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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• I Drove My Roommate Crazy
  I first read this book in college. I'd drive my poor roommate nuts because I would stay up late reading and laughing really hard.
  LOVE this book!

• Good Omens is Just Plain Good Fun
  It is in England, eleven years before the Apocalypse, when the demon Crowley's worst fear is realized. He receives a summons from Hell to pick up the Anti-Christ and deliver the infant to a human family. The only problem is, Crowley likes the world and doesn't want it destroyed. And so, he enlists the help of his long-time rival, the angel Aziraphale, and the two set off to save humankind. Pratchett and Gaiman deliver an exquisitely crafted novel, and a hilarious and poignant examination of the most complex... more info

• Like reading a Monty Python movie... fantastic literary satire
  It is really hard to write good literary satire. Simple fact is that often satire goes too far over to the side of parody. When it crosses that line, it becomes bad mimicry rather than true satire. Think what This Is Spinal Tap would have been like if Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer just did an impression of the guys from Saxon - it would be funny for five minutes (if you actually knew who Saxon was) but ultimately the joke would get old. Over-parody leads to a stale joke and then you... more info

• Good Omens
  Things do have a connection. Amazing work, it makes you think while you are laughing so hard you wonder how it is all possible!!! Absolutely love this book, not for religious fanatics or feint of heart and soul!!!

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