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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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I do not believe that there is anything that I can say about this book that would express how amazing it is, but I shall try nonetheless. The story follows an angel, a demon, and their plan (and I use that term loosely) to foul the coming apocalypse. The Antichrist has been born but even that did not go the way Heaven or Hell wanted it to. Aziraphale (the angel) and Crowley (the demon) have a kind of familiarity that borders on friendship, although none of them wants to admit to that. But what else is to be expected when you have spent centuries, since the dawn of the human race, living lives that intertwine. They may be divine (one of them formerly), but they are creatures nonetheless.
Written by two authors, Good Omens is a ride that you do not want to hop off of. It is the satire of the ages, a bud that blooms into a beautiful flower. Although it separately follows many different characters, you are not once bored or just reading to get to your favourite. The story weaves between all of these characters’ journeys and you cannot wait to see where this journey will end; even though you have a pretty good idea of it. It is the Apocalypse, after all.
Humorous and sublime, and at time hilarious beyond measure, Good Omens is a good read for anyone and everyone. The writing never lets you down as the tension and excitement build as we loom closer and closer to the Apocalypse. The story is unpredictable and a whirlwind ride. Nothing ever goes according to Crowley and Aziraphale’s design. While the forces of Heaven and Hell wait to for fulfilment of the inevitable divine plan, the two wonder whether that plan is the plan after all.
If this book seems like something you would enjoy, check out Good Omens TV series on Prime Video, which does the books justice and is breathtakingly good.
Find me elsewhere: Blog | BookTube | Instagram | Twitter | The Story Graph
Written by two authors, Good Omens is a ride that you do not want to hop off of. It is the satire of the ages, a bud that blooms into a beautiful flower. Although it separately follows many different characters, you are not once bored or just reading to get to your favourite. The story weaves between all of these characters’ journeys and you cannot wait to see where this journey will end; even though you have a pretty good idea of it. It is the Apocalypse, after all.
Humorous and sublime, and at time hilarious beyond measure, Good Omens is a good read for anyone and everyone. The writing never lets you down as the tension and excitement build as we loom closer and closer to the Apocalypse. The story is unpredictable and a whirlwind ride. Nothing ever goes according to Crowley and Aziraphale’s design. While the forces of Heaven and Hell wait to for fulfilment of the inevitable divine plan, the two wonder whether that plan is the plan after all.
If this book seems like something you would enjoy, check out Good Omens TV series on Prime Video, which does the books justice and is breathtakingly good.
Find me elsewhere: Blog | BookTube | Instagram | Twitter | The Story Graph
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
You know when someone is telling you a story, and the central line of it is interesting enough, but they keep going on little tangents all over the place, and you have to keep asking "wait, is this relevant?", and sure enough they do all tie in *some*where, eventually, but it gets so hard to follow, not because it's a difficult plot, just simply because you're so bored from trying to follow all their threads of thought, that you kinda just zone out and passively listen until they get to the end and you feel like you've gotten the gist of it?
That's how I felt reading this book. It mostly just comes off like a man who thinks he's really funny talking for a long, long time. It was a bit of a slog to get through for me. I'll have to try the show because I think it would play out better on screen.
That's how I felt reading this book. It mostly just comes off like a man who thinks he's really funny talking for a long, long time. It was a bit of a slog to get through for me. I'll have to try the show because I think it would play out better on screen.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5/5
Me ha gustado bastante. Para seguir lo segundo que leo de Gaiman desde luego me ha dejado mejor sabor de boca que American Gods, pero se me ha hecho demasiado largo. Me parece que había muchos frentes abiertos que alargaban la historia de forma innecesaria y que a lo tonto se iban acumulando en el libro. Quizá es porque de buena mañana el cerebro no me va del todo bien y encima lo he leído en ebook, que me cuesta mucho más que en físico, pero habría partes o personajes enteros que directamente habría eliminado para aligerar la narración.
Igualmente me ha encantado cómo estaba narrado y me ha hecho mucha gracia, aunque tengo que decir que con lo que más me he reído han sido con las anotaciones del final. Se nota que están hechas para el puro chafardeo.
Me ha gustado bastante. Para seguir lo segundo que leo de Gaiman desde luego me ha dejado mejor sabor de boca que American Gods, pero se me ha hecho demasiado largo. Me parece que había muchos frentes abiertos que alargaban la historia de forma innecesaria y que a lo tonto se iban acumulando en el libro. Quizá es porque de buena mañana el cerebro no me va del todo bien y encima lo he leído en ebook, que me cuesta mucho más que en físico, pero habría partes o personajes enteros que directamente habría eliminado para aligerar la narración.
Igualmente me ha encantado cómo estaba narrado y me ha hecho mucha gracia, aunque tengo que decir que con lo que más me he reído han sido con las anotaciones del final. Se nota que están hechas para el puro chafardeo.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Read it. Listen to the audiobook. You won't regret it.
The best a book, of the kind it is, could possibly be
The best a book, of the kind it is, could possibly be
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
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