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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
37 reviews
aandromeda's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual harassment
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism
booksthatburn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
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? Yes
3.0
I liked most of this. The characters are engaging, the angel and demon are fantastic, the plot is pretty well paced, and most of the humor is spot on. However, it has threads of homophobia wound throughout the book, despite the character in question canonically being "sexless". A lot of the homophobic jokes are made by characters we're meant to dislike, but it disrupted my enjoyment of an otherwise great story.
If you're looking to the book to see if you'd like the show, the homophobia and pacing issues are some of the things that the show fixed, and I recommend you just watch that instead of trying to read the original material.
If you're looking to the book to see if you'd like the show, the homophobia and pacing issues are some of the things that the show fixed, and I recommend you just watch that instead of trying to read the original material.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Racism, and Sexism
Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Car accident
izzyeb2310's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, and War
Minor: Gun violence and Homophobia
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Kidnapping, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and War
Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy
rachelunabridged'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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Car accident, and War
Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol
brennach's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Sexism
valereads's review against another edition
dark
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It will surprise no one to know that a book by Sir Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman is very well written and extremely funny. I was a little surprised at how dark it got at times, presumably Neil Gaiman's influence. On that subject I will make note that from what I've read to each of these authors work, this book does read more like a Sir Terry Pratchett book than a Neil Gaiman book. This is not necessarily a good or a bad thing but worth bearing in mind so you know what to expect before picking this one up.
It also bears mentioning that a lot of the humour in this - other elements too but the humour especially - is very British. I don't know how well some of it would translate to readers outside of the UK so if you're not familiar with typical British humour and culture then some things might go over your head. Although given this books popularity this doesn't seem to be much of a problem for most people.
Readers should be aware that although progressive for it's time this book was written in the 1980s and some aspects reflect the culture of the time. Casual homophobia* and fat-shaming and one scene involving firearms may offend some modern sensibilities so keep this in mind.
Regardless I would certainly recommend this book to any fan of Sir Terry Pratchett's other works and anyone who enjoys books with a bit of British humour to them.
Content warnings: homophobia, homophobic slurs (particularly f*gg*t)*
*All instances of homophobia in the novel are portrayed in a negative light but may still be upsetting to some readers
It also bears mentioning that a lot of the humour in this - other elements too but the humour especially - is very British. I don't know how well some of it would translate to readers outside of the UK so if you're not familiar with typical British humour and culture then some things might go over your head. Although given this books popularity this doesn't seem to be much of a problem for most people.
Readers should be aware that although progressive for it's time this book was written in the 1980s and some aspects reflect the culture of the time. Casual homophobia* and fat-shaming and one scene involving firearms may offend some modern sensibilities so keep this in mind.
Regardless I would certainly recommend this book to any fan of Sir Terry Pratchett's other works and anyone who enjoys books with a bit of British humour to them.
Content warnings: homophobia, homophobic slurs (particularly f*gg*t)*
*All instances of homophobia in the novel are portrayed in a negative light but may still be upsetting to some readers
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Homophobia