books 2011 // # 11 - Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
Title: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman [1990]
Series: ---.
Genre: Humor. Fantasy.
Length: 412 pages.
Summary: The world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday. Just before dinner, according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies written in 1655. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. [Source].
Review in 5 words or less: Hilarious | Witty | Fast-paced | Insane, but in a good way |
Personal Rating: ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ of 5.
Review:
Brilliant book! Having read it I now completely get the hype surrounding Good Omens and the combination of Pratchett and Gaiman.
Good Omens is a hilarious book with many scenes that made me laugh out loud (naturally, at the most inopportune moments when I should have kept quiet instead). The book is doubtlessly crazy, clever and has some of the most remarkable characters I have ever come across. A mad masterwork. Recommended.
Links:
T. Pratchett - official website, Pratchett @ wikipedia
N. Gaiman - official website, Gaiman @ wikipedia
Other books I've read by these authors:
→ Gaiman: Stardust (1999). American Gods (2001).
→ Pratchett: Moving Pictures (1990). Reaper Man (1991). The Wee Free Men (2003). Wintersmith (2006).