Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
"Good Omens" is a witty and humorous take on the end of the world, where an angel and a demon work together to prevent the apocalypse from happening. The story involves a mix-up at a maternity hospital that leads to the Antichrist being raised by the wrong family, setting off a chain of events involving witches, witch hunters, prophecies, and the four horsemen of the apocalypse. The writing style is described as clever, funny, and full of gentle humor, blending the unique senses of humor of both Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett seamlessly.
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From The Publisher:
According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.
So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon-both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle-are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.
And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist . . .
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After two dark and dreadful (but wonderful) English crime novels, I needed something completely different. This book is basically the opposite of dark and dreadful, even though it concerns itself with the end of the world. The humor is dry (although I think I missed some jokes, being American). This is one of those books where you can feel how much fun it was to write just by reading it. A must-read for fantasy and science fiction fans, and really even if you don't call yourself one you should read it anyway.
3.5 stars. It was okay. Didn’t love it; didn’t hate it. Could be having seen the series prior to reading the book ruined it for me a bit.
I had a hard time following the story. Reading the afterword explains why -- one author too many.
Very funny and unexpected.
DNF
Hilarious, apocalyptic, irreverent, what more could you ask for?
I enjoyed this story quite a bit. Most of the characters were fun and it was an interesting way to view the ultimate battle of Good and Evil. I had to look up a lot of references and some of the footnotes went over my head but I enjoyed it anyways. 4 Stars - I really liked it.
So disappointed
The racism and use of slurs was unexpected and awful
Azirephale and crowley had a cool relationship and I loved reading about them but they didn't feel like main characters
I feel like there were too many characters in too little time so I never got enough of any of them to particularly like them
I'm still going to watch the show bc I've heard lots of good things and overall I liked the story, just don't like the way it was told
Wonderful characters and premise. Love how Gaiman and Pratchett's styles blend and the way all the disparate plots come together at the end.
An absolutely funny book! It's now on my favorites list forever.
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About the Author:
Neil Gaiman is the creator of The Sandman comic book series and the bestselling author of the novels Neverwhere (1995), Stardust (1999), the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005), The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013), Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett, 1990) and a retelling of the Norse myths: Norse Mythology (2017). His short story collections include Smoke and Mirrors (1998) and Fragile Things (2006). His screenwriting credits include the original BBC TV series of Neverwhere (1996), Dave McKean's first feature film, Mirrormask (2005), two Doctor Who episodes, and Good Omens (2019). Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015. terrypratchettbooks.com
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