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Summary: I predict, with Agnes, you will like this
Review: People who like the Hitchhiker's trilogy will enjoy this. That doesn't mean all people who like one must like the other, but both are very funny. As you probably already know, this is a story of the apocholapse (spelling?) but with charactors such as the angel who not so much feel as sauntered vaguely downward. This is a funny story that diserves to be reread multiple times. At least for those who read books multiple times. I am surprised I hadn't read it before I did and wish I was told how good it was. Just so you know, "The trouble with trying to find a brown-covered book among brown leaves and brown water at the bottom of a ditch of brown earth in the brown, well grayish, light of dawn, was that you couldn't"
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Summary: Eh.
Review: Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (Ace, 1990) So many people seem to consider this book the Second Coming of the Hitchhiker's Guide that I'm now scared to re-read Douglas Adams, for fear that my great enjoyment of the first three Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books was youthful folly rather than appreciation of great art. Don't get me wrong, there are laugh-out-loud moments in Good Omens. But they are neither as frequent as they are in Gaiman's American Gods, nor are they couched in as gripping a prose style. The plot is, to be sure, capable of pulling the reader along; Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, are trying to figure out exactly where the Antichrist has got off to so they can start the apocalypse. Except neither (they've become friends over time) is exactly sure they want the apocalypse to start, because they've grown rather fond of Earth. It's hard to actually pinpoint any problems with Good Omens, except that perhaps it tries too hard every now and again. It just didn't grab hold and refuse to let go in the same way American Gods (or the hitchhiker's Guide) did. ***
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Summary: A Tender Look at the End of Life as We Know It
Review: "Good Omens" is delightful, charming, and wise. I like it better than anything either author has written individually (of what I've read from them thus far) - which is saying a lot, as both authors are fine writers indeed. Caught initially by the title, I first read "Good Omens" years ago. I return to it from time to time for its lovable characters, distinctive humor, zany plot, and especially for its moving conclusions - not in the least hackneyed - that love conquers all and there really is no place like home. With "Good Omens" Gaiman and Pratchett have created magic.
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Summary: An amazing story, an amazing read
Review: From the two masters of the fantasy genre comes a hilarious tale of the apocalypse, as caused by a little boy. The story follows a demon called Crowley and an angel named Aziraphale as they seek Adam, the son of the antichrist that who was accidentally switched with another boy at birth. Now, Adam is being raised by in an average middle-class home, and is one of the sweetest boys you'll ever meet, according to his parents anyway.
From the Satanic order of chattering nuns, to the death-by-holy water, this book will have you rolling on the floor and turning its pages for a long time to come. A great read.
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Summary: A Very Enjoyable Read
Review: This book was one of the best books that I've read in the past couple of years (which is quite a few). Great characters who I had a great deal of fun reading about in a very untypical story setting for an angel, a demon, and the anti-christ. I'm very glad that I took a chance on this one (as it is not of my "usual" genre which is Star Trek novels....any series or cast of characters). I think this would be a great read for a weekend away relaxing or on vacation.
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Summary: Hysterical and clever
Review: The Antichrist has been born and the Apocalypse is imminent. The hosts of Heaven and Hell couldn't be happier, ready for the battle they've been waiting for since the fall of Lucifer-- all except Crowley the demon and Aziraphale the angel, that is. They've been down on the earth since the beginning and have grown rather fond of it. Question is, will they be able to put a stop to it? By far the funniest book I've ever read. It's a welcome change from the heavier stuff I usually read. The combined talents of Gaiman and Pratchett really have put out a first-rate book, clever and wonderfully satirical all the way through! The plot is excellent and the colorful characters oven in are charming. We have the unlikely alliance of Crowley and Aziraphale, a rather unworldy Odd Couple; Anathema Device, professional descandant and occultist; Sergeant Shadwell, in charge of the Witchfinder Army; Newt Pulsifer, wannabe computer technician and reluctant Witchfinder; Adam, the Antichrist but otherwise a typical eleven year old boy; and a whole host of other characters! If you need a laugh, check this story out. If you want a clever and unique story, check it out. If you enjoy good books in general, check it out!
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Summary: Could have been better
Review: There's a quote on the cover that calls it "A direct descendant of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". And while I think the type of wacky humor is very similar, it really pales in comparison. The authors never really sold me on the characters. Crowley is no Zaphod and Anathema no Trillian. All of them just feel underdeveloped through the first couple of hundred pages.
It was by no means a page turner, just something I picked back up every couple of days and read a few dozen pages in.
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Summary: a fanboy's dream come true
Review: oh...my...God...and Lucifer, for that matter. This is one of my favorite books of all time by two of my favorite authors of all time. This is a treat for anyone who likes either of these authors, Douglas Adams, or Monty Python. Gaiman has a penchant for the darker, more serious side fantasy (but is not without his own sense of humor) whereas Pratchett is the king of slapstick fantasy (but is not without his own serious side). In 'Good Omens' they seamlessly blend their styles together to create a beautifully hilarious masterpiece of a novel. The footnotes, a staple of Pratchett's Discworld novels, are absolutely priceless and indispensable. There has never been a funnier novel about the end of the world and one would be hardpressed to surpass this apocalyptic literary work of art anytime in the future. My only hope is that the plans (that have been many years in the making) of turning this novel into a film finally come to fruition.
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Summary: What a fantastic read.
Review: This book was recommended to me by one of my husband's coworkers. It was recommended to her by two other coworkers. I have recommended it to at least ten other people, one of whom ordered it and one of whom is receiving it from me for a birthday present. It's irreverent, clever, thoughtful and just plain fun. I'm the plot queen and I absolutely couldn't guess the twists and turns in the plot (except the hilariously obvious ones). Pratchett & Gaiman have done homage to Douglas Adams, and they have done it properly.
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Summary: A Well Thumbed Favorite.
Review: I've read this almost as many times as I've read the Tolkein trilogy, that's how much I enjoy it. Pratchett and Gaiman are masters of their craft and I find myself reaching for this book whenever world politics is getting too serious and puritanical (which is quite often these days). It's similar in tone to Douglass Adams, so if you enjoyed Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, you'll enjoy this. And if you've read other Gaiman or other Pratchett works (or both) then you will enjoy reading the story these two melded together. My copy is so worn now, I might have to get a new one myself, even though this one was signed by Neil Gaiman....
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