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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
18 reviews
madamenovelist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Moderate: Homophobia and Xenophobia
Homophobia listed bc the f-slur is used for humor, xenophobia bc some of the jokes about minorities are harmful stereotypes. Definitely a product of 90s sensibilities, otherwise a very hilarious and touching book.whosgina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Misogyny and Sexism
bek_p87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, and Xenophobia
popsicleplease's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Car accident, and War
Moderate: Fatphobia, Racism, and Xenophobia
thelibraryofalexandra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia and Xenophobia
julesadventurezone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I was deeply fascinated by how many different ways they found to call Aziraphale gay. Personal favourites include him collecting Oscar Wilde first editions, getting called three different anti-gay slurs, and frequenting discreet Victorian gentleman's clubs.
The book contains some killer quotes and I quite liked the ending.
Unfortunately there's rather a lot of scenes you have to soldier through that are about character that didn't interest me despite their best efforts.
Also, as much as both Anathema and Madam Tracy are boring, they still deserve better boyfriends than the ones they end up with. Those dudes Suck.
The scenes that I hated the most were the ones apparently written mostly by just-Neil or just-Terry, which are the long passages of War and Famine that aged incredibly poorly, and children talking at each other for ages.
There's also a lot of racism in this book, which is either supposed to be satire or just reflecting the way that white British people in 1990 thought about the rest of the world. Doesn't change the fact that it's racist, though.
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Racism, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Ableism, Confinement, and Car accident
theoldestbennetsister's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Death
Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Xenophobia
mixmousereads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing
bookish_bry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Xenophobia, and War
There was one scene with maggots that was pretty gross and would probably freak someone sensitive to that out. Overall though even darker topics in the book are taken more for laughs and not very explicit.melissa_j_27's review against another edition
3.25
Minor: Racism and Xenophobia