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A review by galacticvampire
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
"You don't have to test everything to distruction just to see if you made it right."
This book is... A lot. There's a bunch of stuff happening, multiple pov changes and a trillion characters. Sometimes this creates an incredible pacing and amusing perspectives for the plot (like the guy giving directions to each party and being clueless about what's happening), sometimes it drags the story longer than it should.
Now, it could be my bias from watching first the Original Series, but I think they dealt with the few issues I had with the book:
1- Crowley and Aziraphele don't interact nearly enough. We are told of these millennial "friendship" but there aren't really many scenes about that.
2- the ending is bit... There? It just happens and that's it. It's cute and all but not really a great climax to the proportions of the Apocalypse.
I'm giving Good Omens a positive credit here (My enjoyment would be of a 3-3.25, but I'm rounding up to 3.75). Yes, I was a little bored by the book overall, but I had already watched the exact same plot unfold. The events are recreated many times to the letter and I would say that they frequently translated better to visual form. Probably, had I read it first, I would've find it more interesting.
Now, it could be my bias from watching first the Original Series, but I think they dealt with the few issues I had with the book:
1- Crowley and Aziraphele don't interact nearly enough. We are told of these millennial "friendship" but there aren't really many scenes about that.
2- the ending is bit... There? It just happens and that's it. It's cute and all but not really a great climax to the proportions of the Apocalypse.
I'm giving Good Omens a positive credit here (My enjoyment would be of a 3-3.25, but I'm rounding up to 3.75). Yes, I was a little bored by the book overall, but I had already watched the exact same plot unfold. The events are recreated many times to the letter and I would say that they frequently translated better to visual form. Probably, had I read it first, I would've find it more interesting.