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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Pratchett (of Discworld fame) and Gaiman (of Sandman fame) may seem an unlikely combination, but the topic (Armageddon) of this fast-paced novel is old hat to both. Pratchett's wackiness collaborates with Gaiman's morbid humor; the result is a humanist delight to be savored and reread again and again. You see, there was a bit of a mixup when the Antichrist was born, due in part to the machinations of Crowley, who did not so much fall as saunter downwards, and in part to the mysterious ways as manifested in the form of a part-time rare book dealer, an angel named Aziraphale. Like top agents everywhere, they've long had more in common with each other than the sides they represent, or the conflict they are nominally engaged in. The only person who knows how it will all end is Agnes Nutter, a witch whose prophecies all come true, if one can only manage to decipher them. The minor characters along the way (Famine makes an appearance as diet crazes, no-calorie food and anorexia epidemics) are as much fun as the story as a whole, which adds up to one of those rare books which is enormous fun to read the first time, and the second time, and the third time...
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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510 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 09, 2008 Type: User Review |
British humour at it's best
These two authors apart are amazing,put them together and my sides were hurting through the entire book.Amazing British timing...
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 31, 2008 Type: User Review |
I've reread this book over 5 times, it's that good
I love this book so much! I reread bits of it all of the time. Very British humor, but I'd have to say that's probably more Terry Pratchett's thing than it is Neil Gaiman's, I think. I've read all of Terry Pratchett's books after I read Good...
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 24, 2008 Type: User Review |
Need something funny, fantastic and totally absorbing? Look no further then the first five pages of this wonderful book
After reading "he Good Fairies of New York" I was desperate for a funny fantasy novel. Seeing as these are in short supply (as most fantasy books tend towards being epic, romantic or adventurous, some even scientific but very few funny) I found...
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 22, 2008 Type: User Review |
A word to the humor-challenged
To those few who found the book "amusing, but not laugh out loud funny" may I make a suggestion. Leave your house once in a while. You will discover an entire planet filled with people who are not exactly like you. Even more shocking, they may...
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 17, 2008 Type: User Review |
One of the Best
Good Omens is one of the funniest, most entertaining books I have read in a long time. It can also be rather thought provoking considering the subject matter. Certainly worth the money spent.
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 02, 2008 Type: User Review |
CLEVER
Some of these reviewers didn't like this book, but they obviously missed the point and the jokes. I laughed a lot while reading this book and I never went into it assuming it would be some serious, deep, epic tale of fantasy fiction. I assumed it...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 28, 2008 Type: User Review |
Not laugh out loud funny but funny enough
I just finished reading this and I have to say I'm surprised how many reviewers here say they've never laughed so much. Maybe they enjoyed a few pints while they read it. While I found it funny, I never broke out into laughter.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 11, 2008 Type: User Review |
Good Omens, indeed!
Read this. Good Omens is gloriously refreshing, undeniably humorous and fantastically written. The main characters are extremely endearing.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 29, 2008 Type: User Review |
A Comfort Book
A book to keep under your pillow when going thro difficult changes, or stresses, or anytime life is pushing back at you too hard! Lend it to CAREFULL people only !!
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 24, 2008 Type: User Review |
Hilarious!
What do you get when you combine an award-winning humor author with an award-winning fantasy author? An award-winning humorous fantasy book that plays off the strengths of both contributors. This is an amazing collaboration that lives up to...
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