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A review by neuro_chef
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
5.0
Great book!!
Some of the most lovable characters I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. Their development is top notch and the dialogue between them is masterfully written. Every single one of the characters, main and side, are endearing in one way or another, and of course, they’re all funny! It’s crazy how unique and diverse the characters are, they all have their own motivations, personalities, dialogue quirks, and, with some characters, even accents! (Which is crazy in a book). The characters are undoubtedly the best part of the book and the crux that holds everything together, I only cared about the story because of how much I’ve grown to love these characters.
There is a magical element but it’s only ever used insofar as to progress the plot and not as an actual meaningful part of the world that the authors were building. (which isn’t bad, I think it’s perfect for this kind of story, and it builds into using the genre and medium to explore the themes presented in the story, which I touch upon further in the review).
The themes encompassed are deep and meaningful but are handled in such a lighthearted way that you can’t help but laugh in the face of even the most existential of questions that the book posits. Things like religion, free will, destiny, morality, and human nature are all on the table, and they’re not just given lip service, they are fully explored and delved into not only as individual themes but as ones that intersect and interact with one another. I think using comedy as a genre to explore these ideas is a very smart choice, because it suspends our disbelief for the events happening within the story even more and allows the storyteller to push the boundaries of the logic of the world they’ve written in order to explore such concepts, which the reader welcomes because it’s funny, providing a good medium to explore these ideas without getting bogged down by if the overall plot will allow such ideas to be explored.
The comedy is masterful, never distasteful and never forced; the book is oozing with style and that classic British humor many of us love. We should expect that much from the two giants of literature that are the authors.
Ofc Gaiman and Pratchett are both masters of the craft in their own right, but together, they push each other up and potentiate their individual skills leading to a book that neither of them could have written separately.
Absolutely amazing read, great plot, meaningful themes, absolutely stellar character-work, some of the best in the genre. Pick this book up, you won’t regret it!!
Some of the most lovable characters I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. Their development is top notch and the dialogue between them is masterfully written. Every single one of the characters, main and side, are endearing in one way or another, and of course, they’re all funny! It’s crazy how unique and diverse the characters are, they all have their own motivations, personalities, dialogue quirks, and, with some characters, even accents! (Which is crazy in a book). The characters are undoubtedly the best part of the book and the crux that holds everything together, I only cared about the story because of how much I’ve grown to love these characters.
There is a magical element but it’s only ever used insofar as to progress the plot and not as an actual meaningful part of the world that the authors were building. (which isn’t bad, I think it’s perfect for this kind of story, and it builds into using the genre and medium to explore the themes presented in the story, which I touch upon further in the review).
The themes encompassed are deep and meaningful but are handled in such a lighthearted way that you can’t help but laugh in the face of even the most existential of questions that the book posits. Things like religion, free will, destiny, morality, and human nature are all on the table, and they’re not just given lip service, they are fully explored and delved into not only as individual themes but as ones that intersect and interact with one another. I think using comedy as a genre to explore these ideas is a very smart choice, because it suspends our disbelief for the events happening within the story even more and allows the storyteller to push the boundaries of the logic of the world they’ve written in order to explore such concepts, which the reader welcomes because it’s funny, providing a good medium to explore these ideas without getting bogged down by if the overall plot will allow such ideas to be explored.
The comedy is masterful, never distasteful and never forced; the book is oozing with style and that classic British humor many of us love. We should expect that much from the two giants of literature that are the authors.
Ofc Gaiman and Pratchett are both masters of the craft in their own right, but together, they push each other up and potentiate their individual skills leading to a book that neither of them could have written separately.
Absolutely amazing read, great plot, meaningful themes, absolutely stellar character-work, some of the best in the genre. Pick this book up, you won’t regret it!!