Book · 1990 · End of the world
Good Omens
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He's got a Lely comedic Touch Too Good oman's case in point if you're into fantasy and horror and stuff that draws on a lot of old myth and Legend.
What they say about it
- Mentions adaptation into television series“that became a series”3
- Praises comedic and whimsical style“this book makes me laugh”3
The best things said about it
Good Omens, the Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman series that is also a really delightful TV series as well, the book rather came first.
Well one thing that I would recommend you do is read the book Good Omens the novel by Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman.
Neil Gaiman The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2019 I preferred it to the book, I found the book whimsical in a way that didn't really speak to me.
I mean I usually I have a traveling copy of good omen that I take with me just because usually the airport stresses me out and this book makes me laugh.
Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Good Omens is a humorous fantasy novel about the birth of the Antichrist and the coming apocalypse, co-written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Ben Bowlin mentioned it on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know as an example of stories featuring secret sects working to bring forth the Antichrist, and later contrasted the book with its television adaptation in a brief aside about demons. Jude Beersdorfer brought up the novel on The Book Review when summarizing the type of reader Gaiman's work is for, noting that she came upon it first and that it is co-written with Pratchett. Neil Gaiman recommended reading the novel on The Tim Ferriss Show, and on a later episode of the same podcast, he discussed the joy of collaborating on it and having Terry Pratchett as an initial audience for his humor. Additionally, an unidentified host on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know brought up Good Omens as a comparison for stories where opposing supernatural figures talk together. Robert Evans also brought up the novel on Behind the Bastards to make a comparison regarding fast food and starvation. Overall, the book remains a celebrated collaboration that bridges Pratchett's whimsical mythos with Gaiman's distinct comedic and dark fantasy sensibilities.
Every mention
Jude Beersdorfer he's got a Lely comedic Touch Too Good oman's case in point if you're into fantasy and horror and stuff tha… 3
“I actually Came Upon good omen first which is his first novel but he co-wrote it with Terry pratchet who English mythology fans will know from his discor series”
“I mean I usually I have a traveling copy of good omen that I take with me just because usually the airport stresses me out and this book makes me laugh”
“he's got a Lely comedic Touch Too Good oman's case in point if you're into fantasy and horror and stuff that draws on a lot of old myth and Legend”
Ben Bowlin uh good omens um the the Terry pract and Neil gaimon series that is also a really delightful TV series as w… 2
“have you guys seen good Omens yet the new uh TV adaptation I preferred it to the book I found the book Whimsical in a way that didn't really speak to me”
“uh good omens um the the Terry pract and Neil gaimon series that is also a really delightful TV series as well the the book rather came first”
Neil Gaiman Well one thing that I would recommend you do is read the book Good Omens the novel by Terry Pratchett Neil… 2
“so the joy of good Omens really I mean the best thing about good Omens was having Terry pret as an audience cuz if I could make Terry Love laugh it's like hitting the thing in the circus with the hammer”
“Well one thing that I would recommend you do is read the book Good Omens the novel by Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman”
Robert Evans if you ever you know you know did you ever read um good Omens yes yeah Terry Pratchett and Neil Patrick and… 1
“if you ever you know you know did you ever read um good Omens yes yeah Terry Pratchett and Neil Patrick and Neil Gaiman”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“There's a bunch of other ones that you can read where sometimes it's Satan or the devil or whatever walking side by side with God somehow, having a conversation, much like, Ben, what is that great Neil Gaiman book that became a series?”