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 Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:25 pm
This months book is Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It is a comedy, and here is where we shall be discussing it! biggrin
Without further ado, you may begin the conversation.
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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:25 pm
I love this book- I think this warrants a re-read.
But I just wanted to say I loved the comraderie between the Demon and the Angel- it was a really good element to the book and can be taken so many ways- Pratchett and Gaiman seem to be able to provoke thought and ideas while also providing an enjoyable and downright hilarious read.
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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 1:10 am
The dynamic relationship between Crawly and Azaraphael was pretty interesting, but in my opinion Azaraphael's character was much shallower than Crawly. Essentially, there was little development on the Angel's part until the point where he put out the US guard, which was damn near the end of the novel. Crawly was unique in that strong hints were given throughout the book as to Crawly's motives: he was following orders. If the authors intended to drive home the point I believe they were trying to make, Crawly and Azaraphael should've been equal but opposite. Each should've reflected only their individual part in the duality of the Christian religion. The reader couldn't help but sympathize more with the demon, because his character was so much better written. That smashed the entire "good and evil are just words for different sides" doctrine that Gaimen and Prachett seemed to be harping on.
I'll post up more later, I'm getting kind of sleepy.
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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 2:36 pm
Good Omens, as Mara-ani said, definitely warrants a re-read. One of my favorite parts was the interpretation of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Famine's part in the fast food industry, was one of my favorite aspects.
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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 4:44 pm
I love how the library still doesn't have this book, even though I reserved it 2 weeks ago. stare
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Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 4:17 pm
That's sad... And also part of the reason I don't use the library.
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Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 4:26 pm
Bizarrely, a friend of mine loaned me the book two months ago. I had given it back to him before I even joined Gaia, but since I only keep one book on me at a time and oft forget to change it, I wound up reading it about three times. Well, twice. Odd how things work out, isn't it?
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:18 pm
Yes, very. Still, at least it was a good book that you ended up reading twice. I don't do that very often myself... Oh, did anyone else like the nunnery? It so very perfectly exemplified the way we manage to get ourselves out of everything...
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:42 am
I'm late! XD But I finally got the book and read most of it. It was extremely funny. One of the things that comes to mind is the Hell's Angels who follow the Horseman (or is it Bikers?) of the Apocolypse. (I butchered that word. sweatdrop ) and the names they take for themselves. XD
I have to go.
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 3:14 pm
I still don't have it from the library! stressed What the hell is wrong with them? crying
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 8:17 am
Katane I still don't have it from the library! stressed What the hell is wrong with them? crying My library doesn't have it either, I'm willing to bet. Worthless places. XD
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:34 pm
Melian I'm late! XD But I finally got the book and read most of it. It was extremely funny. One of the things that comes to mind is the Hell's Angels who follow the Horseman (or is it Bikers?) of the Apocolypse. (I butchered that word. sweatdrop ) and the names they take for themselves. XD I have to go. I finally got the book! It was so good, I read it in one day. I may point out that I was book deprived at the moment, so I might have read anything. Bt I thought it was really good. I loved those guys too! Cruelty to Animals, Really Cool People..... xd
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:31 pm
I'M FINISHED!!! Took me forever, but I finally finished the book. And before the year was over. Anyways, the book was good. I liked Crowley the best. His character just had alot to it. The kids got on my nerves though. I guess that's to be expected since most 11 year olds annoy me. It was a funny book, I'm starting to really like Gaiman, and I want to read more by Pratchett.
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