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23 Reddit comments about Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch:

u/SlothMold · 21 pointsr/booksuggestions

Good Omens is more comedy/satire than philosophy, but it does have some Christian mythology thrown in.

u/Im_just_saying · 9 pointsr/Christianity

>Some people have no sense of humor when it comes to the apocalypse.

But, have you read Good Omens?

u/SmallFruitbat · 9 pointsr/YAlit

Some more YA books with religious figures and themes:

  • A Wrinkle in Time, briefly, but generally positive
  • His Dark Materials trilogy, definitely negative
  • Good Omens, satire
  • There's also the Left Behind crap. I hear terrible things about it.
  • Speaker for the Dead and the rest of the sequels to Ender's Game deal heavily with religion (haven't read the sequels, but this was my husband's contribution)

    I think it's important to turn "trusted" figures into dangerous entities in YA fiction, whether that's by turning parents, teachers, coaches, and other authorities into antagonists or just portraying them as occasionally flawed people. While younger readers may benefit from some reassurance that authority figures can usually help them, teenagers are growing up and should be aware that questioning authority and the bases of their moral systems is important!

    You should cross-post this thread to /r/YAwriters. Looking for more discussion topics there, and I don't think everyone's subscribed to this sub.
u/Aesir1 · 9 pointsr/booksuggestions

I would highly recommend "Good Omens."

u/mrsimmons · 8 pointsr/books

Good Omens, Gaiman and Pratchett. Hilarious book. One of the few books that actually had me laughing out loud. Made me look like an absolute nut on the airplane.

Edit: http://www.amazon.com/Good-Omens-Accurate-Prophecies-Nutter/dp/0060853972/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289934177&sr=1-1

u/[deleted] · 8 pointsr/SRSWomen

I myself just finished re-reading the Sandman, and am now reading At The Hands of Persons Unknown and Good Omens. What is everyone else reading these days?

u/erki · 8 pointsr/atheism

Without exaggerating the slightest little bit, these books changed my life. Btw. I'm sure a gentleman of such high caliber as yourself will have read it already, but if you have not, might I humbly suggest Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. It is one of the most entertaining books I've read, and positively oozes with inspiration from Adams. Oh, and it's about the apocalypse.

u/scottklarr · 7 pointsr/books
u/jello_aka_aron · 7 pointsr/books

Ahhh, well.. if you're a Pratchett fan than the obvious starting point is Good Omens which is co-authored by the both of them. If you like that I would either go to American Gods if you like the reworking old myths angle or Neverwhere if that 'london' writing feel does more for you. Any way around it you can't go wrong really. I've read everything he's written outside of a few short stories and not a word has been bad.

u/shenanigoats · 7 pointsr/books

Under the Dome, Stephen King

The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Beloved, Toni Morrison

The World is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman

u/ThatBandYouLike · 5 pointsr/booksuggestions

This list needs more Neil Gaiman.


Children/YA books: Coraline, The Graveyard Book, and Stardust are my favs. Do yourself a favor and read the version illustrated by Charles Vess, it is far superior to the (non-illustrated) mass-market paperback. I would link to it, but I can't seem to find it on Amazon. Sorry.

Now, at no point did you ask for short-fiction, though I would think it fits your criteria of being able to pick up and set down at a moment's notice, so I'm gonna rec some fine short fiction as well. Smoke and Mirrors is quite good, as is Fragile Things.

Now as long as I'm here I would be remiss if I did not at least mention The Princess Bride and the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett. I linked to the first one in the series, but it has been my experience that you can read them in just about any order you want with very little trouble. I usually just go to my local library and grab whichever one strikes my fancy. Terry Pratchett is an amazing storyteller and he also made a sword out of metal ore mined from a meteor after being knighted. That is a true thing that happened. I kid you not. Read his books. They will make your life better. Also to bring this comment full circle, he co-authored a book with Neil Gaiman called Good Omens that is just fantastic.

u/swordbuddha · 4 pointsr/AskReddit

Mustn't forget Good Omens by Pratchett & Neil Gaiman.

One of the best books I've ever read.

u/biteybunny · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I think I'd have to say Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. It's a novel about a search for immortality, beets, and the perfect taco. I love the way he takes several different storylines and weaves them together. I also really enjoy his sense of humor.

And because I can never have just one favorite, I'll also add Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. It's a story about the end of the world and it's absolutely fabulous! <3

My Favorite Book!

u/b3antse · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Well, my automatic response is to say Good Omens.

Recently I read The Fault in Our Stars and despite the subject matter, I was surprised to find myself guffawing at many points. Craziness!

Both are winners, I think.

u/jillredhand · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

You're doing this wrong. If you approach books as a task for self-edification that you view as a duty, you're going to hate it. Read whatever you want, for entertainment. Read funnystuff. Read thrillers. Read fantasy. Read weird science fiction. Heck, read history, economics, and science.

TL;DR: Read whatever the hell you feel like, and I guarantee you you will feel better about yourself than you would have by forcing yourself through Ulysses or War and Peace.

u/BillClam · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

We're coming for you, saratonin!

Thanks for the contest! I lead a fairly boring life, I still believe I once saw a UFO, but that to me really isn't that scary. I was working at a wolf sanctuary once and a large dog went after my hands, that was scary as hell, still have the scars too!

u/awesomequeen · 2 pointsr/TwoXChromosomes

I just finished Good Omens, coauthored by Pratchett and Gaiman; it was a lot of fun.

Do you read any graphic novels? The League of Extraordinary Gentleman is a great set.

I also highly recommend the novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.

u/SynapticSpam · 2 pointsr/ifyoulikeblank

How about some good books?:

Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey - First in the series.

Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green - First in the series.

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett - Hilarious

u/US_Hiker · 2 pointsr/Christianity

My favorite: "The whole business with the fossilized dinosaur skeletons was a joke the paleontologists haven't
seen yet." from here, you need to read it if you haven't yet

u/quick_quip_whip · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

One of my current favorite books is Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (two favorite authors of mine).

u/somenobby · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

u/ErisGrey · 1 pointr/rickandmorty

Reaper Man is my absolute favorite.
The Hogfather is up there as well.

One of the best books of all time, in this genre, is "Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch", it's a collaboration between Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Imagine the book of revelations as written by monty python.

u/TheGreatSzalam · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Book: Good Omens

Film (old): Blazing Saddles

Film (new): Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Sitcom (American): Arrested Development

Sitcom (British): Green Wing (Though I will confess: this one's an acquired taste, if you don't like it, pretend I said Fawlty Towers.)

Televised Panel Game: QI although I really do like Never Mind the Buzzcocks (especially seasons 19-22)

Funniest memory? Your mom asking me to have sex with her last night. She was so desperate!