# Good Omens - by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-by-terry-pratchett-and-neil-gaiman/170139>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 21, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-by-terry-pratchett-and-neil-gaiman/170139 "2003-04-21T21:44:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-by-terry-pratchett-and-neil-gaiman/170139/41 "2003-04-23T14:29:30Z")

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I picked up _Good Omens_ just before the weekend, and was most of the way through it when I opened Cafe Society yesterday and saw this thread. Hustled to finish it last night, so I could jump in here without worrying about inadvertent spoilers.

I thought it was a very good book. I wouldn’t put it in my top five yet, or even my top 50, but then I’ve read a _lot_ of books, so that’s no insult. In addition to being enjoyable for all the reasons I find _Discworld_ novels enjoyable, I thought it was even thicker with great one-liners than most of the Discworld books I’ve read. I’m gonna have to re-read just to jot down my favorites.

To me, it had the feel of a Discworld book; the main difference was the setting, so add me to the ranks of those who are clueless about why people who dislike Discworld find _Good Omens_ so enjoyable.

I personally see Agnes Nutter being played by the late Katharine Hepburn when she was 70-ish.

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**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-by-terry-pratchett-and-neil-gaiman/170139/42 "2003-04-23T18:23:21Z")

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Katharine Hepburn is alive, turns 96 next month, and would probably be unhappy to hear you describe her as being dead. Here’s her IMDb page:

[http://us.imdb.com/Name?Hepburn,+Katharine](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Hepburn,+Katharine)

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**Author:** ![Short\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Short\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Short_Guy)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-by-terry-pratchett-and-neil-gaiman/170139/43 "2003-04-23T18:34:20Z")

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Read it. Loved it. A friend recommended it to me and lent me his copy, and I read it almost in one go. Incredibly funny stuff, even for someone like me, who is no Apocalypse-freak like my friend is.

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