Reviews tagging 'War'

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

97 reviews

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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I had a wonderful time listening to this. I can understand why several people enjoyed it and why it's a classic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Fatphobia

eldritch_horror's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Homophobia, and Violence

pyromastyx's review

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Homophobia, Racism, and Fatphobia

Moderate: War, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Religious bigotry

gologel's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

I wanted to watch the series, but decided to read the original material first. Maybe that's where I went wrong: I started this book with some expectations.

For example, the chemistry between Crowley and Aziraphale. It is there, but not as prevalent as I had hoped for. Overall, I hoped for much more appearences than they both had. The other characters weren't per se uninteresting or boring, but compared to a demon and an angel they almost always lose out.

The writing style itself is fine, there are some really funny moments, the end revelation is somewhat sweetly philosophical, but I can't help to find it rather underwhelming for the fantastic basic idea of the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, and Sexism

pam_simpson06's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Cursing and Racial slurs

endlessconfused'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Racism

s_green217's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Gore

arinheck's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body horror, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Death

rhiannon814r's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Homophobia, and Sexism

Minor: War and Death

overduck's review

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I made the mistake of watching the show before reading the book, and it turns out the tv show is a very faithful retelling of the book...which made the book boring. It's written incredibly well, and the writing style is very funny. I appreciated the occasional witty footnote. Ultimately, though, I didn't love this book for the same reason I prefer season 2 of the show: I pretty much only care about Aziraphale and Crowley, and so much time was dedicated to other characters that I felt like I was left wanting a lot more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Car accident

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, and Murder