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 Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:12 pm
I recently bought Good Omens after hearing much good feedback of the book. I was wondering if anyone else had any comments to add about this wonderful book. I just started and I like it very much.
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:37 am
I read it a while ago. Unfortunately, all I can remember is I snickered a lot, then made sure I had a copy to put in my personal library. Then I moved, and I lost track of half my library (including that one).
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:50 am
i absolutely adore this book, it's hilarious, original, and witty, and i've yet to find someone i told to read it who didn't enjoy it.
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:23 pm
at the time I only before read Gaimen's books, but now that I've read some of Pratchett and I look back I'm surprised how easy it is to figure out who wrote what parts <.<;
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:25 pm
My vote is biased because the only Gaimen I have read are that book and some of his Sandman comics. I LOVE Pratchett though.
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:07 am
I would say it is impossible to put a vote over which author you prefer. Both have very different writing styles and both are utterly brilliant in what they produce. I pick both =)
Good Omens though is one of my favourites because of its sheer class, wit and two of the best fantasy authors to date putting their heads to gether.
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 8:12 pm
I love this book, if only for the humorous little side notes at the bottoms of the pages. And the innuendo.
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:29 pm
I liked the thought that things weren't fundamentally good or bad, but could go either way.
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:53 pm
Could anyone tell who wrote which sections, or did they blend well?
By the way, I saw a sampler for a comic based on the book done by Phil Foglio, if anyone is familiar with his art.
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:58 pm
I haven't read Pratchett or Gaiman before, so I can't really choose. But I am putting them on my list of summer reading goals. (I had a friend at school who raved about the Discworld series.)
The first time I read Good Omens, I stopped in the first chapter. I picked it up again several months later, read it through and loved it! Recently, I re-read it (I was having surgery and I knew GO would take my mind off as I waited). Crowley and Aziraphale have to be two of my favorite characters ever. The humor was well-done--very witty and very sly. I love this book.
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:39 pm
I read Good Omens, and I found it to be decent, but I much, MUCH prefer Pratchett's work. Alone.
Terry Pratchett makes me giggle. Neil Gaiman makes me facepalm.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:25 pm
A friend of mine recently borrowed Good Omens from the city library, and since she was reading another book that she wanted to finish first, allowed me to read it when she had it out.
It was the first real laugh-out-loud book I have read in quite some time. I loved it. And have decided I must own a copy.
This same friend sent me links earlier today for a fanfiction that she found online. I have read it, and it's current two sequels (at least a third is still pending). I thought I should post the link here, because it is a truly well-done story (it even has footnotes!).
So may I please direct your attention to:
The Revenge of the Houseplants
The Return of Hastur
and
Operation Salvation
Bewarned there is some slash material in all three, so if that isn't your cup of tea I recommend you avoid them, or at least the second two. The first can stand on its own, and the slash part is very minor in it.
I hope you enjoy. biggrin
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:26 am
I've never read Good Omens but American Gods by Gaiman is excellent.
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:33 pm
I have a friend who idolizes Pratchett and Gaiman and she tooted the praises of this book for ages a few years ago when the book came out. I got a copy because I love nothing more than to love a book along with a friend...but I just didn't get the appeal. I mean, I understood the humor in it and I guess it's funny, but I just don't see it.
I will give credit to Gaiman and Pratchett for being great storytellers though, even if they aren't my cup of tea.
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:43 am
I haven't read anything by either of these authors (with the exception of Coraline, which I read in middle school). Could anyone tell me what makes their styles distinctive? I'm thinking about reading some of their books this summer.
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