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Still just as enjoyable as the first time around!
First read 4/29 - 5/6 2012
This was great - it's a very darkly funny take on the apocalypse in which the representatives of Heaven and Hell on Earth are friendly with one another, and the Four Horsemen are a biker gang, (Pestilence retired, but has an appropriate replacement). The Antichrist is a small child, and there's a cast of other wacky characters involved in related subplots. Quite enjoyable! ...more
First read 4/29 - 5/6 2012
This was great - it's a very darkly funny take on the apocalypse in which the representatives of Heaven and Hell on Earth are friendly with one another, and the Four Horsemen are a biker gang, (Pestilence retired, but has an appropriate replacement). The Antichrist is a small child, and there's a cast of other wacky characters involved in related subplots. Quite enjoyable! ...more
I regret that there are only five stars to give to this book! It was funny, thought-provoking, filled with hope and an absolute joy to read. I truly didn't want it to end.
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[Review from 2004.] I read this after being encouraged by several people and wasn't disappointed. Gaiman's fascination with the Biblical meets Pratchett's sense of the absurd. A quick, fun read.
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If you like these authors, you'll like this book. They do pretty good impressions of each other's writing as well, so sometimes it's hard to tell if Gaiman is trying to throw some Pratchett-style humor in there or if Pratchett is softening his humor into a more Gaimanesque voice.
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A madcap, zany adventure involving angels, demons, the Anti-Christ, Armageddon and witches. Pratchett and Gaiman deliver in this witty and satiric tale. Although it's veddy, veddy British in humour, Americans who enjoy Douglas Adams (as well as Pratchett and Gaiman) will enjoy the tale. I recommend that it's read in long stretches and not in short bursts. The book's different tales ending up coming together in the end and it helps to continue reading because you can quickly lose your place.
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I went to see Gaiman on the mall in D.C., and he mentioned this book as his favorite book to write. I admit it had a lot of great scenes in it, it was an entertaining and wild romp through an apocalyptic world. However, I felt this was not up to Gaiman's usual quality of writing. Maybe I'm having high expectations here, but I expect a lot from the creator of Sandman and Stardust. It's probably that I'm comparing this book to his others that it's just not one of my favorites.
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Funny and engaging book about Armageddon. Good vs evil, or is there good or evil? or only mix ups and blunders?
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