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Summary: I've Never Read a Better Description of God (p. 4)
Review: "God moves in extremely mysterious, not to say, circuitous ways. God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players, (i.e. everybody.) to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time." This is one of the best books I have ever read. Unless you have no sense of humor whatsoever you will actually laugh out loud when reading this. It is religous based humor, but not offesive. The characters are interesting and the plot is exciting. Give it a shot, it's worth it.
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Summary: This is my favorite book, because
Review: it *never* fails to make me laugh, no matter how many times I've reread it. I liked it so much that I bought a second, lending copy so I could share the humor with friends without risking my own copy. The book is like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Apocolypse. Very, very funny. And, if you like this book, take a look at Before and After by Matthew Thomas, which has a very similar subject and tone.
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Summary: All Foreigners Especially The French
Review: I swear I've never laughed so hard while reading something. I sprayed juice on my wall just thinking of this one part. This book was better than any of the Discworld books, and I like those a lot. Plus it has some stuff that those don't have because Pratchett is oh so scared of graphic violence (i'm only refering to one single scene--which was DAMN funny). I'm still trying to figure out what was the funniest part cuz there's so much.The kids got tiresome though but just skip that stuff.
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Summary: Armageddon for Fun and Profit
Review: This was my first experience to both Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, and I've been stuck on them ever since. It has all the humor and silliness you could ask for, while retaining a fairly serious core of thoughts and ideas. Human morality, religion, our place in the universe, the power of belief - all of this is touched on within the book, in such a way that you don't realize you're thinking until it's too late. The humor is packed with references ranging from Biblical to Pop Culture, and as odd as it may sound, the comedy has timing, which is tough to do in print form. Highly recommended.
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Summary: The best look at the end of the world ever
Review: This book is one of the funniest that I have ever read. Within the first few pages I was laughing so hard I had to stop or risk falling off the chair. My friends recemended this book to me, and I agree, it is worth every cent spent on it.
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Summary: Looking Forward to Armageddon
Review: For those Hitchhiker's Guide fans, this is a must read! Never has the Apocalypse been more amusing. From a misplaced anti-Christ to Queen albums to the Four Motorcyclists of the Apocalypse...there is a laugh for the aware reader at every turn. And look for the "monkeys on nitrous oxide" reference...trust me...it's accurate.
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Summary: Underratted by 1/2 a star
Review: I first read this book ten years ago and it is still my favorite. The concept of Death playing a trivia machine, and War being a foreign correspondent is too humorous for words. The contest for the affections of the antichrist by the regional managers of heaven and hell is also a delightful absurdity.
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Summary: Divine and beautiful
Review: Well, it's as funny as everyone says :-). I read it. And re-read it. And seven years later, I'm still finding new jokes, and only yesterday did I finally understand the ending :-). I'm ashamed to admit it made me cry with happiness (or possibly hysteria). The astonishing amount of in-jokes and cultural references from Queen to Yeats make it absorbing reading and the morals and ideas crammed haphazardly in make it something of a classic. The prose is skillful and pretty, but what I enjoyed most about this book was its warmth and humanity. The characters are simply delicious, and I defy anyone not to fall in love with Crowley and Aziraphale, who are adorable seperately and perfect together ;-). In the end, I found the book simply uplifting - I'm afraid I flatly disagree with those who found the ending "a disappointment". Bittersweet, hilarious, powerful and poignant - very, very human. It's ineffable, dear boy, don't you know? :-)
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Summary: The Funniest Armageddon
Review: Terry Pratchet has done it again. He has written another rib-tickling novel, as good as his books about the 'Ring-World'. And this time helped by another great British writer, Neal Gaiman, famous for his comic-books and novels published by DC Comics. The book 'Good Omens', is a good way to analyse the professional career of these authors, because the novel has a lot of coincidences with their previous works. In the case of Terry Pratchet, he continues doing spoofs of others books and films. In the Ring-World novels, he parodies the fantasy books and in 'Good Omens' the horror ones. In fact, the whole book is a big joke about the Armageddon and Judgement Day, because the plot is two friends (an angel and a demon) trying to avoid the End of the World, which will be caused by a ten-year-old English boy. At the other hand, you can notice the touch of Neal Gaiman in his continuos references to other books or songs (for example, 'Bohemian Rapsody' of Queen is the song which uses the Devil to communicate with his subordinates) and the way the supernatural characters behave, very far from the traditional point of view. But the book has flaws too. The final chapter is less funnier and good than the rest of the novel and a bit too long.
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Summary: Great fun, but read Revelations first.
Review: This was an excellent book, it made me laugh out-loud time and time again. You might want to read the book of Revelations in the bible first, or some of the references may be lost on those who aren't that familiar with the biblical end of the world. If you like Terry Pratchett, this book will certainly not disappoint you, it's much like his Discworld series, only set in Britain, with American translations provided where appropriate.
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