Book Reviews of Good Omens

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy meets Monty Python in a very amusing version of the biblical apocalypse. Will probably only appeal to those who enjoy this type of humor. On those grounds, your mileage may very. Two thumbs up from me!

I love this book. Absolutely hysterical. I've read it no less than 5 times and it's fantastic every time. I've also owned 3 different copies of it because they wind up being stolen from me, everyone I know that has read it has loved it. I definitely reccomend it.

Who would have thought that the coming of Armageddon would be hilariously funny? Nobody but Pratchett and Gaiman---and they make the readers crack up laughing too!
We hear the world will end on a Saturday . . . next Saturday.
But Sister Mary Loquacious of the Chattering Order has misplaced the Antichrist. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (in Hell's Angels leathers) ride motorcycles. And the representatives of Heaven and Hell have decided that they actually LIKE the human race . . . so do we absolutely HAVE to hold Armageddon now?

If this book isn't on your wish list... well that probably means you've already read it. But still, this is the greatest pre post apocalypse story ever. A true must read.

The end of the world will be happening next week, by the way. It takes a band of children (and a dog) plus "agents" from Heaven and Hell to make it all better. Hilarious!

What a fun read! I had the best time with this book and even remarked to my husband that it would make a hilarious movie. Some parts are definitely British humor (and not that easy to understand), but it doesn't matter. The whole thing is wonderful.

I enjoyed this book. It's not one that I'd read more than once though. Good Omens was very much like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Monty Pyton in humor!

This is pretty good, actually. It starts being more clever than funny, but ends very satisfactorily. Good read.

Well that is if you're a Gaiman fan, a Pratchett fan, or both. You could also be a fan of Douglas Adams, or Monty Python. But then it really isn't necessary to be a fan of any of them at all.
In brief: Seemingly Normal British kid is actually the AntiChrist. Screwed up demon and even more screwed up angel set off on a quest to find him. Along with the Witchfinder general, his bumbling assistant and- like the kid needed more worries- the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. Hilarity (with a side of possible nuclear destruction) ensues.
I've read it time and time again, and I refuse to swap this one. Get your own.

Go on, get your own.

One of my favorite books, ever; I heard of it on a writing website and decided to give it a try. Totally worth getting and reading, and probably keeping.

Like reading a Monty Python skit. This is very amusing and irreverent.

I have just finished reading "Good Omens" for the third or fourth time, and am pleased to say that it remains as fresh and original this time through as it was the first time.

Bar none, this is the finest novelization of the Apocalypse ever written. Leave "Left Behind" under the short leg of your table, where it's actually useful; and never mind the attempts of other authors to cash in on Antichrist fever. If the End of Days doesn't happen the way authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett have described, there needs to be a do-over.

The bulk of the action takes place in what is supposed to be the last week of history as the armies of heaven and hell amass for the epic conclusion of their war, and the culmination of human history. There's only one little problem. The forces of hell accidentally misplaced the Antichrist shortly after he was born, and no one's really sure where to find him. As Judgment Day draws near, a demon and an angel who have been living on earth for so long that they can't bear to see it destroyed, join together in a desperate effort to find him and avert Armageddon.

Not surprisingly, the book is full of oblique references to "The Omen," which at the time was the most recognizable story to feature the Antichrist. The juxtaposition of that brand of horror with a life appropriate for Just William makes "Good Omens" a rollicking good read.

The fast-paced British humor that Pratchett and Gaiman bring to the book is one reason to return to this book again and again, and to be honest, it is reason enough. But these two are also intelligent writers, and there's enough meat in the book to draw me back long after the jokes will have worn out. (If that ever happens, which seems unlikely.)

Wow, really makes you think about a few things. The ending is worth wading through the middle. If you liked the movie "Dogma" this is a book for you

Irreverent; definately an alternate view of the human universe.

Outstanding --the Apocolypse has never been funnier.

Very funny read in a Douglas Adams style.

in the vein of The Hitchhiker's Guide...

this book is really funny.

Hilarious read.

Fans of Douglas Adams will really enjoy this book. A funny, british look at the apocalypse.

I got this book from a Teen Reading Club I was in years ago...I never read it all the way but from what I did read, I enjoyed.

They don't come much better. Funny stuff for the religious and non-religious alike.

I'm not quite finished yet, but it's made me laugh out loud several times. It is, in fact, very similar in writing style to ''The Hitchhiker's Guide''.

I had heard very good things about Gaiman and Pratchett. Parts of this book are very funny, but some how I never finished this one!

Okay, I'd normally never give away anything by Pratchett or Gaiman, but I've got two copies. This satire of the Apocalypse is howlingly funny, and it might just be my favorite book.

Laughed hard. I enjoyed the breakdown to reality and the other worlds. I did prefer Neverhwere to this book and Wyrd Sisters as well.

This book made me laugh so loud, and so unexpectedly, and in so many public places... the general public probably thinks that I am as off-kilter as the characters in the book. Wonderful, wonderful story. I can't imagine anyone not loving Good Omens.

loved it!

Like Terry Pratchett's Discworld series? Then you may like this book, too. It is *not* Discworld, but is still a good diversion.

A most engaging story. I highly recommend it. I wouldn't have gotten rid of it, but we had two copies. Snatch this read up!

WOW! What a fantastic book! I loved the whole humorous take on the apocolypse. This book was great fun. It's about an angel, a demon (who are friends), a witchfinder and his private, the four horsemen of the apocolypse, a fortune teller, a witch, the Antichrist and his three friends. I don't want to go into detail, because it would totally spoil the book! But the underlying message of the book is basicly to charish our freedom of choice and that even the angels and Satan don't know what God's plan is, let alone us humans! I would highly recommend this book! It's great!!

Good omens is one of my #1 FAVORITE books of all time. It is HILARIOUS. Nothing I say can describe how much I love this book. Read it now. You know you want to.

This is a hilarious comedy about the apocolypse and one that EVERYONE should read, regardless of religious background. Satire at it's best!

This has to be the funiest book i have ever read. After reading this book I trully velieve that god does have a sencee of humore.

Reminded me of "Letters from Earth" by Mark Twain. Very funny without being mean. If your faith is shaken by this it needs to be.

couldn't finish it, too far out for me.

very funny

Every book by Neil Gaiman is great.

A light-hearted account of the Apocalypse a la Terry Pratchett.

It was funny, but not for the weak of faith.

Covers everything from Creation to the Apocolypse, but probably misses a few things in between.

science fiction that is funny, outrageous, silly - by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett!

End of the world - next Saturday! "The Apocolypse has never been funnier"

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