Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate
Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
GOOD OMENS by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
Category: Paranormal
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 11/28/06
Publisher: HarperTorch
Reviewed by: Carrie Spellman
Rating: 5 Stars
I love this book! The first time I came across it, it was hidden in a corner in a bookstore. It cried out to me. I had to take
it home. I laughed so hard that I cried, more than once. I loved it so much I gave it away. Which is an extraordinarily
difficult thing for me to do. But it wanted to be shared, and I can't deny a book its destiny. My brain, however, is not so
capable of release. I had to buy it again. And read it over and over and over. Until I gave it to my boyfriend, before we
were dating. And still, I read it at his house. When he forgot and gave it back to me, I cruelly didn't correct him. (It came
back to me! It must be fate!) Now, there's a new edition out, with comments by the authors. I have to go get it.
I'm obsessed. It's unhealthy. I know. Come join me. It's the best apocalypse you'll ever survive.
Crowley and Aziraphale have been locked in the battle between good and evil since, well, at least the beginning of time. In
fact, it's been so long that it's become more of a debate then a battle. Actually more of a conversation. Aziraphale is an
angel, and part-time rare bookseller. It's a front; he really collects the books for himself. Crowley is sort of a fallen angel;
well, as the book says "an angel who did not so much fall as saunter vaguely downward". So he's a demon, ish. Mostly
he's an instigator. These two have been enemies for so long that they've become pretty good friends.
But that's all going to end. Everything is going to end. Next Saturday. That's when the apocalypse has been scheduled
for. The final battle between good and evil. What's an angel, or demon, to do when it comes time to end the world, but
they really don't want to?
The apocalypse is aided and thwarted, alternately, by angels, demons, and an assortment of other ridiculous, hilarious,
pitiful characters. Newton Pulsifer, Witchfinder, armed with a stickpin. Anathema Device, Witch and owner of the only
accurate book of prophecy to ever be written, until she lost it. Agnes Nutter, author of said book, semi-illiterate, or maybe
just a really bad speller, and dead. The Chattering Order of St. Beryl, satanic nuns who really just like to wear black.
Dog, who was, or is, or should have been a hellhound. Adam, the anti-christ, depending on how the day goes. There's a
lot more, but I don't want to ruin the fun. Let's just say that good, evil, and prophecy are all ideas that leave a lot of room
for interpretation. And I'll never leave music in my car for too long again.
Category: Paranormal
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 11/28/06
Publisher: HarperTorch
Reviewed by: Carrie Spellman
Rating: 5 Stars
I love this book! The first time I came across it, it was hidden in a corner in a bookstore. It cried out to me. I had to take
it home. I laughed so hard that I cried, more than once. I loved it so much I gave it away. Which is an extraordinarily
difficult thing for me to do. But it wanted to be shared, and I can't deny a book its destiny. My brain, however, is not so
capable of release. I had to buy it again. And read it over and over and over. Until I gave it to my boyfriend, before we
were dating. And still, I read it at his house. When he forgot and gave it back to me, I cruelly didn't correct him. (It came
back to me! It must be fate!) Now, there's a new edition out, with comments by the authors. I have to go get it.
I'm obsessed. It's unhealthy. I know. Come join me. It's the best apocalypse you'll ever survive.
Crowley and Aziraphale have been locked in the battle between good and evil since, well, at least the beginning of time. In
fact, it's been so long that it's become more of a debate then a battle. Actually more of a conversation. Aziraphale is an
angel, and part-time rare bookseller. It's a front; he really collects the books for himself. Crowley is sort of a fallen angel;
well, as the book says "an angel who did not so much fall as saunter vaguely downward". So he's a demon, ish. Mostly
he's an instigator. These two have been enemies for so long that they've become pretty good friends.
But that's all going to end. Everything is going to end. Next Saturday. That's when the apocalypse has been scheduled
for. The final battle between good and evil. What's an angel, or demon, to do when it comes time to end the world, but
they really don't want to?
The apocalypse is aided and thwarted, alternately, by angels, demons, and an assortment of other ridiculous, hilarious,
pitiful characters. Newton Pulsifer, Witchfinder, armed with a stickpin. Anathema Device, Witch and owner of the only
accurate book of prophecy to ever be written, until she lost it. Agnes Nutter, author of said book, semi-illiterate, or maybe
just a really bad speller, and dead. The Chattering Order of St. Beryl, satanic nuns who really just like to wear black.
Dog, who was, or is, or should have been a hellhound. Adam, the anti-christ, depending on how the day goes. There's a
lot more, but I don't want to ruin the fun. Let's just say that good, evil, and prophecy are all ideas that leave a lot of room
for interpretation. And I'll never leave music in my car for too long again.
