Book recommendations?/ Good omens

dumbledore11214 dumbledore11214 at yahoo.com
Mon May 5 16:33:06 UTC 2008


> Kemper, who is also a fan of Gaiman but not so much Pratchett, yet  
> lists Good Omens as must reading for a good many laughs
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Alla:

So funny Kemper, another similarity in our tastes. I do wonder what 
parts in Good Omens were done by Gaiman and which one by Pratchett or 
they collaborated in some other way, because I loved the book very much 
and found it very funny.

But when I picked up another book by Pratchett, I do not remember which 
one even, I read few pages and found his humor to be, well not funny.

I think it is because I found it to be more satirical and I am not a 
big fan of satire or parody for that matter.

I mean, do not get me wrong, I will laugh if I read or hear the parody 
of the song or short poem, but when whole novel is satire or parody, it 
is not my cup of tea.

And before you say anything, yes I know that Good omens is satirical in 
many aspects and still I loved it.

Probably because I found main characters both angel and demon to be 
sympathetic, not just funny in caricature sort of way, if that makes 
sense.

And the vibe they were giving me is the one that Gaiman characters 
usually do, that is why I would be so curious to find out who did what 
in that novel.

Anybody knows if anyone of the authors wrote anything about their work 
together on that novel?

Thanks

Alla







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