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A review by m4r
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
the book was good, even though i actually prefer the show to an extent (and that might just be my own bias but okay we move on) but it did have a few elements that the show didn't include that i very much enjoyed reading
the humor was on point evey single time and while i admit i haven't read many humorous books this was definitely one of the best ones. but i don't want to boil it down to its humor. like the show, it manages to bring up some quite philosophical questions about man and his actions, about what defines him, be it nature or nurture, and how we can't judge a man based on his birth and based on his luck but instead on his actions and what he does with the powers he's been granted.
so while ive seen how some readers complain about the Them's chapters being boring, they were actually some of my favorites. adam and his friends had a very pure dynamic and, i felt, in the end that that pure friendship and willingness to do everything for each other played a big part in adam wanting no part in the end of the world, the end of his world. so while crowley and aziraphale stole the show as always (though i felt that they had a more active role in the show which i appreciated then) i truly enjoyed reading about adam and co. its focus on free will and how good and evil are not as strictly defined as we think was probably also profound or something but i don't have the brain capacity to think of that at the moment
"The Devil hardly ever made anyone do anything. He didn't have to."
now! aziraphale and crowley were admittedly a bit disappointing for me in the book. their dynamic was truly more explored in the show and i feel like that truly allowed me to connect with them more. nonetheless i still very much enjoyed this unlikely duo of an angle and a demon, truly a match made in... well not hell or heaven but earth i suppose. they are a united front not only because they each love humanity and its wonders (and horrors) but because after all this time they also actually love each other
"They have more in common with their immediate opponent than their remote allies"
i also appreciated the change from pestilence to pollution (even though i was already aware of it)
although i felt there were a few outdated elements as one would expect from a 90s (like the r-slur) book overall it left me with a good impression so ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
the humor was on point evey single time and while i admit i haven't read many humorous books this was definitely one of the best ones. but i don't want to boil it down to its humor. like the show, it manages to bring up some quite philosophical questions about man and his actions, about what defines him, be it nature or nurture, and how we can't judge a man based on his birth and based on his luck but instead on his actions and what he does with the powers he's been granted.
so while ive seen how some readers complain about the Them's chapters being boring, they were actually some of my favorites. adam and his friends had a very pure dynamic and, i felt, in the end that that pure friendship and willingness to do everything for each other played a big part in adam wanting no part in the end of the world, the end of his world. so while crowley and aziraphale stole the show as always (though i felt that they had a more active role in the show which i appreciated then) i truly enjoyed reading about adam and co. its focus on free will and how good and evil are not as strictly defined as we think was probably also profound or something but i don't have the brain capacity to think of that at the moment
"The Devil hardly ever made anyone do anything. He didn't have to."
now! aziraphale and crowley were admittedly a bit disappointing for me in the book. their dynamic was truly more explored in the show and i feel like that truly allowed me to connect with them more. nonetheless i still very much enjoyed this unlikely duo of an angle and a demon, truly a match made in... well not hell or heaven but earth i suppose. they are a united front not only because they each love humanity and its wonders (and horrors) but because after all this time they also actually love each other
"They have more in common with their immediate opponent than their remote allies"
i also appreciated the change from pestilence to pollution (even though i was already aware of it)
although i felt there were a few outdated elements as one would expect from a 90s (like the r-slur) book overall it left me with a good impression so ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5