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A review by toastyghosty13
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
funny
mysterious
relaxing
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? No
3.5
This book was witty and was a fun time to read. I highly recommend it for anyone who is a fan of the same tone of writing as Douglas Adams; there are very stupid jokes all while talking about Armageddon and the apocalypse.Â
The two main characters the majority of this book follows are Crowley and Aziraphale, a demon and angel who have been around since the dawn of time and are the 2 celestial beings that were part of Adam and Eves story. They have been parts of all events through history, causing just enough good and bad to cancel each other out while not impacting mankind too much, for they have the common love and appreciation for the earth. They enjoy their time on earth more than in heaven and hell respectively, and they want to prevent the apocalypse because of this. They enjoy their lives of being able to collect books and cars, and other human hobbies they have picked up over the millennia and don't want that to be ruined by the death of mankind. Crowley and Aziraphale are very fun to follow and they have a wonderful friendship filled with banter and this makes it a real joy to read.
I original watched the first 1-2 episodes of the tv show on amazon prime before learning that this was a book and then stopping to read first. I think it does help having some of the cast in my mind for when I started reading this book; Michael Sheen and David Tennant are both phenomenal in their roles and I feel like they fit perfectly in my mind as the characters. I am excited to go back and watch the show now that I have read the book, and they have just released a season 2.Â
This book is a fun collaboration between Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, both of whom are fantastic writers. Good Omens is fun and felt to me like it had much more closure than a similar work in my mind, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. The only reason I did not give it a 4/5 was because one of the chapters is unbearably long, which is something I quite dislike but is more mechanical than syntactical.
The two main characters the majority of this book follows are Crowley and Aziraphale, a demon and angel who have been around since the dawn of time and are the 2 celestial beings that were part of Adam and Eves story. They have been parts of all events through history, causing just enough good and bad to cancel each other out while not impacting mankind too much, for they have the common love and appreciation for the earth. They enjoy their time on earth more than in heaven and hell respectively, and they want to prevent the apocalypse because of this. They enjoy their lives of being able to collect books and cars, and other human hobbies they have picked up over the millennia and don't want that to be ruined by the death of mankind. Crowley and Aziraphale are very fun to follow and they have a wonderful friendship filled with banter and this makes it a real joy to read.
I original watched the first 1-2 episodes of the tv show on amazon prime before learning that this was a book and then stopping to read first. I think it does help having some of the cast in my mind for when I started reading this book; Michael Sheen and David Tennant are both phenomenal in their roles and I feel like they fit perfectly in my mind as the characters. I am excited to go back and watch the show now that I have read the book, and they have just released a season 2.Â
This book is a fun collaboration between Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, both of whom are fantastic writers. Good Omens is fun and felt to me like it had much more closure than a similar work in my mind, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. The only reason I did not give it a 4/5 was because one of the chapters is unbearably long, which is something I quite dislike but is more mechanical than syntactical.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and War