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

Pros: hilarity without equal; amusing story; fascinating characters

Cons: umm...

Review: "Good Omens" is the story of the end of the world, and of the antichrist, named Adam. It's the story of a second-rate demon named Crowley, and a second-rate angel named Aziraphale, who are forced to work together to save humanity from the...

Pros: Funny, dark and fundamentally British.

Cons: Humour is intentionally curbed for the sake of the plot.

The Bottom Line: A great collaboration.

Review: In England the Antichrist is about to be born. Unfortunately, thanks to a couple of bumbling Satanic Midwives, the Antichrist has a new name. "Adam" knows nothing of the evil thing he is to become. As Heaven and Hell prepare for Armageddon, their ...

Pros: More humour than you can shake a stick at.

Cons: It's only 383 pages long ...

The Bottom Line: Comedy at its best. If you've never laughed out loud while reading a book, here's your chance.

Review: Good Omens is a truly superb book. I haven't previously experienced any of Neil Gaiman's work (he is listed as a comic writer) but I have been a long time fan of Terry Pratchett. I am sure that most people will have heard of Pratchett's best-selling...

Pros: Hilarious, well written, outright bizarre.

Cons: none.

Review: So, I was in the book store a couple months ago trying to spend some of my birthday money. After grabbing arms full of poetry books and the novel I initially went in for, I asked the clerk if he had any Gaiman on hand. I love Gaiman (you might have...

Pros: Depth, accuracy, humor, and the nagging feeling that something has gone wrong.

Cons: Nope.

The Bottom Line: A book worth having in your collection, a definite must read for everybody.

Review: What happens when you entrust the apocalypse into the hands of a yuppy demon and an ambiguously gay angel who've had 6000 years to get accustomed to life on earth? The funniest damn version of the end of the world ever written. Rife with humor, Good...

Pros: Hilarious!

Cons: A little too cluttered with scenes and characters, but it's OK.

Review: Terry Pratchett has obviously read and enjoyed David Seltzer's "The Omen", for is is the basis for this hilarious account of Armageddon. All the elements from "The Omen" can be found here, though most of them have been distorted in...

Pros: Highly enjoyable, extremely amusing

Cons: Can be a little slapsticky at times

Review: The world's going to end and you're going to laugh. That about sums up Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's brilliantly inventive apocalyptic farce "Good Omens." These two wildly creative British authors (Pratchett is best known for his...

Pros: Hilarious, great story.

Cons: What cons?

The Bottom Line: Like a bookreview said: Heaven to read and you'll laugh like hell!

Review: What's not to like about this great book. It's not just funny (by the way it's hilarious), it's also a good story (by the way it's literature) and it deals with a subject. It is a sort of "Satanic Verses" for christianity, but with the usual...

Pros: Puts a humorous spin on the apocolypse

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: I have three copies...everyone else should have at least one

Review: Most people are familiar with Neil Gaiman from his work in the Sandman comic books and Terry Pratche ...

Pros: Great Fun! Hilarious! Well Written!

Cons: some Americans may not get some British jokes, fans of orthodoxy may be offended

The Bottom Line: If you have ever wanted to read a book about the end of the world and Nostradamus never held your attention then this might be a great alternative!

Review: Readers who are familiar with the name Neil Gaiman know that when they read a book by him they'll get a thoroughly unique and well imagined story with some dark humor thrown in. Readers who are familiar with the name Terry Pratchett know that when ...