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Good Omens: Le belle e accurate profezie di Agnes Nutter, strega by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
26 reviews
basil_touche's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I could forgive it slightly if it was actually funny, but I found myself barely smiling at any jokes. Like this is well written in terms of sentence structure and I would occassionaly, absentmindly go "Oh that's kinda clever", but after a while it became tortuous to read through so much unhumorous descriptions with way, way too many characters. Many of whom are only there for a page or two and take away from the main cast. Even most of the main cast I didn't care for (I can see why the show focused more on Aziraphale and Crowley as they are the best characters who really work well off each other). The show added way more things that were actually interesting to the themes (Heaven and Hell having way more of a presence, Aziraphale and Crowley being shown through the ages - it's honestly shocking how little time they interact in the book compared to everyone else) that the book just feels so hollow in comparison.
Another thing that caught me off guard was the amount of racism, misogyny, ableism, fatphobia and homophobia (I was aware of the infamous scene where Aziraphale is called the f slur by a child but not everything else) that is scattered throughout. The parts where it pops up made an already tedious reading experience into an aggravating one. It's strange, I've read a bunch of Pratchett's work and I don't recall coming across anything this bad (I don't know about Gaiman's work and frankly with what's been happening reccently I don't want to buy his books to check).
This is the closest I've ever DNF a book and it came close several times. I've rated this slightly higher due to the ending, which stops trying to crack as many unfunny jokes to actually talk about the themes & characters in a way that makes you reflect. Where was that the rest of the book??
Again, you're better off watching the show and save yourself the trouble.
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and War
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Car accident, and Alcohol
pyromastyx'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
4.25
Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and War
Minor: Religious bigotry
pam_simpson06'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Cursing and Racial slurs
katiewhocanread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury
micareads123'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? It's complicated
4.5
The story is simultaneously hilarious and asks very important questions about good vs evil, humanity and politics, and it presents some compelling observations about religion.
Aziraphale and Crowley are easily now among my all-time favourite characters, especially as a duo. They play off each other so well. The nuance in their actions is everything.
Having been published in 1990, there are definitely parts of the book that did not age well, and for that reason my stance is that the TV show is better than the book, since it gives us more Aziraphale and Crowley and none of the jarring language.
TW: homophobia, racism, fatphobia
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
hotbitch'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Antisemitism, and Cultural appropriation
elysianbud's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Eg. "You do know you could find yourself charged with being a dominant species while under the influence of impulse-driven consumerism, don't you?
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, and Car accident
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and War
wispy_reviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It all flows seamlessly, without forsaking either author’s writing style. It’s hilarious and deeply foreboding when it wants to be, at times simultaneously. And on top of it all, there’s some theological questions thrown in there for good flavor.
Moderate: Death
Minor: Racial slurs
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
bi_n_large's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Death, Genocide, and War
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Blood