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A review by abbier_14
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Thank god im done with this i was seriously tempted to dnf but i decided to push through it with an audiobook.
- First of all the plot was non existent, or it was too drawn out for you to notice its there. You basically just visited multiple characters (way too many in my opinion) got descriptions of what they were doing and how they are so British, and then you moved on to the next people and the cycle repeats. It is soooooooo difficult to read bc the authors are just going on tangents every five seconds that has no relation to the plot at all and doesn't add anything. It was so frustrating, even from the start i was confused because its so difficult to keep track. There is too much explanation and description but its so bad that you still have no idea whats going on.
AND THE ENDING URGGHHGHGHGH its not even an ending i wanted like terror to reign down on everyone or something but we are basically just right back at the beginning. Its so pointless and a waste of my time. Also we barely got any of the prophecies of Agnes Nutter, or not enough which i thought would play a more central part of the book and would be more interesting then just following a bunch of characters around.
- I didnt like any of the characters even though i had seen praise that the two main characters in this (whos names im not even trying to spell correctly) had the cutest relationship theyd read. Ok actually i lied i did like the four horsemen/bikers of the apocalypse but i think its because in the audiobook they had American accents which were nice and refreshing to listen too.
But the rest of the characters omg they were so stale and dry and boring. Honestly it felt like you were just in a random village reading about the most ordinary and mundane people you could ever find. Im guessing thats the point but still it does not make it more interesting. Also there was one who was like an incel guy who was the most annoying person omg did the authors think his incompetence was endearing or something???
Also the childrens dialogue was so bad. If one of them hadnt had an 11th birthday party at the start of the book i would be extremely confused at their age and i would have thought they were just jobless adults or even old people. No child speaks like this or about these things, this just added to the unnecessary conversations we had to read about that were not funny or witty at all.
- The major reason why this book fell flat for me was it was too British. Honestly im not a very big fan of British humour, it just feels very dated and reminds me of old people. A lot of the references in this book you wouldnt understand unless you were British, or you might not even understand it if you are British but youre under the age of 40 and didnt grow up in a small town (aka me). This book just felt like two middle age men had come together to write jokes that only my parents would find funny. I didnt find it cosy or comforting or familiar if thats what the authors were going for, it was just grating tbh. The accents in the audiobook also didnt help with this. I feel like im not describing very well how much this aspect of the book annoyed me but just know that it was a lot and i rolled my eyes everytime a part of the motorway was mentioned as if its meant to have any relevance to my life. Its like the authors believed the people reading this would be one homogenous group who all shared their experiences so they could just write about the most specific and boring things that they believe will make me laugh because they laugh.
Terrible wouldnt recommend to anyone please stay away.
- First of all the plot was non existent, or it was too drawn out for you to notice its there. You basically just visited multiple characters (way too many in my opinion) got descriptions of what they were doing and how they are so British, and then you moved on to the next people and the cycle repeats. It is soooooooo difficult to read bc the authors are just going on tangents every five seconds that has no relation to the plot at all and doesn't add anything. It was so frustrating, even from the start i was confused because its so difficult to keep track. There is too much explanation and description but its so bad that you still have no idea whats going on.
AND THE ENDING URGGHHGHGHGH its not even an ending i wanted like terror to reign down on everyone or something but we are basically just right back at the beginning. Its so pointless and a waste of my time. Also we barely got any of the prophecies of Agnes Nutter, or not enough which i thought would play a more central part of the book and would be more interesting then just following a bunch of characters around.
- I didnt like any of the characters even though i had seen praise that the two main characters in this (whos names im not even trying to spell correctly) had the cutest relationship theyd read. Ok actually i lied i did like the four horsemen/bikers of the apocalypse but i think its because in the audiobook they had American accents which were nice and refreshing to listen too.
But the rest of the characters omg they were so stale and dry and boring. Honestly it felt like you were just in a random village reading about the most ordinary and mundane people you could ever find. Im guessing thats the point but still it does not make it more interesting. Also there was one who was like an incel guy who was the most annoying person omg did the authors think his incompetence was endearing or something???
Also the childrens dialogue was so bad. If one of them hadnt had an 11th birthday party at the start of the book i would be extremely confused at their age and i would have thought they were just jobless adults or even old people. No child speaks like this or about these things, this just added to the unnecessary conversations we had to read about that were not funny or witty at all.
- The major reason why this book fell flat for me was it was too British. Honestly im not a very big fan of British humour, it just feels very dated and reminds me of old people. A lot of the references in this book you wouldnt understand unless you were British, or you might not even understand it if you are British but youre under the age of 40 and didnt grow up in a small town (aka me). This book just felt like two middle age men had come together to write jokes that only my parents would find funny. I didnt find it cosy or comforting or familiar if thats what the authors were going for, it was just grating tbh. The accents in the audiobook also didnt help with this. I feel like im not describing very well how much this aspect of the book annoyed me but just know that it was a lot and i rolled my eyes everytime a part of the motorway was mentioned as if its meant to have any relevance to my life. Its like the authors believed the people reading this would be one homogenous group who all shared their experiences so they could just write about the most specific and boring things that they believe will make me laugh because they laugh.
Terrible wouldnt recommend to anyone please stay away.