Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Book Review: brill-brill-brill-brill-brill-brill (brill)
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow. Wow. I am amazed. What a wonderful novel. As an avid Pratchett fan, I have to say this is one of his best works. And Neil Gaimen! I sincerely hope they write another book together. This is especially funny if you have a strong grasp of organized religion. Heehee.Book Review: My very favorite book.
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't usually read books more that once, but this one, I've lost count of the number of times. I love it. Soooo funny, each time I read it I laugh out loud... I recommend it to anyone who'll listen to me.Book Review: Bloody dolphin mate!! Perhaps too much dolphin!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm going to go out on a limb here, and go against the grain, and put my neck out, and lay my cards on the table, (and all the other little phrases that even etymology can't explain) and say how utterly baffled I was at the end of this book. Although I found it hilarious, especially the 'other' four horsemen, I found the conclusion to be pointless and devoid of any reason. But that feeling of reading 382 and a half pages and 'not seeing a point' is one reason why I love this book!! Everyone else has said the other reasons, so read their reviews. I've had my piece of the pie (i'm doing it again) so if anyone feels the need to berate me for what i've written, please do so!! Well done Neil and Terry!!Book Review: A Nice ande Verry Accurate Prophesie
Summary: 5 Stars
"Good Omens"... The title says it all, doesn't it? If you haven't read this tome of magnificence, do so on the double. You won't regret it. If you're an avid fan of the pragmatic comic fantasy and sci-fi genre (as am I), into Douglas Adams, Tom Holt, Spike Milligan, the Goons, Monty Python, Red Dwarf, and just about everything else, you'll absolutely and undeniably enjoy this novel. It's co-authored by the infintesimally gifted Neil Gaiman, but is more of a scintillating rip-snorting effort of Pratchettian humour. It isn't Pterry's best, contrary to popular belief, that much coveted award has to be given to "Small Gods" (see my review of it), but "Good Omens" is nevertheless a refreshing, hilarious, insightful, cynical look at life, the universe, everything, and quite appropriately, witchfinding. "Good Omens" is...well, let's put it like this: it is a novel that, as Terry Gilliam says, is a children's story, and it's about the Antichrist. Funnily enough, the Antichrist is a nice comic-book dwelling young man named Adam, who has been displaced on planet Earth, Tadfield, to bring about the much-prepared Apocalypse. Unfortunately, Adam doesn't particularly enthuse upon this concept. He's not demonic, he's not angelic, he's only human, and that's the way it is. Meanwhile, Aziraphale the bookshop-proprietor and angel on the side, and Crowley, the serpent of the Garden of Eden and anti-Freddy Mercury enthusist, are having too good a time of it to let the world see its end, and so they go about relocating the Antichrist, and halt the Day of Reckoning after they finish off a round of pints. Meanwhile, Anathema Device, great granddaughter of Agnes Nutter, the only truly accurate prophet to the wavering future, is attempting to decipher her ancestor's prophesies...but she loses the book. Ah-oh. Meanwhile, Newton Pulsifer (Latin derivative: PULSION = the act or action of pushing, eg. giving, and PULSIFY = leguminous vegetable, eg. peas; literally the 'Giver of Peas/Peace')has been employed as a Witchfinder, meets the lovable rogue Shadwell, and Madame Tracy, and all these characters start the ball rolling... "Good Omens" is saturated in hilarious gags, frequently funny footnotes, eccentric characterisations, and brilliant satiric observations of how humanity has not got to grips on reality. "Good Omens" is a very funny, theological and philosophical book exploiting the reader to our only Salvation. It does not poke fun at Jesus, nor God, but merely the closed train of thought that Heaven and Hell are as disorganized as this or any other world. "Good Omens" is a riot. Some of the lines are so utterly brilliant and memorable they simply adhere to your head ("What?" <"I said we burn faggots." <"Alright!")And some of the scenes are so hysteric and historic, they will never die ("I want to be Really Cool People" for example). It's certainly a good thing that "Good Omens" is going to be filmed by Terry Gilliam, because I have no doubt that if he does it accurately, it will be his greatest work yet. Lovely stuff!Book Review: "Heaven to read&you'll laugh like hell"; they were so right!
Summary: 5 Stars
I though Reaper Man was terrific,and then there was Good Omens. I recommended the book to all my friends, because I can't recall myself enjoying a book as much as I enjoyed this one. Especially the four extra Horsemen - er.. Bikers, sorry. It's a must to all Pratchett fans and defenitely to everyone else too. Even after reading it so many times, it's still one of my ultimate favourites.