Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

4 reviews

nindie'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

I wanted to read this book as soon as possible as it is the book that inspired my favourite show. I enjoyed it while listening to the audiobook at the same time. The only issue is that some parts were unnecessarily long or didn't need to be included at all. It would have saved a few pages if these parts were cut and wouldn't have affected much of the story. Anyway, I still enjoyed the book! ^^

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and War

Moderate: Alcohol and Death

Minor: Pregnancy, Cursing, Body shaming, Slavery, Sexism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Gun violence, Racism, and Infidelity

rory_john14's review

funny medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Infidelity

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

Hmm. I liked this book more by the last third or so, but still, it took me a while to get into it. There were a lot of dark violent things that deeply bothered me, even though they were usually taken back or didn't happen or whatever. I think I might like the show more. I did like the last few bits a lot though. 

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.

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Content Warnings

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

qrschulte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

5.0

2019: This book was hilarious. I wish I could have read it all closer together so I would have gotten the full impact of it, instead of having to get back into it. I know I’ll enjoy it even more on my next read.

2023: Still loved this book, but boy howdy I didn’t remember how badly a lot of it aged. But I did love reading it after watching the show, and picturing the actors and hearing their voices. Made it even better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Car accident, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Death, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, War, and Confinement

Moderate: Gun violence, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Homophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Infidelity