Satirical books are hard to find. And when you find one based on apocalyptic time then there is no turning back. Got recommendations for this book by many readers and finally thought of reading it. Good omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett is a hilarious novel. Ok, not laughing-out-loud funny but like a small giggle and a smile through out the read funny. The only caution I would give before you start reading this novel is to be open-minded. If you are a fanatic, you might end up disappointed.
Good omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Review
There are books that make you think. There are books that make you laugh. And then there are book that make you think while you are laughing. There are two authors who are excellent at this. Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett. What happens when both of them come together to write a book that they both would enjoy reading? Awesomeness happens.
Good omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett is brilliantly funny while also being a piercing commentary on Good, Evil, humanity and society in general. What happens when an angel and a demon entrusted with responsibility of heralding the apocalypse decide that they like humans actually and try to stop the apocalypse? Hilarity ensues. Oh also the Antichrist is somehow misplaced. Because even agents of hell are sometimes incompetent.
This is a book that teaches that angels and demons are also surprisingly human and that humans are also both surprisingly divine and demonic. This is a quirky dive into the world of christian myth and imagery coupled with mundane every day happenings and small town charm.
Recommended to :
Good omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett is a Must read for anyone who is looking for a good story, a new look at the world and of course have a good laugh.
About the Author :
Neil Pratchett : Neil is an English author. His has written short fictions, comic books, novels, graphic novels. He has also written content for Audio theatre and films. His one of the notable work is American Gods. Other works include Comic book series Sandmanand, novels – Stardust, caroline and The Graveyard Book. Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stroker, the Newbery and Carnegie are few of the many prestigious awards that he is honoured with.
Terry Pratchett : He was an English author of Fantasy novels specially in the field of comics. His first novel, The carpet People was released in the year 1971. Terry is best known for his 41 novels series – Discworld.
Pratchett, with more than 85 million books sold worldwide in 37 languages, was the UK’s best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
Pros
- >> Funny
- >> Gripping
- >> Thought Provoking
Cons
- >> The humor is not for everyone
- >> The writing style may be weird for some readers
