collaboration between Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, both of whom are fantastic writers. Good Omens is fun and felt to me like it had much more closure than a similar work in my mind, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. The only reason I did not give it a 4/5 was because one of the chapters is unbearably long, which is something I quite dislike but is more mechanical than syntactical.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and War
jaspercanread's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
One of my favorite reads of all time
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: War and Eating disorder
fearfulshrimp's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Ableism
popsicleplease's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident, and War
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Fatphobia
junglejelly's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Recently listened to the full production audiobook after reading the print version years ago.
I absolutely loved this audiobook with all the cast voices, including the great ensemble.
This will be one of my most treasured books, despite dated language used which is why I knocked off 0.25.
I absolutely loved this audiobook with all the cast voices, including the great ensemble.
This will be one of my most treasured books, despite dated language used which is why I knocked off 0.25.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, War, Car accident, Homophobia, and Death