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Good Omens
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780441003259
ISBN: 0441003257
Label: Ace
Manufacturer: Ace
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: May 01, 1996
Publisher: Ace
Studio: Ace
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Editorial Review:
Pratchett (of Discworld fame) and Gaiman (of Sandman fame) may seem an unlikely combination, but the topic (Armageddon) of this fast-paced novel is old hat to both. Pratchett's wackiness collaborates with Gaiman's morbid humor; the result is a humanist delight to be savored and reread again and again. You see, there was a bit of a mixup when the Antichrist was born, due in part to the machinations of Crowley, who did not so much fall as saunter downwards, and in part to the mysterious ways as manifested in the form of a part-time rare book dealer, an angel named Aziraphale. Like top agents everywhere, they've long had more in common with each other than the sides they represent, or the conflict they are nominally engaged in. The only person who knows how it will all end is Agnes Nutter, a witch whose prophecies all come true, if one can only manage to decipher them. The minor characters along the way (Famine makes an appearance as diet crazes, no-calorie food and anorexia epidemics) are as much fun as the story as a whole, which adds up to one of those rare books which is enormous fun to read the first time, and the second time, and the third time...
According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter--the world's only totally reliable guide to the future--the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just after tea...
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Not Bad, Really Picks up at the End
Good Omens (1990) is supposedly a parody based off the movie The Omen (1976) written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, which I did not know about when I read the novel and have not seen the film either. So you could say my opinion of the novel alone remains untainted.
It took me awhile to get through it, as while it was interesting, it wasn't compelling enough to keep me reaching for it, until it hit the last fourth of so. It starts out pretty slow, but with a great premise, the Antichrist ... Read More
Rating:  - Great Fun with Witty Banter
The quick wit, wry humor and awesome imagery of this book push it quickly into one of the most fun and imaginative out there. One understands the characters' behavior intimately and enjoys the roller coaster ride of a story while hilarious and ominous events constantly unfold.
I think my favorite part of the book is the representation of specific English accents and slang -- the reproductions in my head were enough to make me chuckle on more than one occasion. I don't think anyone with a sense ... Read More
Rating: - I ADORE this book
I have (at least) two copies of this book in case it becomes necessary for me to insist that a friend borrow and read it immediately. That way I won't be without it for that length of time.
This book has me in tears of laughter every time I read it.
Rating: - Such a dry wit, and such a compelling plot
I've now recommended this book to five friends, three of whom were intelligent enough to appreciate it fully ... and all of us (the intelligent ones) have read it several times, and are thinking of forming our own book club dedicated to ... Good Omens.
Bravo Srs. Pratchett and Gaiman ... usually I despise collaborations but the two of you made the story sing.
Rating: - British humour at it's best
These two authors apart are amazing,put them together and my sides were hurting through the entire book.Amazing British timing...
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