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Good Omens

[the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch]
Dec 01, 2014cesmomma rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I'm much more a fan of Pratchett than Gaiman (though he did pen 1 of my all-time favorite Doctor Who episodes --«The Doctor's Wife» series 6). Having said that, I must say it's not Pratchett's best, but seems more heavily influence of Gaiman anyway. Story has the same irreverent humor stylizations of famous English works like Monty Python, but falls short of the cerebral humor I've come to expect from Pratchett. Character development is good, with consistant interaction between characters in humorous ways. Probably not a good choice for those who take religious beliefs seriously as the story repeatedly pokes fun and, at times, heavily mocks views of religions of many beliefs - though Christian institutions, present and past, seem to be the favored targets (unsurprising given setting of story). Hilarious repeated references to pop culture's «common knowledge» being based on iconic movies and indescriminate discernment of reliability of sources rather than actual knowledge of subject matter. (I'm unsure whether this is meant to be a rebuke to societal illiteracy and seeming lack of critical thinking skills, but serves as one nonetheless.)