Béladozer reviewed Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
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2 stars
I read this about 20 years ago and liked it then, so I thought I'd give it a re-read. It's nothing like I remember.
The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Paperback, 412 pages
English language
Published Dec. 29, 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don't let you go around again until you get it right.
According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - the world's only totally reliable guide to the future, written in 1655, before she exploded - the world will end on a Saturday.
Next Saturday, in fact. Just after tea...
People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it's only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day.
This time though, the armies of Good and Evil really do appear to be massing. The four Bikers of the Apocalypse are hitting the road. But both the angels and demons - well, one fast-living demon and a somewhat fussy angel - would quite like the Rapture not to happen.
Oh, and someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist...
I read this about 20 years ago and liked it then, so I thought I'd give it a re-read. It's nothing like I remember.
Skaičiau tramvajuose ir metro - juokiausi pats ir juokinau žmones, dovanojau šią knygą - manau, kad pasaulio pabaigos negali būti geresnės, negu čia aprašyta.