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Summary: The funniest book ever written.
Review: Neil Gaiman's extraordinary storytelling abilities combined
with Terry Pratchett's sense of humor makes this the funniest
book you will ever read.
To merge two great talents into something even greater
is the hardest thing to do.
But Gaiman and Pratchett's many phonecalls over the atlantic
ocean payed off big time.
If you want a great story and a thousand laughs this is
the book for you.
If not, why do you read books?
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Summary: Darker Pratchett, Lighter Gaiman
Review: For those of you who have "left the church"(and you know who you are)but still can't shake the guilt or dismiss the midnight bull sessions you had freshman year, this book is for you.
Gaiman loves the dark side of Christian dogma, Pratchett, the humanity behind all dogmas. Together they create a world within
the narrow confines of the Revelation vision that will have you
chuckling all the way to vespers. I was particularly fond of Famine, who transcended his crude beginings of drought and crop failure. He found a way to include
the rich in his schemes so that he could persue a more oppulant lifestyle. Death is Death, a favorite Pratchett character of mine no matter
where he is and somehow, always the constant.
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Summary: Gloomy Gaiman tempered by Perky Pratchett
Review: If either author has ever appealed, read this and snigger. Giving new life to the "The Omen" story of Apocalypse Soon, and avoiding the worst excesses of both authors, Good Omens is very, very funny. At times, the individual authors styles seem to risk creeping out and overwhelming the book, but overall this is a surprisingly cohesive and charming tale guaranteed to bring out the (devils) child in anyone
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Summary: What was God REALLY thinking?
Review: Yeah, it's hilarious, and yeah, comparisons to Hitchhiker's
Guide are inevitable, but, well, look. Forget 'Who Wrote
the Bible?' because this is it. The first chapter says it
all. The humor is excellent, and the theme of the reality
behind the supposed war between heaven and hell is one that
Gaiman has explored more than once; it's reminiscent of
"Sandman: Season of Mists" and the short story "Murder
Mysteries" (from the collection "Angels and Visitations").
This is an ideal partnership and one that I, for one,
applaud.
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Summary: Hysterically funny version of the Apocalypse!
Review: I banged my head on a wall laughing at this book! This story
of Armageddon & the people who try to stop it will leave you rolling on the floor. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as
Hell's Angels? It's like "Hitchhiker's Guide" meets "Illusions!"
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Summary: Excellent satire.
Review: Good Omens does for Christian Mythology what the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy does for classic science
fiction. The writing style is even similar, which isn't surprising considering that Neil Gaiman is also the author
of Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion. This is a hilarious must-read. Treat yourself.
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Summary: Funniest book ever written about the Anti-Christ
Review: This is quite possibly *the* funniest book I have ever read. Terry Pratchett is an absolute genius (read the Discworld books--NOW!), and Gaiman manages to give the book the appropriate dark touches. Brilliant
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Summary: Hitchhikers Guide to Horror
Review: If "The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy" were written
as an occult thriller about the apocolypse, this would be it.
Written by the authors of the Discworld series and the Sandman comic book.
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Summary: If you like British humor...
Review: Think Monty Python meets Douglas Adams' Hitchiker's Guide. Throw in a bit of Dogma (the Kevin Smith film), and you have this book. If you like all three of these, you'll probably enjoy Good Omens. It helps to have a basic understanding of Biblical prophecy and a bit of appreciation for British humor. Without these, you might get a bit lost. The only thing I didn't like about this book is that I had a hard time figuring out where it was going a lot of the time. It felt like there were a lot of unnecessary scenes. I kept waiting and waiting for the Apocalypse to come around, but it seemed to take forever. Still, it was worth reading. I laughed outloud at several of the jokes, and the two main characters--the representitves from heaven and hell pictured on the cover were hysterical. It's worth the seven dollars just for them.
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Summary: Angels, Demons, Death, and Witches--What More Can You Want?
Review: "Good Omens" is one of the funniest books I have ever had the good fortune to find on a library search engine, and that's something considering that I've read nearly all of Mr. Pratchett's wonderful Discworld novels. I especially enjoyed how, in usual PTerry style, the story had several plots going at once that are constantly interrupted by each other but that somehow all come together in the end. Crowley and Aziraphale are just about the coolest demon/angel team I've ever heard of, the Them were fabulous "kid" characters, and of course our four horsemen (excuse me--horsePEOPLE) made their few cameo appearances quite hilarious. (I'm a little prejudiced when it comes to this area--DEATH has always been my favorite Pratchett character and I was absolutely thrilled when I read the "Cast List" and found Him on it) Anyone who loves to laugh at human nature and of course at the Book of Revelations will find "Good Omens" to be a great read. Terry and Neil, you should get together more often! ^_^
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