Reviews with content warning for Xenophobia - Good Omens

"Isten nem kockázik az univerzummal; saját felfoghatatlan és kifürkészhetetlen játékát játssza, amit ő talált ki. Ez a többi játékos szemszögéből leginkább valamiféle érthetetlen és bonyolult pókerjátszmához hasonlít, amelyet koromsötét szobában játszanak üres kártyalapokkal, végtelen tétekkel és egy olyan osztóval, aki nem mondja el a szabályokat, és végig mosolyog."

Az Elveszett próféciák jellemzése röviden: a Galaxis Útikalauz stopposoknak humora találkozik a világvégével és egy rakat szórakoztató karakterrel, akik igyekeznek megakadályozni azt. Az egész könyv egy kaotikus vonatút, ami egy kárörvendő, nem teljesen épelméjűnek tartott boszorkány próféciái alapján alakul és folyamatosan a kisiklás felé tart, miközben egy kétségbeesett angyal és egy démon rohangálnak a szerelvényen, egy 11 éves kisfiú (az Antikrisztus) pedig bandájával a többi utast bosszantja. Néhol zavaros történet, rengeteg szeretnivaló, emlékezetes szereplő, és egy felejthetetlen élmény.

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cameeroo's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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taelights's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

As a huge fan of the show, I had a very fun time reading this! Most of the humor was great and there were a lot of parts I found genuinely funny! The characters were all amazing and I enjoyed getting to read about them.

The only thing I wish is that the book explored Crowley and Aziraphale's relationship more because they didn't interact as much as I wanted them to in the book. But I thought what we saw of their relationship was still lovely and that they were very shippable.

There were certain parts of the book that made me cringe however because some of the jokes the authors tried to make were very problematic and uncomfortable at times... But other than those "jokes" the other humor in the book usually hit.

The switching POVs made the book a tad confusing at times but I was able to understand everything fine.

Overall it was a very fun book and I had a great time reading it! Although I will say I enjoyed the show more, overall I liked the book a lot and had a fun time reading it. The show touched more on Crowley and Aziraphale's relationship more which i appreciated a lot plus the tv show took out some of the problematic elements of this book while still managing to stick very closely to the original story.

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caroline_mclaughlin's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I would usually not say this, but just watch the TV show! It removes most of the offensive elements and it’s way easier to follow.

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sofipitch's review against another edition

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adventurous funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I enjoyed this book but at some parts the book seemed to drag slowly a bit due to the changing perspectives. Some characters, like Shadwell or Newt, I don't think contributed much to the plot except in a few minors points or were very unlikable or bland but still manage to get a fair amount of pages about them. Some of the humor was definitely dated as well.

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mairead_parade's review against another edition

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dark funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

I'm glad to have finally read this (it's a good choice for audiobook, although long) and might revisit the show now. The satire is still entertaining, but a lot of the humor has aged pretty poorly, so the truly funny moments were few and far between.

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