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Title: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0-441-00325-7 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: May, 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.69 (357 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Exceeding Funny in its own Little Twisted Little Way
Comment: I would not reccomend this book to everyone. If you're easily offended if someone tweaks a belief or two of yours, or if your humor isn't at least a tiny little bit twisted, this book may not be for you.
Otherwise, however, this is truly a Gem. The theory behind the story is that the Antichrist was, rather unfortunately, switched at birth with some other baby, and so he's spent his life growing up with a family instead of with Angels and Devils fighting for his attention. When the time for Armageddon comes around, he is, needless to say, not ready and not quite willing either. Add to this a cast of hilarious side characters (the 4 motorcyclists of the apocalypse, the angel/part time rare book dealer, Agnes Nutter (witch/prophetess extraordinaire), and Pulsifier Newton (witchfinder private) to name a few), and you're got yourself a story that will cause people to stare at you strangely when you suddenly burst out laughing in a public area. I heartily reccomend this book to anyone who's willing to try it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolutely hysterical, wonderful plot
Comment: Most science fiction & fantasy readers will kind of tilt their heads like confused puppies at a pairing such as Gaiman & Pratchett - Gaiman is notoriously dark, and Pratchett equally notoriously light-hearted; however, these two have worked together to create an entirely brilliant piece of work.
As Clive Barker notes on the cover of this book, "The Apocalypse has never been funnier;" he's totally correct in that assessment. The basic plot is that the Antichrist has been misplaced, and the respective minions of heaven and hell actually find themselves liking people in general, and are somewhat reluctant to bring us all to our demise.
There are lines in this book that are so funny, I occasionally had difficulty breathing from laughing too hard; this duo's clever, twisted silliness is just right up my alley. Some of the passages are so wicked, so briliant, they'll leave the reader wiping tears of mirth. Being a fan of much British humor, there was a veritable plethora of chuckles in such references as Milton Keynes, England's highway system, and in the delightful idioms. The idea of heaven and hell being run by beaurocracy is amusing as well.
Devout Christian practioners may find this book to be sacreligious, if they are unable to take their religion lightly. Apart from those folks, I'd imagine that most people will really enjoy this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Pratchett and Gaiman - Success!
Comment: This book is a losely based on the film Omen. You do not have to have seen the film to thoroughly enjoy this book. It describes a very British Armageddon.
At the centre of the story are one good and one fallen angel. The fallen angel was never really convinced about Lucifer in the first case, and the good angel has a skeleton in his closet. The good angel is actually the funniest character in the whole book. For instance, he collects bible with misprints in them - I still chuckle five years after I read the book!
Prattchet supplies the humour and Gaiman the atmosphere, so even the most funny sections have a threatening undercurrent, and the scary parts are subtly funny. I hope they do more collaborations.
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Title: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman ISBN: 0380789019 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: American Gods by Neil Gaiman ISBN: 0380789035 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: stardust by Neil Gaiman ISBN: 0060934719 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 19 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman ISBN: 0060934700 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 19 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Coraline by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean ISBN: 0380977788 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 02 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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