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Summary: Clever and irreverent... absolutely sensational
Review: Pratchett and Gaiman have come up with one of the funniest pieces of literature I've read to date. The terrific thing about this novel is the cleverness that fills each page. It makes you feel as if you've been let in on some vastly hilarious inside joke perpetuated by a pair of extremely intelligent eschatologists. (What?)From the first chapter, all the way into the last paragraph, Good Omens had me laughing out loud and thinking about things that I should have thought about long ago. It's a book that is able to both question the basis of all established religion and theological foundations... and at the same time poke fun at Freddy Mercury. Make Good Omens the next book you read. Really. I loved it.
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Summary: Both authors at their best!
Review: A histerical account of the end of the world as funny as only Pratchett can write, and as vivid as only Gaiman can create. A superb read for fans of both and either.
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Summary: A wonderfully humorous version of the Apocalypse
Review: Gaiman and Pratchett, in a style which can only be attributed as their own, relate to us the tale of the end of the world and the ultimate battle between Good and Evil... sort of. In this wonderfully hilarious account of the Apocalypse gone wrong, we are introduced to angels, demons, the anti-Christ, hellhounds, witches, witchhunters, a psychic, lawyers, satanic nuns, professional descendants, tibetans, the Lost City of Atlantis, space aliens, a burning Bentley, misprinted Bibles, and the four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse. These characters somehow intertwine into an entertaining story that makes perfect sense until you think about it and break out laughing. For everyone who likes books that will leave them with a grin on their face, Good Omens should be on their night stand.
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Summary: Gaiman And Pratchett unite; End of the world is postponed.
Review: As far as I can remember, this is the first time I had to put down a book because it had me in helpless fits of laughter. Unbelievable stuff -- so unbelievable that in fact it has to be true. Did you ever wonder why there always is a traffic jam on the M-1? Have you at any time suspected that the scientist's estimate of the age of the world might be off target just a bit? Would you ever like to know how that copy of "Who Wants To Live Forever" by Raskolnikov ended up in your car? Want to know how to make your pot plants grow and bloom all over the place? This book has all the answers. And more. Two of the most brilliant writers in the SF/Fantasy/Comic genre have joined forces to stop the end of the world. Pratchett's footnotes are weirder than ever, and Gaiman adds a dark twist to plots and characters alike. Supernatural. The best read when the end of the millenium is near. Contrary to the beliefs of other reviewers, I don't think this ought to be a movie. Otherwise, it would have started as a comic (look at "The Watchmen" to see what Gaiman is capable of). But I do hope for more from these authors. I'll buy the next one right away.
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Summary: Marvellous!
Review: I completely adore this book! I like it better than anything else I have read by both Gaiman and Pratchett. It's just soooo weird, yet it sort of makes sense (which is quite frightening). If this is what the apocalypse will be like, then I can't wait! P.S. Crowley is the best character of all time.
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Summary: Makes fun of Heaven, Hell, and everything in between
Review: With Good Omens, historians Gaiman and Pratchett chronicle the Apocalypse with delightful mock-seriousness. The footnotes and constant perspective shifts can be somewhat disrupting, but they are well intended and lead to nice humorous touches; the narrative doesn't so much flow as dance zanily (but purposefully) to the End. In a that vein, I wish the authors had pared down the large cast of characters: the Dramatis Personae lists 27, not including the "Full Chorus of Tibetans, Aliens, Americans, Atlantisans and other rare and strange Creatures of the Last Days." At the beginning of the novel, I became too attached to the duo of angelic Aziraphale and demonic Crowly and was subsequently disappointed when the narrative started to jump around to other characters (though Anathema Device was almost as interesting). By the latter part of the book, four separate groups are racing (literally!) towards the climax. As for the climax itself, well, you can't really call it a deus ex machina. Quite the opposite.
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Summary: I've read it 8 times. Hilarious. My favourite.
Review: Definitely up on par with the Hitchhiker's Guide series. I've read them all and though Good Omens isn't sci-fi, the cheery way in which the subject of the Apocalypse is handled defies adequate description. Crowley and Azirapheles *make* this book. I great gift, too; I've given it to 4 friends and they've all *loved* it. I don't go agog over books too easily, but this one holds a treasured spot on my bookshelf.
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Summary: The Apocalypse arrives humourously
Review: When I first began to read this book, I had no idea that by the end I would have laughed more reading it than I had during the past year. A creative and unusual twist on the end of the world, I liked the lack of polarities in the book that many writers slip into when contrasting good and evil.
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Summary: YES! YES! YES!ABSOLUTELY THE MOST HILARIOUS BOOK ON EARTH.
Review: I've always been a fan of unusual books, and this one is, Hands Down, THE weirdest book I've read to date! I just wish they would make a movie out of it. The two protagonists(Crowly&Aziraphale;Crowly is the former serpent from the garden of Eden, Aziraphale is the guardian of the gate) make an extremely hilarious pair, even though the whole basis of the book is Apocalyptic. You know those rare books that come along, the ones that you just can't get the scenes out of your head and you HAVE to go and read certain parts OVER & OVER, This is one of those books. The humor is scattered throughout the book, and occasionally it's hard to get if you don't go back and re-read parts. My mom just read the first chapter and liked it. I just hope that those few people who think a sequel is possible are right... Yet Again, KarliBear & Baby Godzilla
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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: Well, since everyone else has already given this book five stars, there's really not much left to say, except to agree with all of them. This book really *is* the funniest thing I've ever read--it's funnier than Doug Adams, it's funnier than Monty Python. When was the last time you laughed out loud when you were sitting all by your self in an empty room? I found myself wishing my roommate would get home so I could read it to her, and I've had friends tell me they read some passages aloud to strangers in a restaurant. I suppose it's only natural that it should be good with names like Gaiman and Pratchett on the cover. Although the writing itself if most definitely "Pratchett" in flavor, Neil's influence is quite apparent in the book's conception, especially in the ideas of heaven and hell, and in a few truly chilling images, such as when the stones of Stonehenge are seen to moving, like iron filings in a magnetic field, and the field is centered on one little boy in a small, quiet town... You'll laugh. You'll laugh some more. You probably won't cry, unless you're just the sort of person who fancies a good cry now and again. Just read it. It's bloody brilliant.
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