Good Omens
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- Author：Terry Pratchett
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According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter - the world's only totally reliable guide to the future - the world will end on a Saturday。 Next Saturday， in fact。 Just after tea。。。
People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning， so it’s only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day。 This time though， the armies of Good and Evil really do appear to be massing。 The four Bikers of the Apocalypse are hitting the road。 But both the angels and demons – well， one fast-living demon and a somewhat fussy angel – would quite like the Rapture not to happen。
And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist…
Cover illustration by Douglas Smith
According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter - the world's only totally reliable guide to the future - the world will end on a Saturday。 Next Saturday， in fact。 Just after tea。。。
People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning， so it’s only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day。 This time though， the armies of Good and Evil really do appear to be massing。 The four Bikers of the Apocalypse are hitting the road。 But both the angels and demons – well， one fast-living demon and a somewhat fussy angel – would quite like the Rapture not to happen。
And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist…
Cover illustration by Douglas Smith
Reviews
Chloë Womble Barr
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the series （the version of good omens which i consumed first） was very accurate to the book， 13/10 for that。 otherwise， the book is hilarious， irreverent， quirky， and made me laugh out loud at parts。 as far as 'religious' fiction goes， i view it as not particularly more scandalous than dante's inferno。 the series （the version of good omens which i consumed first） was very accurate to the book， 13/10 for that。 otherwise， the book is hilarious， irreverent， quirky， and made me laugh out loud at parts。 as far as 'religious' fiction goes， i view it as not particularly more scandalous than dante's inferno。 。。。more
Veronika Eli
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Amazing！ Very funny and lighthearted comedy。 Would read again！
Martin Settle
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An enjoyable， though now a bit dated， romp through good and evil， with a sound landing on "it's complicated" An enjoyable， though now a bit dated， romp through good and evil， with a sound landing on "it's complicated" 。。。more
Natasha
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！！！！ Delightful！ Hilarious！ So lovely to get that can’t-put-it-down-the-story’s-too-good feeling again！ Very tongue in cheek & playful & definitely a wild， quirky ride！ A much welcome reprieve from heavy grad school theory :）
Cynthia Troncquo
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I had my eyes on this book for a good while but never got around to it。The show came out and I watched it before reading the book。 I know， shame on me。I did love the show and it did make me want to finally read the book。I enjoyed it a lot。 It was funny and crazy and exactly like the show。 I'm happy I finally got around to it！ I had my eyes on this book for a good while but never got around to it。The show came out and I watched it before reading the book。 I know， shame on me。I did love the show and it did make me want to finally read the book。I enjoyed it a lot。 It was funny and crazy and exactly like the show。 I'm happy I finally got around to it！ 。。。more
Luisa Sett
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"𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦， 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮'𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯， 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵。"Tenía ganas de leer Good Omens desde que vi la serie hace ya tiempo。 Si bien por ello no he entrado completamente de nuevas a la trama， ha sido interesante notar las diferencias entre ambos， por lo menos las que recordaba。 Lo que la novela no puede ofrecer en estética y caracterización lo compensa en un estilo de escritura particular y muy divertido。 Sin duda es lo que la hace tan especial "𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦， 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮'𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯， 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵。"Tenía ganas de leer Good Omens desde que vi la serie hace ya tiempo。 Si bien por ello no he entrado completamente de nuevas a la trama， ha sido interesante notar las diferencias entre ambos， por lo menos las que recordaba。 Lo que la novela no puede ofrecer en estética y caracterización lo compensa en un estilo de escritura particular y muy divertido。 Sin duda es lo que la hace tan especial。Algo que sí me hubiera gustado leer más son escenas de Crowley y Arizaphale。 Tener unos protagonistas tan carismáticos y que funcionan tan bien juntos， y usarlos tan poco en el desarrollo es una pena。 Las primeras apariciones del resto de personajes se me hicieron pesadas por este motivo， aunque finalmente se les coje cariño a todos ellos。Mención especial para los cuatro jinetes del apocalipsis， cuyas escenas， detalles y ambientación están a otro nivel。 Los conceptos biblícos adaptados a un mundo moderno son otro puente fuerte de esta novela。Lo que menos me ha gustado es el final， que sabe a poco。 La reflexión es genial， pero la falta de acción deja un desenlace un poco vacío para la cantidad de tensión que se forma en torno a este。Pese a ello， lo he disfrutado mucho， no solo por lo que he reído leyendolo， también por la perspectiva crítica hacia el pensamiento religioso y la falta de responsabilidad que este genera。 Un libro que， aunque habla de ángeles y demonios， pone en alza a la humanidad， con todo lo bueno y lo malo de esta。"𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯' 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥， 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦。" 。。。more
Hanne
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ok。
Harrie
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It was a bit of a mix for me。 Some parts were confusing and weren't really as entertaining or funny as some other parts。 Still enjoyable It was a bit of a mix for me。 Some parts were confusing and weren't really as entertaining or funny as some other parts。 Still enjoyable 。。。more
Jennifer
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Fantastic story！
Ariel K
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Good Omens takes the line between hilarity and sacrilege and jumps it like a jump rope。 Just the sort of ridiculous irreverence I am always down for！ My only complaint is that Aziraphale & Crowley's page-time tapered off towards the middle portion of the book; they are clearly the stars of the whole shebang， and the middle felt a bit slow without them。 Good Omens takes the line between hilarity and sacrilege and jumps it like a jump rope。 Just the sort of ridiculous irreverence I am always down for！ My only complaint is that Aziraphale & Crowley's page-time tapered off towards the middle portion of the book; they are clearly the stars of the whole shebang， and the middle felt a bit slow without them。 。。。more
Carey
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Not for me。 Didn't finish it。 Not for me。 Didn't finish it。 。。。more
Matt Brent
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After reading a few of Gaiman’s books （American Gods， Anansi Boys） I decided to give this one a try。 I had seen advertisements for the show， so I figured I could read it and then watch it。 Well， I hope the show is better。 I just couldn’t get into this book。 I finished it， but it definitely isn’t one of my favorites。 That’s disappointing， because I thoroughly enjoyed the others。
Maja Jurić
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I had such high expectations going into this book which may be the reason why I was so disappointed。 The writing just isn't my style， the plot is choppy which is why I couldn't connect with any of the characters and I couldn't be bothered caring about the story。 I can see that this story works much better as a show （I'll probably watch it sooner or later） but as a book。。。just no。 Some parts were funny （they got that breath-air-out-of-my-nose kind of chuckle） but most of the jokes fell flat with I had such high expectations going into this book which may be the reason why I was so disappointed。 The writing just isn't my style， the plot is choppy which is why I couldn't connect with any of the characters and I couldn't be bothered caring about the story。 I can see that this story works much better as a show （I'll probably watch it sooner or later） but as a book。。。just no。 Some parts were funny （they got that breath-air-out-of-my-nose kind of chuckle） but most of the jokes fell flat with me。 。。。more
William Aughton
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 For me， this is the first Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratchett book that I've read in a long time， and after finishing this I'm sad that I only have a few books by either to follow on。 Their writing style isn't for everyone; almost every chapter has several side notes and stories， and if they were removed the story could be half as long。 However， this is what makes the book great。 Their humour and style brought much joy to me。There is little I can say in a review， as there is little that I can critici For me， this is the first Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratchett book that I've read in a long time， and after finishing this I'm sad that I only have a few books by either to follow on。 Their writing style isn't for everyone; almost every chapter has several side notes and stories， and if they were removed the story could be half as long。 However， this is what makes the book great。 Their humour and style brought much joy to me。There is little I can say in a review， as there is little that I can criticise。 I could say that if you aren't British， some jokes and references might go over your head， and if you don't enjoy British humour this book might not be for yourself， but then again most books written by these would also not be for you in that case。I highly recommend this book to all， regardless of age， and I already look forward to re-reading it in a few years time 。。。more
Мар'яна Янкевич
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Мила та легка історія про дві сторони однієї медалі: про пеклика та янгола， які роблять все， що від них можливе， аби не настав кінець світу。 Звісно історія оповідає кілька сюжетних ліній і пеклик та янгол не єдині головні герої。 Але це моя улюблена сюжетна лінія。 Загалом книженція приправлена милим гумором на межі з жорстокістю демонічних діянь。 Я отримала задоволення від читання）
Rachel Maggi
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True rating: 3。5
Mark Ames
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Lovely 1st third and final 3rd， middle bit drags a bit。 Maybe I am being a bit picky？ Hightly recommended。 Great fun overall。
Quinn
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I bought this book because I loved the movie。 I was struggling with reading the book， just was having a hard time keeping everything straight with the jumping around。 I decide to get the audible version and linked it with my kindle。 Once I linked the two it became much more enjoyable to follow along and keep track of everyone/ everything。 Narrator was excellent。
Gabbey （gabriellelovesbooks）
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Terry Pratchett is a firm favourite author of mine。 I love the discworld and cannot wait to continue journeying through the series。 Neil Gaiman is another firm favourite。 He is a literary superstar！ （American Gods， Anansi Boys， and Neverwhere are all due rereads too！） Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman together？ A match made in Heaven （Or perhaps not， depending on how deeply you read into Good Omens）。I first read Good Omens back in 2017， whilst on a binge read of Neil Gaiman’s books。 I adored it！ F Terry Pratchett is a firm favourite author of mine。 I love the discworld and cannot wait to continue journeying through the series。 Neil Gaiman is another firm favourite。 He is a literary superstar！ （American Gods， Anansi Boys， and Neverwhere are all due rereads too！） Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman together？ A match made in Heaven （Or perhaps not， depending on how deeply you read into Good Omens）。I first read Good Omens back in 2017， whilst on a binge read of Neil Gaiman’s books。 I adored it！ Fast forward to this month， when I reread it， and enjoyed it just as much – If not more！ In the beginning there was Aziraphale （an angel; originally a guardian of the gates of Eden） and Crowley （a demon; originally the serpent who tempted Eve）。 Having been enemies for thousands of years， they were “almost friends” long before the apocalypse began。Although the book is a comedy about the birth of the son of Satan， and the coming of the End Times， it is also a love story of epic proportions。 Firstly， that of Aziraphale and Crowley’s asexual love for one another （Or perhaps sexual， who am I to decide？）。 Secondly， that of Adam and the “Them，” and their love for one another as friends。 Finally， the attraction of Witchfinder Private Newton Pulsifer to the occultist， Anathema Device。 Interestingly， Anathema Device is one of several characters in Good Omens named after the original Pendle witches， as well as Agnes Nutter， a prophet burned at the stake。 The Pendle Witches are a never ending source of curiosity for me。Good Omens also parodies Matthew Hopkins’ title of “Witchfinder General。” Matthew Hopkins （Approx。 1620-1647） was indeed a witchfinder by trade， and though he claimed to hold the office of Witchfinder General， that title was never bestowed by Parliament。 Finally， I found the modern versions of the Four Horsemen （although War is a woman） of the Apocalypse to be artfully depicted。 War spreads conflict as a war correspondent; Famine promotes starvation and deprivation as an entrepreneur and dietician; Pollution ensures mass environmental disaster through a wide variety of jobs （Having worked at Chernobyl just before the plant went into meltdown）， and; Death – being the leader of the four – reaps the souls of the dead， in the style of the traditional grim reaper。 Here's to many more rereads to come over the years！ 。。。more
Maureen
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I finally got around to reading Good Omens。 Neil Gaiman described it as being one of the most abused books on the planet， in that corners of pages are invariably turned down， the book tends to either be dropped in a puddle or splattered with tea， and， in one instance， completely disincorporated itself so that it now resides， binding-less， in a ziplock bag。 All in all， that is not a bad comparison to the ideas inside the book。 It is very， vey funny， yet includes some pretty deep thinking about th I finally got around to reading Good Omens。 Neil Gaiman described it as being one of the most abused books on the planet， in that corners of pages are invariably turned down， the book tends to either be dropped in a puddle or splattered with tea， and， in one instance， completely disincorporated itself so that it now resides， binding-less， in a ziplock bag。 All in all， that is not a bad comparison to the ideas inside the book。 It is very， vey funny， yet includes some pretty deep thinking about the nature of good and evil， religion， and the "ineffable" track along which mankind may or may not be proceeding。 Many people have tried to compare this book to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy， but I don't think the comparison is a fair one。 While both books are fantasies and laugh-out-loud funny in many places， Douglas Adams has the sizzle and Pratchett and Gaiman have the steak。 HGG is pretty much a series of zingers strung together， which is not very surprising knowing that Adams was writing the radio play upon which the book is based while sitting in the studio with the actors who were performing the play。 Gaiman and Pratchett， on the other hand， took their time writing Good Omens， sharing ideas through phone calls and mailing computer disks back and forth。 More time gave them an opportunity to both delve deeply into their subject and polish it up to a very fine shine。 I enjoyed this book very much and intend to read many more books by both these authors 。。。more
Teri
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I am not in tune with my English heritage enough to find this book as funny as I know it's supposed to be， which makes me a little sad。 I'm probably going to go watch the Amazon series anyway。 I am not in tune with my English heritage enough to find this book as funny as I know it's supposed to be， which makes me a little sad。 I'm probably going to go watch the Amazon series anyway。 。。。more
Brian
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I saw the TV series first and thought "This looks like a fun read。" Fast forward a bit and there sat a copy in my Free Little Library。 It was a fun read。 The fate of the world left to 2 mid-tier supernatural operatives that have gone native。 The Anti-Christ as the Lost Boy with a scrappy group of kids behind him taking on the 4 Horsemen。 Everyone playing both sides against the middle。 Add to that all of the British witticisms and Armageddon and the most adorable Hell Hound。 The only reason I did I saw the TV series first and thought "This looks like a fun read。" Fast forward a bit and there sat a copy in my Free Little Library。 It was a fun read。 The fate of the world left to 2 mid-tier supernatural operatives that have gone native。 The Anti-Christ as the Lost Boy with a scrappy group of kids behind him taking on the 4 Horsemen。 Everyone playing both sides against the middle。 Add to that all of the British witticisms and Armageddon and the most adorable Hell Hound。 The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because I saw the leads from the series and couldn't recast them--they were too perfect。 。。。more
Chambodia
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I loved bits of this， especially the beginning。 Then it began to drag。 It was amusing throughout， but just felt too long。
Vicki
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This was a dramatised version of Good Omens and was more like a radio play。 This worked well and it seemed to suit the story。
Reagan Wellins
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This one wasn’t for me…this one has been on my “to read” list for years and for some reason I kept putting it off - when it I saw it was available on Libby I was excited to finally get to it。 I’m clearly in the minority here， but I didn’t find this nearly as clever or just humorous as all the good reviews implied。 I almost DNF several times but slogged through hoping I would “get it”…I didn’t。
Vaishnav MK
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I hope a future reread would flame this review with a torch and scrub the ashes up for a five star ass-kissing parade。 But yeah， right now， it's 2 stars。Why do I give such an esteemed and funny book get 2 stars？ It's probably just me and the time I read it。Let's get the good things out of the way。Good Omens is an extremely funny book that has genuine laugh-out-loud moments on every page。 The book is a piece crafted by two different artists at the peak of their strengths。 And they both work very I hope a future reread would flame this review with a torch and scrub the ashes up for a five star ass-kissing parade。 But yeah， right now， it's 2 stars。Why do I give such an esteemed and funny book get 2 stars？ It's probably just me and the time I read it。Let's get the good things out of the way。Good Omens is an extremely funny book that has genuine laugh-out-loud moments on every page。 The book is a piece crafted by two different artists at the peak of their strengths。 And they both work very well。 You can sniff out Terry Pratchett's humor even if you didn't know he was involved。 And you can see Gaiman's mythology infused modern worldbuilding shine。The characters are funny。 No two ways about that。 Even the silly rambling of the kids was so honest to their nature。I just didn't care about the impending Armageddon that much， to be honest。 That's the only way I can explain my distaste for this book。Even the constant laughs just couldn't help me care for the character's journeys。 Believe me， there are a lot of likable characters in here。 Almost everyone is a blast to read。 It's just tough to care for any of them。 Eventually， I just found myself trying to blaze through to the end to just get it over with。 Maybe I just wasn't in a mood for a comedy like this， which would make my rating completely meaningless。 But still， I'm just being honest about the level of enjoyment I got reading Good Omens。 。。。more
Raquel
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Maravilloso。 Humor fino， apocalipsis， y muchas muchas reflexiones。 De lo mejorcito que he leído últimamente。
Eline Hoornaert
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（ik snapte het echt nie）
Christine
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4。5 stars。 One of the funniest （and most British） books I've read。 Several times I burst out laughing， an unheard of phenomenon， as I typically have the demeanour of a rock when I read。 This was my introduction to both Pratchett and Gaiman。 I hope my library has their backlist available， because I will be dropping by soon。 4。5 stars。 One of the funniest （and most British） books I've read。 Several times I burst out laughing， an unheard of phenomenon， as I typically have the demeanour of a rock when I read。 This was my introduction to both Pratchett and Gaiman。 I hope my library has their backlist available， because I will be dropping by soon。 。。。more
Anna Iliff
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I tried， I really tried。 This just isn’t for me。 I didn’t laugh once， I found the writing style confusing and strange。 I didn’t like the narrative at all。 I watched the Amazon series and loved it。 This was recommended to me by so many people and I just couldn’t get into it。 Not the worst thing I’ve read， I just don’t get the hype。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Good Omens
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Good Omens&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Good Omens&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0