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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

44 reviews

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

So much personality, lots of good humor and wit, this book was an absolute joy to read from start to finish. Literally had me smiling and chuckling in my seen like a lunatic. Serotonin fr.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Eating disorder and War

shadereads's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

Minor: Eating disorder

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A while after watching the short TV series, I finally read Good Omens, which everyone has been telling me to read for years. It was funny, though a lot of things happened at once. The first half of the book really felt as though I was missing part of the series, like when you accidentally pick up book two in a series, and while it does stand on its own, you miss some important details about the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

hoppicans's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, War, and Injury/Injury detail

The entire thing is a satire on Western Chr*stain religious beliefs and makes constant mention of god

mobymaize's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Slavery

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Hmm. I liked this book more by the last third or so, but still, it took me a while to get into it. There were a lot of dark violent things that deeply bothered me, even though they were usually taken back or didn't happen or whatever. I think I might like the show more. I did like the last few bits a lot though. 

Edit/update: I do like the show more, and that's made me want to bump my review of the book up to 4 stars?? But I'm not going to because that seems silly. But I'd maybe recommend watching the show and then reading the book. A fair amount is different, and maybe it'll make the show harder to understand (?), but I think doing things in that order would have made me enjoy the book more. I like the show and am excited for the second season, but I also don't like it enough to want to reread the book haha.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Blood, and War

Minor: Genocide, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Torture

morgcxn's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

zuth6462's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder and Homophobia

itsbumley's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Car accident

Some of the content warnings may be inferred from the character list at the beginning.

The characters include the four horsemen of the apocalypse (War, Famine, Pollution, Death). Scenes including War and Famine in particular involve detailed descriptions of violence, war, starvation, fatphobia, body shaming and positive representations of eating disorders.

thecourtofreading's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

"just remember i'll have known that, deep down inside, you were just enough of a bastard to be worth liking."

this was hands down the funniest book i've ever read. terry pratchett and neil gaiman are literally both hilarious and i thoroughly enjoyed good omens, even if i did watch the tv series on prime first. i think it actually helped me understand the book better, actually.
 

"that's because people trying to sort it out were men."

the story follows several points of view, which can be confusing at first, but once you get your head around it, it makes sense. aziraphale and crowley are two opposing forces trying to combat armageddon from the antichrist, and so many things go wrong, and so many things go ... right? this book literally made me laugh out loud in places (luckily not in public, thank god), but i honestly had such a blast reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Fatphobia and Car accident