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Good Omens by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

7 reviews

olive_ia's review against another edition

funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism

Minor: Death, Cursing, and Alcohol

rehtaehwashere's review

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

• What I liked: the humor, the characters, the narration. I also liked the sub additions in the footnotes
• What I disliked: written out accents bother me, and some side characters that seemed unnecessary (the extra bikers, even if they were funny) 
• Overall thoughts: Funny as hell, really creative story line and a lot of fun. I love tipping the theme of good v evil and emphasizing the fact that it's a human made concept 
• Recommend to a friend? Y 

 

So I woke up from a dead sleep with a Good Omens thought.
 
Agnes had one book of prophecies that ended with the end of the world. But then sends a second one to Anathema, labeled to Mr. and Mrs. Pulsifer.

It implies that the great plan for the world was more like an outline with room made for human free will. The first fork was that the world ends... or it doesn't. Obviously in this case it didn't. So Agnes' second volume gets mailed out. The next fork is Mr. and Mrs. Pulsifer. Either they got married or they didn't before the book showed up. They didn't. The next is the burning of the next volume. Why would she take the time to write out that full volume of prophecies and mail it if she knew it would be burned? Because she didn't. The book either would be burned, or it wouldn't. Both were likely options so she wrote and sent it just in case. Of course they chose to burn it, and her winking in the chimney smoke was because she knew it was an option the whole time.
 
Idk I like the theme of free will in the book, especially with Aziraphale and Crowley insisting they have none, but they actually had it the entire time.

Probably a super obvious thing to post but a fun early morning thought nonetheless.

 

From <https://www.tumblr.com/rehtaehwashere/tagged/good%20omens>
 

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Gun violence and Pregnancy

Religion heavy

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

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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

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

justamy's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Gun violence, Sexual content, Cursing, Fatphobia, War, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Ableism, and Violence

memmah's review

slow-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: Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: War

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