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Things this book did not make me do:
1. change my career
2. get a cat (though I did get two after I had read this book, they are not related events)
3. start travelling through time.
Things this book did make me do:
1. chuckle
2. smirk, grin and otherwise signal mirth using facial muscles and lips in some combination
3. laugh in a public place (once)
4. guffaw (once)
5. laugh heartily (once)
6. chortle (several times.)
I have no idea when I read this book. Sometime in the past, most likely. Unless I read ...more
1. change my career
2. get a cat (though I did get two after I had read this book, they are not related events)
3. start travelling through time.
Things this book did make me do:
1. chuckle
2. smirk, grin and otherwise signal mirth using facial muscles and lips in some combination
3. laugh in a public place (once)
4. guffaw (once)
5. laugh heartily (once)
6. chortle (several times.)
I have no idea when I read this book. Sometime in the past, most likely. Unless I read ...more
This seriously pains me to write. I have never read a Terry Pratchett book before and I adore Neil Gaiman! But this was a mess! I did not once laugh!!!! This was the most unfunny book I've ever read that's supposed to be funny! I love the premise! Angel and demon lose satan's son, Armageddon is supposed to happen in a week, cheeky banter between angel and demon blah blah blah. Well it all failed to me. It felt like the story was all over the place and perhaps, to be fair, the humor was quite a b
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Not the best Gaiman, not the best Pratchett, but a very fun book all in all, and it ends on a great note.
I have no idea how it took me so long to read this book. It's completely up my alley. Quirky, irreverent, laugh out loud funny (multiple times...I feel so bad for my neighbors). And underneath all the absurdity, there are interesting ideas about good vs. evil, theology, and the like. Really, really fun. I can see myself re-reading this one a lot in the coming years.
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Feb 18, 2010
Cindywho
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
audiobooks,
fantasy-sf
It's an old favorite that I read a long time ago, so I thought I'd try the audiobook. The narrator is OK, but could have been better with some voice characterizations. It's still charming and silly.
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This book definately showed me that one never knows what exactly is going on upstairs! A very good read about the end of days....or is it?
Dec 06, 2018
Stephanie Dalphin
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
books-read-in-2018,
books-read-in-2019
