Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch | Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett | good omens is more than good, it's fabulous

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	Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett HarperTorch, 2006 - 432 pages average customer review:based on 523 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

great melding of the minds/ melding of great minds

First, it's laugh out loud in some places, so be warned. Second, I loved trying to figure out who wrote what bit... it was easy, and I'm probably wrong on 90% of it. Gaiman's dry and sharp wit tempered Pratchett's word play and silliness to make a SUBLIME novel prophecy about the (not quite) end of the world.

good omens is more than good, it's fabulous

Good Omens was way too much fun. I loved it--so much that I read it again a second time as soon as I finished it. It's about Armegeddon, written with humor, intelligence, and a lovely sense of timing. Quirky, hysterical, the story works on all sorts of levels. And the characters are immensely likable... even the bad guys. If you like humorous, fantastical books, definitely read this one.

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Nice and Accurate prophecies on the end of the world

I find a lot of fantasy comedy rather forced, but this excursion into the land of the apocalypse is clever and funny. It's a case where having two authors involved in a book really seems to have paid off.

The Antichrist is born - and both Heaven and Hell are in a race to make sure he does what THEY want. However, Agnes Nutter, Witch and Prophet has seen all this coming and has got her descendents to make sure that the best well laid plans can be thwarted - or at least twisted into a new shape.

I enjoyed this novel. Its one of those books that the more you think about it you realise that it rips off a lot of well known horror movies and adventure stories and to top it off is packed with relevant social commentary. Having said that though, they don't stop you enjoying a story that will make most people laugh out loud a few times before they know they've even done it.

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Totally overrated

It's Holy Grail meets The Omen. Very clever conceit/premise with a few funny scenes scattered throughout. In general, however, I found the writing to be subpar and the characters were only vaguely fleshed out (except for Crowley and Az). Most of the time I could actually hear the authors patting themselves on the back for being so clever. Ugh. Not sure why everyone raves about this book. I haven't read the other Neil Gaiman books so not sure if this is a typical effort or if I have Terry Pratchett to blame.

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