Good omens

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• Book Review: Good Omens

  Ineffable. In a nutshell, that’s exactly what this book is. The End. ... (read full critics)

  thebooksmugglers published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

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  A very good novel, from two exceptional writers. As far as writing style is concerned, it is very difficult to tell Pratchett and Gaiman apart: this means the book looks like it was written by a single author with double the ideas ;)
  Definitely worth reading, even if you don't know much about P ... (continue)

  A very good novel, from two exceptional writers. As far as writing style is concerned, it is very difficult to tell Pratchett and Gaiman apart: this means the book looks like it was written by a single author with double the ideas ;)
  Definitely worth reading, even if you don't know much about Pratchett's or Gaiman's other works.

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  Simbul said on Oct 3, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  Ineffable ... paradoxically ineffable

  Accurate and prophetical like Agnes Nutter's wicked book.
  Maybe the last part seems a little bit chaotic , but the world was facing Armageddon , so maybe also the two Masters (Pratchett & Gaiman) were about to loose their focus.

  The description of the future given in the last page is really a GOOD ... (continue)

  Accurate and prophetical like Agnes Nutter's wicked book.
  Maybe the last part seems a little bit chaotic , but the world was facing Armageddon , so maybe also the two Masters (Pratchett & Gaiman) were about to loose their focus.

  The description of the future given in the last page is really a GOOD OMEN indeed and for anyone with a child also touching!

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  Roberto Palazzolo said on Dec 14, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  "Listen", said Crowley desperately, "how many musician do you think your side have got, eh? First grade, I mean".
  Aziraphale looked taken aback.
  "Well, I should think-" he began,
  "Two", said Crowley. "Elgar and Listz. That's all. We've got the rest. Beethoven, Brahms, all the Bachs, Mozart, the lot ... (continue)

  "Listen", said Crowley desperately, "how many musician do you think your side have got, eh? First grade, I mean".
  Aziraphale looked taken aback.
  "Well, I should think-" he began,
  "Two", said Crowley. "Elgar and Listz. That's all. We've got the rest. Beethoven, Brahms, all the Bachs, Mozart, the lot. Can you imagine eternity with Elgar?"
  Aziraphale shoot his eyes "All too easily", he groaned.

  "Heaven has no taste"
  "Now-"
  "And not one single sushi restaurant."

  In italiano è bello. In lingua originale è anche meglio.

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  Aryaali76 said on Jul 26, 2011 | 2 feedbacks

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  A little dated now maybe?
  I understand that it is goimg to be made into a film shortly too. I haven't like Terry Pratchett's other books being made into film because alot of his fun is in the footnotes that have never been put in the films.
  I agree that the 2 authors write as one voice which is ex ... (continue)

  A little dated now maybe?
  I understand that it is goimg to be made into a film shortly too. I haven't like Terry Pratchett's other books being made into film because alot of his fun is in the footnotes that have never been put in the films.
  I agree that the 2 authors write as one voice which is excellent

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  said on Jan 23, 2012 | Add your feedback

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  Clever Clever Armageddon

  An Antichrist to stop Armageddon with the help of an angel and a demon rebelling against joined forces of Evil and Good. A book considered hilarious by many reviewers, but i couldn't laugh more than a couple of times. The ending is quite predictable. Too many characters thus not so thoroughly sketch ... (continue)

  An Antichrist to stop Armageddon with the help of an angel and a demon rebelling against joined forces of Evil and Good. A book considered hilarious by many reviewers, but i couldn't laugh more than a couple of times. The ending is quite predictable. Too many characters thus not so thoroughly sketched. A bad of copy of the Hitchhikers Guide to te Galaxy to me.

  Non mi ha fatto ridere, è questo è un peccato mortale!

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  Slartibartfast said on Dec 7, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  three stars and and Half

  5 stars for some great, great ideas. A genius

  But 2 stars for some boring (to me) parts.

  All in all I think Pratchet is not my kind of writer

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  Norbert Spina said on Nov 27, 2011 | Add your feedback

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