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A review by katykelly
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
4.0
I love irreverence. I love books that play with religious stories and ideas. This sounded irresistible.
I've only read a smattering of both Pratchett and Gaiman, and collaborations are always an interest - how DO two authors manage to write together? Not knowing much about their particular styles, I felt that however they each contributed it meshed and blended together into a whole, it doesn't feel disjointed.
It's a fabulous story - about the Anti-Christ being sent to earth and swapped with another baby in the hospital essentially, but with several concurrent storylines involving Witches, witchfinders, the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Hell's Angels and at the heart of it a book of prophesies that are actually true.
Very convoluted to explain, it's a winding and witty play with language, with convention and with lots and lots of footnotes. But funny ones.
Really enjoyed it. One that could be reread with relish.
I've only read a smattering of both Pratchett and Gaiman, and collaborations are always an interest - how DO two authors manage to write together? Not knowing much about their particular styles, I felt that however they each contributed it meshed and blended together into a whole, it doesn't feel disjointed.
It's a fabulous story - about the Anti-Christ being sent to earth and swapped with another baby in the hospital essentially, but with several concurrent storylines involving Witches, witchfinders, the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Hell's Angels and at the heart of it a book of prophesies that are actually true.
Very convoluted to explain, it's a winding and witty play with language, with convention and with lots and lots of footnotes. But funny ones.
Really enjoyed it. One that could be reread with relish.