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22k reviews for:
Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
4.2 AVERAGE
22k reviews for:
Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
4.2 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
dark
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-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:
Yes
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was a really funny book, and I enjoyed reading it, but it's not a favorite honestly. Good but a little overhyped.
adventurous
funny
inspiring
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
LOVE. I own a copy or 2 somewhere, but couldn't find one fast enough. The audio version is just as good. The reader makes an effort to keep each character distinctive and recognizable. The 'main' character Adam doesn't sound or talk like *I* imagined and that was the only complaint. Excellent book, excellent narration.
I did keep getting distracted trying to imagine which author wrote which bits, but they are so seamlessly interwoven that I couldn't decide. If anyone knows, let me know!?
I did keep getting distracted trying to imagine which author wrote which bits, but they are so seamlessly interwoven that I couldn't decide. If anyone knows, let me know!?
I don't think graphic audio is for me. It felt like a TV show that didn't have the visual cues for the sounds I was hearing.
Honestly I loved Crowley and Aziraphale, which was why I gave it 2 stars. This book itself was so dragged out and boring. There was so many subplots that left you annoyed and not wanting to read the rest.
adventurous
emotional
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:
No
Having trouble finding the time to read a physical book, so I'm going to listen to the audiobook.
adventurous
dark
funny
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
TL;DR: Delightfully absurd, carried by an angel who isn’t entirely good and a demon who isn’t completely evil.
“Fruit tree in the middle of a garden with a ‘Don’t Touch’ sign. I mean, why not put it on the top of a high mountain? Or on the moon? Makes you wonder what God’s really planning.”
Reading Good Omens felt like being caught in a cosmic joke that’s both absurd and oddly profound.
What I loved most are the characters. Aziraphale and Crowley shine as a duo — funny, heartfelt, and surprisingly touching. The cast in general is positively weird, with people of all ages fighting to save the world.
The satire about religion, human nature, and the apocalypse is witty and clever, though at times weighed down by dated cultural references and jokes. The black humor was sometimes a bit too much, but I recognize that it’s entirely subjective.
The structure was maybe the weakest part for me: long “days” instead of chapters and rapid POV shifts made it harder to get immersed.
A comedy of the apocalypse that’s oddly comforting, reminding you that many problems, in the end… are not the end of the world.
Final note: this book was written by two authors. One of them is dead, and the other has been recently exposed as a heinous criminal. I’ll keep my review to honor the work of a brilliant deceased author, though with a bitter taste in my mouth. This book is full of quotes about good and evil, and how despicable humanity is. As such, it’s difficult not to see hypocrisy, but we won’t ever really know how much of that was written by whom. In the unknown, I choose to cherish what Sir Pratchett left us.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, War
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia