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Good Omens

By: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
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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. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. Put New York Times best-selling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett together...and all Hell breaks loose.
©1990 Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"Pratchett (of Discworld fame) and Gaiman (of Sandman fame) may seem an unlikely combination, but the topic (Armageddon) of this fast-paced novel is old hat to both. Pratchett's wackiness collaborates with Gaiman's morbid humor; the result is a humanist delight to be savored and reread again and again." (Amazon.com review)

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Fun listen for the end of the world,

The authors were at the top of their game both as individuals and as a team. I love them both, but I couldn't imagine how they would work together. They exceeded my expectations!

The narrator was excellent. Different speaking styles made it easy to know which character was speaking. The pacing and inflection were nice bonuses.

I got the Kindle book and Audible performance based on the recommendation of a friend. I'll recommend it to others too!

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Fantastic

This might be my new favorite. I liked everything about it. The details and stories are woven, maybe tangled, together in a delightfully playful way. And the performance was spot on.

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Favorite recording of a favorite book

I'm currently unable to read paper books due to migraines and vision issues. It'd be soul-crushing without. outstanding recordings like this one.

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Absolutely love the book; narration could improve

The story is awesome and I love it. The narrator made some very odd choices for characters, that made little sense to me. Also, in terms of editing, it was not clear when a footnote ended and could have also used a longer break when the topics change, like when the author leaves an extra space between two paragraphs that jump in location and characters.

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  • 05-14-19

took a few chapters to get into it

it was confusing at the beginning and a bit boring but got much better after a few chapters

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awesome

love it! makes you think about you and how you live your life. it's amazing.

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A Joy to Listen to

I find myself constantly telling other people about this book, particularly with this narration. I want everyone to read this book and laugh with me at this brilliant apocalyptic novel.

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Such a great story!

The supernatural powers of the world are gearing up for Armageddon and everything seems to be going according to the Ineffable Plan, whatever that is, until it turns out that someone has misplaced the Antichrist. This was a reread caused by the news that Gaiman is writing a TV adaptation of this, one of my favorite books. Gaiman and Pratchett are the perfect team to take on the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley and follow them and the other characters to the End Times. It was my first time listening to the audio version, though, and the reader is great; he understands the characters perfectly (i.e. the same way I want them understood...) and never veers into the ridiculous (which would have been a possibility, given the odd characters). Highly recommended to all.
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Performance is solid

The book is good by itself, but listening to this performance made it incredible. With a variety of voices and a truly impressive range of British accents the story really came alive with this narration. Highly recommended.

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loved it from start to end!

such a great twist on the age old tale of Armageddon... loved it from start to end. a must read!

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