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‘Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don’t let you go around again until you get it right.’
People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it’s only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day. But what if, for once, the predictions are right, and the apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday, just after tea?
You could spend the time left drowning your sorrows, giving away all your possessions in preparation for the rapture, or laughing it off as (hopefully) just another hoax. Or you could just try... more
People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it’s only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day. But what if, for once, the predictions are right, and the apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday, just after tea?
You could spend the time left drowning your sorrows, giving away all your possessions in preparation for the rapture, or laughing it off as (hopefully) just another hoax. Or you could just try... more
Reviews and Recommendations
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Veronica Belmont @stephenmalovski Not necessary but the book is great! (Source)
Zoe Keating @TheTwoHeadedBoy @GoodOmensPrime @neilhimself I love the book so much. Re-read it in preparation. (Source)
The CEO Library Community (through anonymous form) One of the best 3 books I've read in 2019 (Source)
Rankings by Category
Good Omens is ranked in the following categories:
- #65 in 11th Grade
- #65 in 16-Year-Old
- #74 in 20th Century
- #42 in AA
- #50 in Adaptation
- #50 in Adult
- #17 in Adult Fantasy
- #25 in Angel
- #14 in Angels And Demons
- #56 in Audible
- #45 in Audio
- #5 in Black and White
- #11 in Buzzfeed
- #97 in Collection
- #3 in Comedic
- #4 in Comedy
- #6 in Copenhagen
- #52 in Demon
- #41 in Discworld
- #42 in Easy Reading
- #6 in End Of The World
- #10 in English
- #46 in Entertaining
- #46 in Entertainment
- #27 in Evil
- #20 in Fantasy
- #26 in Fantasy Fiction
- #25 in Fantasy Sci-Fi
- #35 in Feel-Good
- #78 in Fiction
- #14 in Fun
- #76 in Game Changer
- #30 in Gift
- #56 in Good Read
- #27 in Holiday Reading
- #2 in Humor
- #37 in Legend
- #69 in Library
- #9 in Light
- #35 in London
- #14 in Magical Fantasy
- #78 in Magical Realism
- #79 in Men
- #57 in Modern
- #9 in Modern Fantasy
- #79 in Modern Fiction
- #30 in Morality
- #17 in Mystical
- #61 in Mythical Creatures
- #41 in Mythology
- #96 in Novel
- #95 in Old
- #40 in Paperback
- #73 in Post-Apocalyptic
- #6 in Prophecy
- #26 in Public
- #64 in Quest
- #36 in Rated
- #36 in Recent
- #58 in Recommended
- #32 in Religion
- #88 in Reviewed
- #6 in Satire
- #29 in Science Fiction Fantasy
- #25 in Scribd
- #64 in Signed
- #4 in St. Paul
- #26 in Supernatural
- #38 in UK
- #61 in Urban Fantasy
- #31 in Weird
- #22 in Witch
- #26 in World