Good Omens

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Summary: Gorgeous
Review: This brilliant and humorous take on the Apocalypse is just wonderful to read again and again. The Apocalypse fails because the Anti-Christ grows up human incarnate instead of evil incarnate, how intriguing is that? What amazes me most about this book (now that I've read it a couple of times) is the precision of the social commentary which is still relevant, and the moving ending where the reader is left with such a sense of love for the world in all its everyday-ness. Now that's gorgeous storytelling. It's just unfortunate that the horribly ungrammatical "could of been" is so rampant in this book. It was so jarring every time I saw it.

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Summary: Unforgettably humorous
Review: I read this book about 5 years ago and to this day think "Prease to frasten sleet bert" when my car dings to tell me to fasten my seat belt. It was one of the funniest books I have ever read. I only read it once because I lent it out twice and only got it back once... I think I'll be getting a new copy now that I've been reminded.

This was the first Pratchett or Gaiman book I had read and since then have tried to read books by both authors and tend to favor Gaiman's style for readability. I find the combination of both authors to be really successful in Good Omens- in Pratchett's individual works he tries to be so amazingly clever with every single sentence that it is wearisome to read. In this collaboration, though, it is thoroughly funny without beating you over the head with it.

The irreverent take on the apocalypse, progress, and religion in general is unforgettably humorous.

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Summary: The Funniest Book Ever
Review: This is by far and away the funniest book I have ever read. allow a little time after you've read it so that you forget about 2/3rds of it. then pick it up and re-read, re-discover and remember just how amazingly imaginative, funny and well written it is. then repeat this cycle. Repeatedly... ‘Good OmensEis an absolute gem...

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Summary: Afghan Sam
Review: This is a fun book, with a lot of humor. I didn't think it was as good as some of Gaiman's other work, and not up ot snuff with the better Douglas Adams books. It might be that Terry Pratchett's style just doesn't work for me, or maybe the two author's styles just didn't mix very well.

There seemed to be a couple of places were the timing on jokes fell a little bit flat, or where the jokes just didn't hold up.

I still give it a thumbs up, and reccomend it.

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Summary: Have a nice apocalypse!
Review: Who would have ever thought the end of the world could be so funny? Pratchett and Gaiman, apparently. What starts out as a divine comedy of errors soon develops into an epic tale of the infinite shades of gray between good and evil. The characters are not just engaging, they're lovable. It's wonderful to see the contrast between Crowley and Aziraphale completely cease to exist as they show that there's not that much space between Heaven and Hell. But character and comedy aren't the only bright spots in this book. More than anything, it has a deeply cerebral level. It's a wonderful book to read and then just sit back and think about for a while.

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Summary: A nice and saucy apocalypse
Review: Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, both distinctive authors in their own rights, combine beautifully into one voice with a novel rich in characters, plot lines that cross delightfully, wry satire, and verbal play.

They weave an antic fable about the apocalypse as the agents of Hell and Heaven on Earth, Crowley and Aziraphale, decide to sabotage the destruction of a world they have come to...well, they rather like the place, that's all. Part of their operation is to find the antichrist child (and his little yipping hellhound) before the four motorcyclists of the apocalypse (along with some mortal tagalongs) find him.

A lot of humor and joy is found in mediocrity. There is a book of utterly accurate prophecies by a witch who, all those centuries ago, didn't quite understand what her visions of VCR's and current events actually meant. There is a motley witch-hunter, and a hellhound embarrassed to manifest as a tiny, domesticated yapper.

As the story turns suspenseful, the narrative can get frustrating. You don't want to miss one word of the exposition and character development - which often includes hilarious footnotes - and there is a feeling of being yanked out of the action as the chase is on and time begins to run out.

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Summary: good fun
Review: Terry Pratchett is the author of the hugely successful Discworld series. Neil Gaiman is the author of the hugely successful Sandman series. What happens when you put the two together?

You get one of the best science fiction books ever laid down in print. Neil's dark humour and Terry's sheer inventive madness of Terry complement each other perfectly. The book is a rollicking trip through the events leading up until the end of the world. Even the introduction of characters is hilarious. From beginning to end, this is a great read that I can't put down (even though I've read it several times).

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Summary: So good, I own a few copies.....
Review: I first read this book in high school and I've read it every summer since then, I never grow tired of it. I haven't read any other books by Gaiman or Pratchett, but if you like a bit of dry, sometimes dark, humor, sarcasm and subtle jokes that you sometimes have to reread to get them, then try this book. The additional footnotes are great and add so much to the wit and humor and the characters (my favorites are definitely Crowley and Aziraphale) are as well developed as the storyline. Each time I read this book, I find something new to laugh at and it's also sort of like visiting old friends. I've let a few friends borrow the book and they've loved it as well. I keep an extra copy around just in case anyone wants to permantely borrow it. Defnintely give it a try!

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Summary: A must for everyone's bookshelf ...
Review: I first read 'Good Omens' in college, when desperate for something new and the cover caught my eye. I had read both Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's works, but had no idea in those first few pages, how much I would grow to love this book. As silly as it seems to have a single favorite, I would not need to be pressed to give this book that title.

It has very nearly everything ... starting with war, famine, pollution, death, and of course a very dedicated delivery man. There is sex, violence, demons, angels, double crosses, internal conflict, conspiracy, new friends and the oldest of friends, god, the devil and the cutest little hell hound you could ever hope to meet, and so very much more. And all of it done with the most delicious taste of dry english humor.

Everything is wonderful about this book. I would give it more than 5 stars if I could.

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Summary: Gaiman and Pratchett at their best!
Review: The end of the world is arriving on Saturday! The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse have already started their ride, strange incidents have started to occur all over the world (atlantis rising, aliens visiting), and the forces of Heaven and Hell are beginning to get involed. However, the Antichrist (who is 11 years old), is kind of unaware of all this.. he and his friends just want to have fun - and might not agree with the role they were detined to fulfill thousands of years ago.
A collage of many different characters, from devils, to demons, to witchhunters, to witches - this book is extremely witty and fun. You can feel the influence of both Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman - it reminded me a lot of Douglas Adams, especially in his Dirk Gently series. So anybody who has liked the crazy humor kind of book - you won't like to miss this one!!