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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
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Matthew Pridham
Mar 30, 2009 rated it really liked it
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s end-of-days novel, recently adapted as an excellent TV series, could be classified as any number of things, from fantasy to theological speculation, but it builds itself on a situation familiar to most horror fans: the arrival of the Antichrist and the beginning of the Apocalypse. Unlike in Rosemary’s Baby or The Omen, however, here the Antichrist was switched at birth, and instead of being raised by properly Satanic and uber-wealthy parents, Adam Young gets a g ...more
Morgan
Re-read for SRC, but listening to the audio this time around.

It's been awhile since I read the print version, but I feel like I enjoyed it more. Whether that was a format thing or the time when I read it, I don't know. Some books just resonate more at certain points or in specific moods.

The audio was good and the narrator did a great job with the different voices for each character.

Even though my rating went down a little, I'm still really glad I re-read it.
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