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Summary: frustrating, wild romp to nowhere
Review: I love Neil Gaiman. I love Terry Pratchett. I hate Good Omens. In a frustrated attempt to read the book cover to cover, I was twarted many times by books that were much funnier, more pleasant to read, and more comprehendable(anyone by Goodkind or all other Gaiman/Pratchett books, jordon, adams). This book did not make sense, was a half hearted attempt at low brow humor (which unfortunately did NOT work) and why read this if you can spend your time elsewhere? It's a good omen you read this review before thinking about buying the book..don't waste your time or money like I did.
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Summary: comedies and comedies...
Review: The book begins with a cast listing that makes you want to laugh like hell. The narrative begins with the purpose of making you laugh: "These people theorized that the world began then. They were wrong."This is the first book I have found where I laugh so hard at what's happening inside that I have to put the book down for a minute, then resume reading, chuckling. Neil Gaiman is an intense author, and Terry Pratchett is masterful with words and ideas. Together I honestly believe that they have outdone even classics like Catcher in the Rye or The Great Gatsby. The sentences have power and put visual images in your head. The sense of humor is always present and always powerful. The book is well-written, and follows a plot line that never falters, never leaves you hanging for more than you can stand. I recommend this book and other novels by either author.
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Summary: chachablahblah
Review: this book is pretty awesome. i normally don't enjoy reading but i couldn't put this book down. and i'm normally afraid of dying and stuff but this book has such a humorous way of looking about heaven and hell that.. its all good now! heh.. sorta. how can you not love this book. the characters are developed so well and you just learn to luv em by the end of the story...
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Summary: Douglas Adams on steroids
Review: Enormously fun read. The characterization is a bit broad-stroked, but very effective, and the plot very tight. It makes you laugh while biting your nails through Armeggedon, and leaves you feeling good about the world (!). If you like, you can even take away a lesson about the gap between Religion and Faith.
In other words - this is the book of the movie Kevin Smith would sell his soul to be able to make.
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Summary: Huge fun
Review: Mixing Pratchett's sense of outrageous parody with Gaiman's morbid humor, Good Omens comes up trumps as a laugh-a-minute novel staring the good guys, the bad guys, a gang of kids and a devil dog. For me, a long time Pratchett fan, it was easy to spot the joins between the two authors ideas, but that did not lessen my enjoyment of Good Omens, as it romped from the sublime to the truly ridiculous (always with a sense of gentle mockery about the state of human nature as a whole). And, as with a high percentage of Terry Pratchett's works, the underlying religious question always presnts itself... a sort of Small Gods parody. Good Omens should carry a public health warning... laughing out loud can seriously improve your health.
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Summary: Absolutely hysterical, wonderful plot
Review: Most science fiction & fantasy readers will kind of tilt their heads like confused puppies at a pairing such as Gaiman & Pratchett - Gaiman is notoriously dark, and Pratchett equally notoriously light-hearted; however, these two have worked together to create an entirely brilliant piece of work. As Clive Barker notes on the cover of this book, "The Apocalypse has never been funnier;" he's totally correct in that assessment. The basic plot is that the Antichrist has been misplaced, and the respective minions of heaven and hell actually find themselves liking people in general, and are somewhat reluctant to bring us all to our demise. There are lines in this book that are so funny, I occasionally had difficulty breathing from laughing too hard; this duo's clever, twisted silliness is just right up my alley. Some of the passages are so wicked, so briliant, they'll leave the reader wiping tears of mirth. Being a fan of much British humor, there was a veritable plethora of chuckles in such references as Milton Keynes, England's highway system, and in the delightful idioms. The idea of heaven and hell being run by beaurocracy is amusing as well. Devout Christian practioners may find this book to be sacreligious, if they are unable to take their religion lightly. Apart from those folks, I'd imagine that most people will really enjoy this book.
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Summary: One of my Favorites!!!
Review: I'm a huge fan of both Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, and this book definitely combines the best of both worlds. By both worlds, I mean Neil Gaiman's ability to make even a somewhat simple story seem twisted(in a definitely GOOD way) and Terry Pratchett's ability to write very intelligent and yet, extremely, extremely funny books.
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Summary: Good indeed
Review: I had never read a book by Neil Gaiman before reading this one, but then again I *had* read most by Pratchett, whom I had mentally marked as the second-best writer ever, which encouraged me to try this one. I was not disappointed in any regard; Good Omens is as good as nearly any book written by Pratchett alone, with a slightly different style. (This leads to the conclusion that Gaiman must also be good.) If you insist on comparing it to Douglas Adams' books, then you could say it is similar, only better. It is quite amazing how someone could have described a world in which so much of the stuff in the Bible is true but which is still so unlike anything in the horrible Christian fundamentalism. Or it would be amazing if Pratchett was not involved. As it is, this book is entertaining, clever, and extremely funny, the last partially because it tells about the end of the world. (But I am not supposed to tell you about what is in it, rather about why it is good, right?)
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Summary: Freakin' BRILLIANT!
Review: Unputdownable...meet Aziraphale and Crowley, angel and demon respectively, who are preparing for the Last Battle, Armageddon. But things start to go awry as Sister Mary Loquacious, a Satanic nun, loses track of exactly which baby is the Antichrist at the hospital tended by The Chattering Order of St. Beryl. Aziraphale and Crowley periodically meet and exchange notes since neither of them knows exactly what their respective "employers" have in mind. Wonderfully written...here's a sample phrase "...gayer than a treeful of monkeys on nitrous oxide." Throw in a witch named Anathema Device related to the only accurate prophet in history and a witch-finder named Newt Pulsifier and let the good times roll. A hoot. And a holler.
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Summary: Long and at times drwn out!
Review: I first heard of Good Omens while catching up on what my favorie director,Terry Gilliam, was up to (he is to direct the film starting in the sping of this year).Good omes is a very funny and well contrived piece full of wild imagery only Gilliam will be able to pull off. I would have given this a 5 star rating except for the fact that it feels as though it carries on a little too long. What could have been said in one page ....takes sevral to convey it's message.
The book is extreemly funny and has several really cool music refrences as well. Over all...this is a must read especially if you are a fan of Gilliam's and Monty Python.
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