Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
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- Author：Terry Pratchett
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Summary
‘Armageddon only happens once， you know。 They don’t let you go around again until you get it right。’
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。 But what if， for once， the predictions are right， and the apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday， just after tea？
You could spend the time left drowning your sorrows， giving away all your possessions in preparation for the rapture， or laughing it off as （hopefully） just another hoax。 Or you could just try to do something about it。
It’s a predicament that Aziraphale， a somewhat fussy angel， and Crowley， a fast-living demon now finds themselves in。 They’ve been living amongst Earth’s mortals since The Beginning and， truth be told， have grown rather fond of the lifestyle and， in all honesty， are not actually looking forward to the coming Apocalypse。
And then there’s the small matter that someone appears to have misplaced the Antichrist…
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。 But what if， for once， the predictions are right， and the apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday， just after tea？
You could spend the time left drowning your sorrows， giving away all your possessions in preparation for the rapture， or laughing it off as （hopefully） just another hoax。 Or you could just try to do something about it。
It’s a predicament that Aziraphale， a somewhat fussy angel， and Crowley， a fast-living demon now finds themselves in。 They’ve been living amongst Earth’s mortals since The Beginning and， truth be told， have grown rather fond of the lifestyle and， in all honesty， are not actually looking forward to the coming Apocalypse。
And then there’s the small matter that someone appears to have misplaced the Antichrist…
Reviews
melliiloovee
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DNF @50%
Linda
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Loved it。 Great book， and almost exactly like the tv show （which yes， came after the book， but is what I experienced first）。 Comedy， angels， demons， a case of mistaken identity， a friendship that shouldn't work but does and of course， wit， lots and lots of wit。 Loved it。 Great book， and almost exactly like the tv show （which yes， came after the book， but is what I experienced first）。 Comedy， angels， demons， a case of mistaken identity， a friendship that shouldn't work but does and of course， wit， lots and lots of wit。 。。。more
Wesley
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Mostly entertaining， but WOW these men can ramble。 Admittedly I listened to half of it as an audio book， which isn't my usual medium and may have contributed to the meandering quality， but some of the sections of Adam & co talking just kept going on。 Like we get that you can recreate the aimless conversation of a group of 11-year-olds （really realistically）， now can we get back to the characters we actually care about？ After all the build up， I also found the end a bit anticlimactic。 Mostly entertaining， but WOW these men can ramble。 Admittedly I listened to half of it as an audio book， which isn't my usual medium and may have contributed to the meandering quality， but some of the sections of Adam & co talking just kept going on。 Like we get that you can recreate the aimless conversation of a group of 11-year-olds （really realistically）， now can we get back to the characters we actually care about？ After all the build up， I also found the end a bit anticlimactic。 。。。more
Ronron08
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This story is interesting。 I love the characters。 It would be wonderful if you will write some more。 Also， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。inkIf you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 This story is interesting。 I love the characters。 It would be wonderful if you will write some more。 Also， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。inkIf you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 。。。more
Ladie
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The audio version of this was thoroughly enjoyable。 It was amazing how well one narrator， Martin Jarvis， was able to do all of the characters with distinct voices。 This is a satirical retelling of the prophecy of Armageddon with the assembled forces of good and evil with two of their not-so-good and not-so-evil representatives who have come to love their home on earth as well as some very ridiculous human beings。 In the hands of authors Pratchett and Gaiman this becomes a very humorous story at The audio version of this was thoroughly enjoyable。 It was amazing how well one narrator， Martin Jarvis， was able to do all of the characters with distinct voices。 This is a satirical retelling of the prophecy of Armageddon with the assembled forces of good and evil with two of their not-so-good and not-so-evil representatives who have come to love their home on earth as well as some very ridiculous human beings。 In the hands of authors Pratchett and Gaiman this becomes a very humorous story at the same time that it makes you think of the irony of many of the teachings we learned in church and Sunday school。 The audio version is thirteen hours long， so find something quiet to do with your hands while this occupies your mind。 It is now a tv series on BBC and Prime TV。 。。。more
Jill
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It really doesn't get much better than this。 It really doesn't get much better than this。 。。。more
Igor Neox
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I can’t decide which writer’s better， they are both PERFECTION personified。
Katie Hazel
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No words。 I bloody loved this。 From the first page。 It’s not fantasy as such; it’s more a philosophical， good vs evil read。 I loved the characters。 I loved the references to the likes of Freddie Mercury and Jeremy Kyle。 I know this has mixed reviews - but take it from me。 This is one of my favourites this month so far， maybe the year！ Yeah okay， it is a bit waffly here and there， and quality dips。。。 but I really liked it。 I can’t wait to watch the TV series now as I know David Tennant and Michae No words。 I bloody loved this。 From the first page。 It’s not fantasy as such; it’s more a philosophical， good vs evil read。 I loved the characters。 I loved the references to the likes of Freddie Mercury and Jeremy Kyle。 I know this has mixed reviews - but take it from me。 This is one of my favourites this month so far， maybe the year！ Yeah okay， it is a bit waffly here and there， and quality dips。。。 but I really liked it。 I can’t wait to watch the TV series now as I know David Tennant and Michael Sheen star in it， and I love both of them。 。。。more
Shannon Parnham
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This book is a delightful and funny escape from reality。 I listen to it through libby， and I highly recommend the audiobook because the narration is amazing。
Thijs van Beusekom
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Vrolijk boek over het einde van de wereld， vol popcultuurverwijzingen en melige Britse humor。
Julia Lange
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I read this for a book club at my school and it was something that I was both excited for and kind of intimidated by， probably because the club is mostly people with a much more。。。 classics-based mindset。 While I mostly read YA。。。 Anyway I really enjoyed it once I got half-way。 The beginning was both really fast and really slow， basically just hard to get through for me。 Although it could have just been a normal book slump。 This is basically a comedy， especially when the angel and demon are invo I read this for a book club at my school and it was something that I was both excited for and kind of intimidated by， probably because the club is mostly people with a much more。。。 classics-based mindset。 While I mostly read YA。。。 Anyway I really enjoyed it once I got half-way。 The beginning was both really fast and really slow， basically just hard to get through for me。 Although it could have just been a normal book slump。 This is basically a comedy， especially when the angel and demon are involved。 The book definitely got better and funnier as it got closer to the end。 If you are a fan of deep books with intricate plot lines and super serious themes， this isn't going to be your favorite unless you want a change for something relatively lighthearted and humorous。 It was good for a book club， but I honestly probably wouldn't have chosen it by myself。 It was still a pretty good book， though。 。。。more
Derk
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Gaiman's addition doesn't add anything to Pratchett's brilliance。 What results is an excellent book， that's not really quite as good as anything else Pratchett did on his own。 Gaiman's addition doesn't add anything to Pratchett's brilliance。 What results is an excellent book， that's not really quite as good as anything else Pratchett did on his own。 。。。more
Carson Hawkins
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I’m keeping this short and sweet。 Exactly like the Amazon Prime TV Series。 Both are amazing。 I love all the characters and their dynamics with one another。 I can never choose between Aziraphale and Crowley as my favorite。 They are both written so well and are so amazing。 Definitely worth the read。
Manza
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A ver si me acostumbro a dejar reviewsde los libros。。。La verdad que este libro me ha gustado bastante。 Ya sabia lo que iba a ocurrir en gran medida porque me habia visto la serie hace unos meses， pero eso no ha impedido que llegado el viernes （capitulo） no haya podido dejar de devorar este libro。 Lo peor esq automaticamente despues me he vuelto a ver la serie y esq Azirafel y Crowley son increibles （view spoiler）[（aunque salen muuuuuuuucho menos juntos de lo que recordaba） （hide spoiler）]（view s A ver si me acostumbro a dejar reviewsde los libros。。。La verdad que este libro me ha gustado bastante。 Ya sabia lo que iba a ocurrir en gran medida porque me habia visto la serie hace unos meses， pero eso no ha impedido que llegado el viernes （capitulo） no haya podido dejar de devorar este libro。 Lo peor esq automaticamente despues me he vuelto a ver la serie y esq Azirafel y Crowley son increibles （view spoiler）[（aunque salen muuuuuuuucho menos juntos de lo que recordaba） （hide spoiler）]（view spoiler）[ PD: Que la muerte hable en mayusculas es top guiño a mundodisco。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Holly Reyer
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It is indeed a very funny book。 It’s got religious humour， and has got everything from little jokes to a witty commentary on Good vs Evil。 Definitely recommend :）
Ana
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#1 de uma série de livro que vou chamar de Livros no Sótão， este está na minha lista de leitura há anos。 Agora， tinha expectativas quanto a este livro， até porque já vi a série， ouvi o áudio drama e li o guia para o filme de 1992 que esteve na net durante menos de 24 horas。Pontuação: 3。5 estrelasHistória: Bastante directa， sem muitas alterações nas versões posteriores， excepto adicionar alguma excitação ao final。 Percebo que algumas pessoas leiam e não gostem de como acaba， é um fim que fica aqu #1 de uma série de livro que vou chamar de Livros no Sótão， este está na minha lista de leitura há anos。 Agora， tinha expectativas quanto a este livro， até porque já vi a série， ouvi o áudio drama e li o guia para o filme de 1992 que esteve na net durante menos de 24 horas。Pontuação: 3。5 estrelasHistória: Bastante directa， sem muitas alterações nas versões posteriores， excepto adicionar alguma excitação ao final。 Percebo que algumas pessoas leiam e não gostem de como acaba， é um fim que fica aquém do que se esperava （pessoalmente， funciona bastante bem com o resto da história mas， percebo terem alterado um pouco na série de televisão）。 É um pouco lento de início， mas acho que a partir do meio fica mais interessante， sendo que o último terço é a minha parte favoritaEstrutura: Vou mencionar que a maneira como está estruturada não é a típica dos livros， seguindo a ideia de secções （tempo até Armagedão）， e dentro das secções， existe uma espécie de capitulos， mas dentro desses quasi-capítulos， os diferentes grupos de personagens têm cenas que se entrelaçam de forma a que estás a seguir um grupo， e depois segues outro， depois segues outro， etc。 É fácil distinguir， mas se uma pessoa está mais interessada no que uma personagem está a fazer e depois altera， é algo chato。 Funciona especialmente bem numa cena mais para o fim。Tradução: Tenho opiniões desta tradução de 2004 incluindo: Terem traduzido o nome de uma das personagens do nome ficticio Aziraphale para o outro nome ficticio Aziráfalo （sim só chateia quem conhece o nome original mas mesmo assim）。 O uso da palavra sereia em vez de sirene。 Sim é uma tradução legítima （segundo o Priberam） e só aparece umas 3 ou 4 vezes mas。 Porquê。Algumas traduções das frases não têm o mesmo impacto mas isso já pode ser porque conheço as originais。Ter 1 tradução de gay para imoral。 Pois。 Numa das frases mais icónicas do livro ainda por cima。 Mas a tradução dos vários insultos à （aparente） sexualidade está bem feita。 Yup。 Não fiquei muito impressionada com esta escolha。 。。。more
Josh Cowley
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Laugh out loud in places， humorous throughout。 Time to look through their back catalogues！
sarann
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dnf。 i love neil but i felt like every line of this book was trying to be funny and that felt so wrong to me。 like， comedy is about timing。 if everything you say is supposed to be funny， it all loses its funniness， yk？
Literature & Lofi - Benjamin Blackmore
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The boundaries between heaven and hell are much closer than you're likely to believe There's something unusual yet enchantingly charming to everything Terry Pratchett writes。 Combine that with the kindred thoughts and musings of prose powerhouse， Neil Gaiman， and you're already onto something truly special。Enter Armageddon。。。Crowley the demon and Aziraphale the angel （also known as Zira） have spent a long time in Earth。 So much that they've grown fond of it and each other。They're both supposed The boundaries between heaven and hell are much closer than you're likely to believe There's something unusual yet enchantingly charming to everything Terry Pratchett writes。 Combine that with the kindred thoughts and musings of prose powerhouse， Neil Gaiman， and you're already onto something truly special。Enter Armageddon。。。Crowley the demon and Aziraphale the angel （also known as Zira） have spent a long time in Earth。 So much that they've grown fond of it and each other。They're both supposed to raise the antichrist to assist in the impending apocalypse。But there's a slight mishap。 There's been a mixup。Let the comical chaos ensue。This is wild。 Not in a revelations， flaming sword swinging， action packed battles between good and evil kind of way。 But more like a chess match with smack talk being thrown in for unsportsmanlike good measure。It's classic Pratchett。 The humour is satirical and so stereotypically British in it's quips and charm。 You can see Gaiman restrains Pratchett at points and collects the story back together。 With the trademark signature styles of both these amazing writers， this is truly a fantasy book unlike any other。Crowley and Zira make this story。 With a couple millennias of chemistry and backstory， these two characters just work。 Be it Crowley's intimidating method of talking to plants to encourage them to grow， to Zira's inability to resist learning show magic to bring smiles to others， these characters are utterly adorable。 And they thrive when together。Sadly， I feel we just don't get enough of these two。 There are few supporting characters that felt like plot devices or just don't quite steal the show like their cosmic counterparts。One who does however is Adam。 His story is absolutely heartwarming and you'll find his arc an absolute delight to follow。 This book is dialogue heavy， a classic Pratchett/Gaiman trait。 Expect philosophical themes to be debated throughout in a totally engaging and entertaining way。 The best way to describe it is as if you're reading a podcast on paper layered with a fantasy book。Good Omens addresses some rich and let's say unconventional perspectives on religion。 But ultimately it's done in such a profound and light-hearted way。 It's absurd and I love it。I just wish we had more of Zira， Crowley and Adam。 By the climax we have so many characters fighting for page time and while I enjoyed this collision of characters。 It felt like too much。 Like everyone needed a satisfying resolution and no one was willing to give space for others to develop or have their moment。 Its climax concludes in a classic anticlimactic fashion that both these authors are well known for。 Is it controversial？ No！ Is it enjoyable and satisfying？ Yes。 It's an ending which will have you deep in thought with a somewhat bittersweet yet impressive aftertaste。 The Final Verdict: 8 out of 10 。。。more
Jordan Kenny
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4。5 stars
Bailey Clayton
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Very Monty Python in terms of humour， I really enjoyed this book！ Favourite character is either Aziraphale or Crowley。。。 and the two of them working together provides such a wonderful complementary contrast。 Their little goodbye that they said to one another was really well written and emotional， but still with the funny undertones that the rest of the book carried throughout。 Overall delightful and very fun to read。
Lauren Zmirich
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What a fun and clever read！ I already knew I loved Neil Gaiman’s style and sensibilities。 His writing blended well with Pratchett and I never once could decipher who wrote which part。 I’m not entirely convinced that I was wholly satisfied with the ending but the individual characters and scenes of the story more than make up for that — at least for me！
Demi Urosevic
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I wanted to like this （has amazing reviews） but I couldn’t get into it at all。 Never wanted to pick it back up-had to force myself through and skimmed through the end。
Leslie
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I NEED MORE STARS FOR THIS BOOK。 😱
Lana （Lore & Lullabies）
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I enjoyed this immensely。 The humour and comments in the margin were brilliant。 Highly recommend。 Neil Gaiman is yet to let me down and I have finally read a Terry Pratchett book 😊
manaal
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felt kind of all over the place。 didn't like the constant changes in POV and the only character i could really bring myself to be anywhere near emotionally invested in was Crowley。 but it did feel ~fun~ and there were a few good jokes。 felt kind of all over the place。 didn't like the constant changes in POV and the only character i could really bring myself to be anywhere near emotionally invested in was Crowley。 but it did feel ~fun~ and there were a few good jokes。 。。。more
Brandon McCaffree
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The story itself I would rate perhaps three stars， the ending a solid four stars， and the commentary on religion and religious people might deserve a five star rating。 On average， four stars。
Brianna
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I was inspired to read this book after love of the TV show adaptation， and found that while the adaptation was done extremely well， nothing can replace the magic of the original book。 A demon that performs miracles， an angel who can possess - satirical， witty， and downright hilarious， Good Omens begs to be read over and over again。
Emily Maynard
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Excellent， absolutely excellent
Brendan Ekin
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