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

Paperback – March 5, 2019

Price
$11.14
Format
Paperback
Pages
400
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0062697257
Dimensions
5.31 x 0.9 x 8 inches
Weight
10.1 ounces

Description

Review “The Apocalypse has never been funnier.” — Clive Barker “Hilariously naughty.” — Kirkus Reviews “Wacky and irreverent.” — Booklist “Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python.” — San Francisco Chronicle “Fiendishly funny.” — New Orleans Times-Picayune “From beginning to end, GOOD OMENS is side-splittingly funny . . . a ripping good time.” — Rave Reviews “If you’ve never read [GOOD OMENS], don’t miss it now. Grade: A.” — Rocky Mountain News “It could be called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Armargeddon.” — Palm Beach Post “[L]ittle asides, quirky observations, simple puns and parody eventually add up to snorts, chortles and outright laughs.” — San Diego Union-Tribune “What’s so funny about Armageddon? More than you’d think . . . GOOD OMENS has arrived just in time.” — Detroit Free Press “Full-bore contemporary lunacy. A steamroller of silliness that made me giggle out loud.” — San Diego Union-Tribune “A direct descendant of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” — New York Times “An utter delight—fresh, exciting, uproariously funny.” — Poul Anderson “Outrageous . . . read it for a riotous good laugh!” — Orlando Sentinel “I whooped . . . I laughed . . . I was in near hysterics.: — New York Review of Science Fiction “A slapstick Apocalypse, a grinning grimoire, a comic Necronomicon, a hitchhiker’s guide to the netherworld.” — James Morrow, author of Only Begotten Daughter “One Hell of a funny book.” — Gene Wolfe “Hilarious!” — Locus “Huge fun.” — Sunday Express (London) “Irreverently funny and unexpectedly wise . . . Highly recommended.” — Library Journal “Something like what would have happened if Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins and Don DeLillo had collaborated.” — Washington Post From the Back Cover The world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday. Just before dinner, according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world’s only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. Oh, and someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. Put New York Times bestselling authors Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman together . . . and all Hell breaks loose. In a very good way. About the Author Neil Gaiman is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for children and adults whose award-winning titles include Norse Mythology, American Gods, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett), Coraline , and The Sandman graphic novels. Neil Gaiman is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR and Professor in the Arts at Bard College. Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed author of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Color of Magic , was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of more than fifty bestselling books which have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal for his young adult novel, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest services to literature was to avoid writing any. He lived in England and died in 2015 at the age of sixty-six. Read more

Features & Highlights

  • Now an Original Series on Prime Video.
  • “Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python.” —
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • The classic novel of angels, demons, and Armageddon from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, now a Prime original series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant.
  • 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 . . .

Customer Reviews

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Didn’t want to put it down

Although both authors have been recommended to me previously, this book marks the cost time I have read anything by either of them — I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It didn’t hurt that, having seen trailers for the TV series adaptation, I was hearing and picturing David Tennant every time Crowley appeared within the pages.

The characters are well-developed and imaginative, given that a number of them are not actually human. It is clear the authors know the Biblical material around which the premise of the story revolves, but they also manage to exercise creative license without making a mockery of it.

Pratchett has been recommended by other readers who have enjoyed Jasper Fforde, who is one of my favorite authors, and I could see similarities to Fforde’s style in places. (Pratchett’s Discworld is on my TBR list.) One of Gaiman’s novels is next on my list.

I also have to recommended the Harper Audiobook version, read by Martin Jarvis; I listened to it on my commute, and it was excellent. But in the process, I was enjoying the story so much I ended up buying a physical copy for my personal library.
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The ineffable Husbands are the best

Loved everything about it including the show
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This is a great fun read!

I have watched the series on AMAZON three times and loved it. When I discussed it with a friend, he suggested that I read the book itself. The book was somewhat different from the series and had many funny comments as well. The footnotes were even entertaining. Two great authors, a great series and a wonderful book. Enjoy!
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Hilarious!

I started with the TV miniseries, and if you liked that, you'll like the book. It's often verbatim what you find in the show. I listened to the audiobook while at the same time annotating the heck out of the paperback, marking such gems as this one from Pollution: "Plutonium may give you grief for thousands of years, but arsenic is forever." It's clever through and through and I'll enjoy reading it again.
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A Magnum Opus

Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens is one of the most hilarious books you’ll ever come across. I highly recommend this novel to people who enjoys fiction stories that involve heaven and hell, angels and demons. Also because it has been a delight reading it, I had to pause every few pages for a few seconds of chuckle. Not only does this story contain humorous components, there are many good components that illustrates the nature of humankind, the idea of “good” and “bad.” This is a story about an angel (who isn’t necessarily perfect) and a demon (who isn’t necessarily a monster), and how they worked together to try to stop the end of the world – which was difficult since the son of Satan has been misplaced and the ineffable plan wasn’t as ineffable as it’s made out to be.
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Hilarious, thoughtful, and full of love, I loved Good Omens!

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

Authors: Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Age Group: Adult

Genre: Fantasy

Series: Standalone

Star Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

I borrowed this book from my local library and reviewed it.

I’ve been a fan of Neil Gaiman for years, but I’m sorry to say that Good Omens is the first and thus far, the only book I’ve read by Terry Pratchett. But it certainly won’t be my last. I wish I’d read this book a long time ago, but I did it now because my husband and I watched the miniseries on Amazon Prime first. I’m glad that I watched it beforehand; it made it a lot easier to imagine what was happening in my mind. The story of a demon and an angel trying to stop the end of the world, this book was unique, funny, and well-written. It might be one of my favorites in Gaiman’s entire body of work; I almost feel cheated by myself, waiting until a show was made to read this gem. I loved it so much that I just finished it on Sunday afternoon, and I want a copy for my own collection. I was crying with laughter from practically the first page; there aren’t enough words to tell you all just how much I loved this book.

Aziraphale and Crowley are two unlikely friends on opposite sides of a war older than humanity itself: Aziraphale is an angel of God, and Crowley is a demon, sly and wily and full of mischief. When the order comes through on both sides that they must kickstart Armageddon, they are both reluctant to usher in the end of humankind. Nonetheless, when Crowley is dispatched to find the Antichrist, he obeys. Add in a fake psychic, an old, angry Scot who hunts for the supernatural, witches in particular, and the descendant of a slightly mad witch, and you’ve got something close to Good Omens. Is humanity worth saving, or will the slate be swept clean for a new start?

This book may be my favorite in Gaiman’s body of work, and for the moment, is my favorite work by Terry Pratchett. I love books that make me laugh, and from the first page, I was laughing constantly. The pacing was breakneck, and I was immediately drawn into the story; I could picture Michael Sheen and David Tennant as I read the book. Despite the long cast of characters, I loved what each of them brought to the story. Hilarious, thoughtful, and full of the power of laughter and true friendship, I loved every moment of this crazy, cheeky novel. And the adaptation was pretty close to the book; aside from taking a few characters out, it was pretty faithful to the source material. I devoured this book in less than a week, and I loved every moment of it. Humanity, through Crowley and Aziraphale’s eyes, is redeemable, and thus they decide to stop The End of Days. I loved every character in this novel, but my favorites were Aziraphale, Crowley, and Adam and Them, as well as the various denizens of Heaven and Hell. I’m kind of upset that this wasn’t the novel that got me obsessed with Neil Gaiman; despite that, the book still means so much to me, and one day, I hope to own a copy so Neil can sign mine! The bottom line: A tale of how Armageddon almost happened but didn’t, I loved Good Omens! One of the best books I’ve ever read, hands down! Next on deck: The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco!
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Improperly listed as Christian Science Fiction

This was listed as Christian Science Fiction. Not Christian at all... Not even a little bit.
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Hilarious story with plenty of laughs

The end of the world is coming. Which to Heaven and Hell is the climax of everything they've been working towards for thousands of years. But to Demon Crowley and Angel Aziraphale, it means the end of a good life and independence from their respective bosses. So they try to influence the anti-Christ to be good, which goes horribly wrong and the world is still set to end on an otherwise calm Saturday. 

I had a great time reading this book! There were so many funny moments and the characters were great to read about. Honestly, I could have had a whole book of just Crowley and Aziraphale and I would've been happy. While I liked the parts of the book with the other characters, I was waiting to get back to them two. 

I loved how multi-dimensional the book was. While there were three main plot threads (Crowley and Aziraphale, Adam and his friends, and Anathema and Newton) all the stories were well developed and meshed well together. I think having all these story lines within the same book allowed the authors to explore more aspects of the apocalypse and include more humor and satire. While all of these threads could be confusing, I think by watching the show first, I had a good grasp on what the story was about. In fact, a lot of the dialogue from the show is verbatim from the book. If you are struggling to understand the book, then I would recommend watching the show first to understand what is going on. 

Finally, I think the satire makes the book as good as it is. Without the humor, I think this would be a dry book about the apocalypse that would be too long and dense. But the humor lightens the mood and makes the somewhat boring topic more enjoyable.
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Great

Loved the book, was glad to buy a copy of my own.
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Good book

Perfect condition. Daughter loves it.