Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

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

4 reviews

nindie's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

I wanted to read this book as soon as possible as it is the book that inspired my favourite show. I enjoyed it while listening to the audiobook at the same time. The only issue is that some parts were unnecessarily long or didn't need to be included at all. It would have saved a few pages if these parts were cut and wouldn't have affected much of the story. Anyway, I still enjoyed the book! ^^

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and War

Moderate: Death and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, and Pregnancy

rory_john14's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

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

qrschulte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

2019: This book was hilarious. I wish I could have read it all closer together so I would have gotten the full impact of it, instead of having to get back into it. I know I’ll enjoy it even more on my next read.

2023: Still loved this book, but boy howdy I didn’t remember how badly a lot of it aged. But I did love reading it after watching the show, and picturing the actors and hearing their voices. Made it even better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Kidnapping, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy