Name: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Rating: 4.166666666666667 (1086 reviews)
ISBN: 9780062934918

Neil Gaiman

Terry Pratchett

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

When the armies of Heaven and Hell decide it's time for Armageddon, a demon and an angel decide they like life on earth and team up to stop the coming Apocalypse

The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch : a Novel

Good Omens

Jose Sbuck

Marija

I was reading this book in English. I bought it in English (and English is not my first language). And I must admit I had problems with reading anything Mr Shadwell said ("Have ye got yer ane scissors"). But after 3 hours of reading it was more like: <br />"7H15 M3554G3 53RV35 7O PR0V3 H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5! 1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5! 1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG 17 WA5 H4RD BU7 N0W, 0N 7H15 LIN3 Y0UR M1ND 1S R34D1NG 17 4U70M471C4LLY W17H 0U7 3V3N 7H1NK1NG 4B0U7 17, B3 PROUD! 0NLY C34R741N P30PL3 C4N R3AD 7H15."<br />And I was proud I read it. (Good Omens, not the message above.) And I liked it. A lot. And I will read it again- over and over again.<br />Thank you Mr Gaiman and Mr Pratchett

Julie Strietelmeier

Fun read! Now I can go watch the Amazon Prime series!

According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.

So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon-both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle-are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.

And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist . . .

I wanted to read this ahead of the last season, that's coming out and it's so well written and hilarious. 

Valentina

I wanted to read this ahead of the last season, that's coming out and it's so well written and hilarious. 
That said, f*ck Neil Gaiman

Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don't let you go around again until you get it right' According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, Judgement Day is almost upon us and the world's going to end in a week . . . Now people have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it's only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day. But what if, for once, the predictions are right, and the apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday, just after tea? You could spend the time left drowning your sorrows, giving away all your possessions in preparation for the rapture, or laughing it off as (hopefully) just another hoax. Or you could just try to do something about it. It's a predicament that Aziraphale, a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley, a fast-living demon now finds themselves in. They've been living amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and, truth be told, have grown rather fond of the lifestyle and, in all honesty, are not actually looking forward to the coming Apocalypse. And then there's the small matter that someone appears to have misplaced the Antichrist . . .

the book is simultaneously funny and irritating. the prolonged chapters of the children sometimes made me want to rip out my hair. the parts with crowley and aziraphale are obviously my favourites

Vincent Osvald

Thought this would get me out of a reading slump but put me even deeper. Fascinating that Amazon managed to adapt it for screen so seamlessly. 

Patrick Book

Ryan Mateyk

"His knowledge of country lore was a little hazy, but he felt fairly sure that if the cows lay down, it meant rain. If they were standing it would probably be fine. These cows were taking it in turns to execute slow and solemn somersaults, and he wondered what it presaged for the weather."

Good Omens tells the story of the Apocalypse and features a huge cast of characters, including the Four Horsemen.. er, Bikers of the Apocalypse, a gang of youngsters led by the Antichrist, a witch, some witch-hunters and a demon and an angel who have grown quite used to their cushy lives on Earth.

It was easily one of the funniest works of fiction I’d ever read in my life. The writing was quite erratic, with scenes often cutting to descriptions of new characters or scenes that would never be described again, but it was all in the name of a good joke. And there were many, many of those found in this little book. Plenty of them found in the footnotes (yes, this book has jokes in fictitious footnotes).

I highly recommend if you’re looking for a funny read. It was a zany religious satire with plenty of laughs, but it also managed to spin a nice (heartwarming?) update on the classic story of the battle of good and evil.

Itzel

As of today I still don't know where I stand with this book. I liked the characters (All of them, I should say), the plot was interesting, the writing was witty... but somehow, the book as a whole didn't click with me, I felt much more connected while reading Gaiman's American Gods.

Oh, yes, sure, I liked it, and Aziraphale, Crowley, Adam, Pepper, Anathema, Newt, and even Death joined my list of Characters I really, really Like, but still, I feel like I could have liked it more.

In some parts, the style greatly reminded me of Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and that made me smile.

It's a good reading, and when you read it, you'll probably end up caring a lot about the characters, and probably you'll also laugh a lot. It's good, even if it failed to utterly amaze me.

Taking a cynical look at the horror genre, this book features Crowley and Aziraphale, two friends who attempt to prevent the prophesised Armageddon. When the Antichrist is born they divert him from his original home at the American Embassy to Tadfield, where he grows into an unkempt individual.

The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Leslie Huffington 

Sarah Sammis

Agnes Nutter probably prophesied this but it's still worth celebrating; Good Omens is my 365th review for the year!

Good Omens is the brilliant novel collaboration between Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett with a guest appearance by Death. See, it's the coming apocalypse and Death is one of the Four Horsemen except that Pestilence has quit in a huff and Pollution is filling in for him.

At the center of the world's destruction is the 12 year old Antichrist. He should be living in the United States but he's apparently not. Can the forces of good and evil find him and set things right before they go completely pear shaped?

Good Omens is an enjoyable book with humor similar to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. Gaiman and Pratchett play off of each other well although the pacing of the ending does stutter a bit. I'll forgive the book the last thirty pages since I enjoyed the rest of it so much.

According to the 'Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter' - the world's only totally reliable guide to the future - the world will end on Saturday.

C. D’Orsay 

Humourous, irreverent and clever... That pretty much sums the book up.  It's not often that I laugh out loud when reading, but this book coaxed a few.

Deepika Ramesh

'Good Omens' makes me remember why I love Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, and PG Wodehouse. This book is charming, funny, and moves my heart every now and then. :) And, the book tells me that some angels are angels, and some devils are angels.

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

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