Good Omens, by Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman

Last week I finished reading Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman and read, in one day, The Crocodile by Maurizio De Giovanni.

I now started reading The Bastards of Pizzofalcone by Maurizio De Giovanni.

Finished:

Dragon Keeper, by Robin Hobb (Book One of the Rain Wild Chronicles) (review - contains spoilers for the previous trilogies)

Blaze, by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) (review)

Started:

Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, re-reading in preparation for the series

The Dreaming Vol. 1: Pathways and Emanations, The Sandman Universe Graphic Novel (received as an eARC)

I finished Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin Liked it better than the movie, Rosemary's spiral down into paranoia was really wel done.

I finished The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells I liked the mystery in the first half, and I wished the hunt in the second would have taken longer.

I finished The War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells This was a better read for me than The Invisible Man. I liked the storytelling perspective from the main character and his view on things, and the how and why it could have happened.

And I finished Siberian Red by Sam Eastland It was a fun thriller that I have read through in a few days, I liked the portrayal of Pekkala. though but still human.

I started Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Still about 200 pages to go but the conversations between Crowley and Aziraphale are my favorite.

Finished Pet Sematary, by Stephen King. Took me a while to get through this but it was an entertaining read overall. The narrative was for the greater part a slow-burn with parts that were a mix of creepy and disturbing and tragic. The last few chapters were some on-the-edge-of-the-seat stuff. And the finale turned the creepy and tragic factors up to eleven. I liked how the implications of the protagonist's very last choice were left open-ended, and the last line in the Epilogue was chilling, to say the least.

Started Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

I finished Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman. It's been a while since I had to laugh out loud because of what I was reading. I found the book hilarious and will probably read it again in the future.

I started reading Valour, by John Gwynne. I really enjoyed the first book in the series and I'm really curious to see how the plot will develop.

Finished Elantris, by Brandon Sanderson

I thought Mistborn was pretty good, and was hoping Elantris would at least be in the same category but ended up disappointed. This book is nowhere near as good as Mistborn. The start and general idea of the book is pretty interesting and for the first 100-150 pages I thought this book could be okay, but then it became a slog. Even the twists at the end fell flat. First book or not, this just wasn't good.

Finished Becoming, by Michelle Obama (audiobook) Decent book with som interesting insights into the life of the First Family.

Started Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

Just finished rereading Good Omens by Neil Gaiman in preparation for the upcoming series!

Finished:

Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (review)

The Dreaming Vol. 1: Pathways and Emanations, The Sandman Universe Graphic Novel (eARC) (review)

Started:

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk (eARC)

Lucifer Vol. 1: The Infernal Comedy, The Sandman Universe Graphic Novel (eARC)

Finished:

Alphabet Squadron, by Alexander Freed

Took me about until the half way mark to really get into this book but I loved. Cannot wait for the next two series.

20th Century Ghosts, by Joe Hill

Finally managed to get a physical copy of it to complete my Hill collection and I really enjoyed it. Some of the stories made me feel ill, which is impressive as I'm not squeamish.

Meddling Kids, by Edgar Cantero

Loved this even more on a second visit.

Started:

Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimen

Watched the Amazon adaptation first and really enjoyed it so went out and got the book and it's even funnier. Looking forward to reading more of it.

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon. The Barbarians are coming, the Barbarians are coming!

The Leopard, by Tomasi di Lampedusa. I’ve got a chapter or two of this left to get through, so I should finish it tomorrow, and I’m still not sure if I understand what it’s about? It’s beautifully written, but sometimes difficult to see the thread of the story. I suppose it’s the unification of Italy, and a nobleman not being sure what to make of that?

Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. The end of the world, soundtrack by Queen.

Finished To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. I really liked the narration. A terrific book.

Started American gods, by Neil Gaiman. Hundred pages in and I'm enjoying it so far.

Also started Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. This one is tricky, for some reason I find it hard to follow. I guess English being my second language has to do with it or maybe it doesn't much appeal to my sense of humor.

Finished: Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett and I enjoyed it a lot. The writing itself was great! I'm not completely sure what happened at the end and so that fell a little flat for me but overall I would recommend it.

Started: Autobiography of Red, by Anne Carson which is very weird and wild but also beautiful so far. Excited to keep going.

I'm still reading The Dark Forest, by Cixin Liu and Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, although I haven't actually opened any of them for more than a week. I feel like reading now though, so I'll probably finish at least Good Omens this week.

Finished Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman,

Kamisu Reina Was Here, by Mikage Eiji,

and Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, by Peter Biskind.

Honestly, didn't really care for the first two. Good Omens I thought was going to feature a good amount of comedy but it just fell flat to me. Crowley and Anathema were the only characters I was looking for more from. The dialogue between Crowley and Aziraphale was the most enjoyable part of the story. Really would have preferred the story to have just kept to them as the main characters and have it be told by their point of view.

With Kamisu Reina series, it was pretty boring. I like the whole phenomena events but the actual reasoning behind it just felt lacking. More than one chapter dedicated to the character who's name is in the title would have sufficed.

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls was very enjoyable. Had to read this for a class and liked how in-depth it was for the "Second Golden Age" of Hollywood. Ended up discovering many films to watch that I normally would've passed up if not for this novel. Would absolutely recommend to anyone, film student or film aficionado, or even as a general read.

Started reading The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman as part of an omnibus of Pullman's His Dark Materials saga. Very much enjoying this as the magic and plot are just unique enough to be different than similar themed stories. Iorek might be one of my favorite characters so far.

Finished reading A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, by George R.R. Martin. I was captivated by it. I liked the shorter format of the novellas and I enjoyed reading the stories of Dunk & Egg and spending time in the world of ASOIAF. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys medieval fantasy.

Nearly finished reading Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. I'm a big fan of absurdist humour, and the book makes for a really palatable read. I can already see myself re-reading it in a few years.

Next: The Secret Barrister; Stories of the Law and How it's Broken, by the Secret Barrister, I feel like this has been a bestseller for ages and I'm interested to read it; All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr, this has been on my reading list for years now, so it's time to get around to it; Howl's Moving Castle, by Dianna Wynne Jones, I'm a huge fan of the Studio Ghibli adaptation, I really can't wait to read this one; The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett, Good Omens is my first foray into Pratchett's work, I'm disappointed it's taken me so long to get around to Discworld.

Finished: A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, by James Comey

I just returned from a conference in Portland, OR. I listened to this audiobook during my travels and this book surprised me. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! I laughed, I became angry, and I even cried, which was highly unexpected. I am very impressed with the writing in this book and I felt like it gave me an inside view into our current political climate inside our government. Highly recommend this book.

Next to read:

While I was in Portland, I stopped at Powell's Books and picked up Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover which I am excited to start reading today!

Books I need to finish:

Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

I finished two this week, Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, which I was not into at all. I'm a massive Sandman fan so gave it a shot, but I bounched off it as hard as I bounched off Discworld a few years ago. That style of humour just doesn't appeal, it's all a bit too twee.

The other one was The Troop, by Nick Cutter, which I enjoyed. It's no masterpiece or anything, but it's a solid enough bit of body horror with a bit of a reliance on being as revolting as possible rather than building a genuine sense of dread.

I'm about 1/3 of the way through The Half-Life, by Jonathan Raymond at the moment. Really enjoying it so far, has a very sedate pace but has a wonderful sense of time and place to it. I checked it out because he's the screenwriter on most Kelly Reichart films (the best director working today), and it shows as the tone if very similar.

I finished Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman I was a bit disappointed by the ending, but overall the book was a great read!

I finished The Ice Dragon, by George R.R. Martin A fun childrens book, Adara was a fun character to follow and to read things from her perspective.

I finished Pulp, by Charles Bukowski My first Bukowski novel. Probably not the best way to get familair with Bukowski, but I liked it. The relationship with death that keeps popping in and out, the search for The Red Sparrow, and the whole raw, absurd feeling of the book itself.

I started The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot, by Blaine Harden I have read a few other books about North Korea, mainly from people who escaped the country. I knew very little about how the Korean war started. and this book covers it perfectly so far I have read it.

Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett I never expected to laugh out loud reading a book. I've read almost half of the book and I just love it. Question to anyone who has read books written by both of the authors: having already loved this book, which writer's work should I visit first? Gaiman or Pratchett?

Finished: Like Life, by Lorrie Moore and I really enjoyed it. Beautiful writing and good humor throughout.

Started: Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett and there's a lot of hype around this book so I'm pretty excited. Hoping it'll fill the whole Hitchhikers Guide left behind.

This week I finished The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch and Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

Last week on the Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast was The Mueller Report! This week will be War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy.

I'm about halfway through The Dark Forest, by Cixin Liu. I still don't like it as much as the first book, but if it keeps getting better and better like this I just might by the end.

I will also start on Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

This week I finished reading Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman. It was a wonderfully original, quirky tale with laugh out loud moments on every page. I can't recommend this book enough, especially with its TV adaptation coming out soon.

This week I started reading Dune, by Frank Herbert. I've heard great things about this book and I'm currently around page 150, and it rocks so far!

Finished:

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett Probably one of the worst books I've ever read. In general, I enjoy Gaiman's books and I wanted to give another fair shot to Pratchett, because his Discworld series is also among the worst titles I've ever met. They're simply just not funny for me.

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

Enjoyed it very much. I picked it up because it's played by the local theatre and went to see it on Saturday evening.

Started reading The Alloy of Law, by Brandon Sanderson and will finish the whole trilogy before reading something else.

Finished:

True at First Light, by Ernest Hemingway

Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

Started:

The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss

Hoping to finish Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman if my kid ever goes to sleep tonight.

I finished Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Loved it, of course.

I've got about 100 pages left of The Dark Forest, by Cixin Liu and just picked up A tree grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith for a book club I just joined.

I recently finished A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson and I really liked it.

Now I'm reading Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman which I hear nothing but good things about. I'm only 40 pages in so far.

Finished:

Just Enough Jeeves, by P. G. Wodehouse

Finally! This was my ‘read the books you already own’ choice for the month. It’s been years since I read Wodehouse but still entertaining.

The Truth, by Terry Pratchett

Bizarrely made me want to start a newspaper, with a vampire on staff. Annoyingly kept thinking ‘ing’ after finishing it.

The Beast Under the Wizard’s Bridge, by Brad Strickland

Meh, a little too Lovecraft for me.

Reading:

When Maidens Mourn, by C. S. Harris

Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

I finished listening to:

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter Witch, by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

It was great, such a good story, and I'm looking forward to watching the Prime show next!!

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I started listening to:

84K, by Claire North

It is my first North book, and I have heard great things about it, I am about an hour in, and its been good so far!

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I am still in the middle of reading book #3 in Brent Weeks' Lightbringer series:

The Broken Eye, by Brent Weeks

Enjoyable story with good about of action.

Finished

Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimen

Started

Growing Things And Other Stories, by Paul Trembly

Today I started listening to The Maze Runner, by James Dashner. I'm on chapter 12/62 and enjoying it so far. I do better with audiobooks because reading puts me to sleep so fast.

I'm slowly reading my way through Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Awesome book and wonderfully funny. I need to finish this as I've been working on it for a long time.

I started Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett in anticipation of the upcoming TV Series. I’m so excited....I can’t wait! David Tennant is a perfect Crowley! Also reading The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Just finished up an ARC of Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanan. It was so amazingly crazy that I had to go read another by them! And Just finishing up The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (A.K.A. J.K. Rowling).

This week I finished Siege, by Michael Wolff and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton. I liked them both.

Last week on the Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast was The Godfather, by Mario Puzo for Father's Day. This week is Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. New Episodes every Tuesday!

I read The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway, which was awesome.

I also finished Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, which was nice.

The Dark Forest, by Cixin Liu. Common criticism about the Three-body books are that the characters portraits are a bit flat. I didn't think it was so bad in the first book (I wouldn't call spoilers character flat), but now I've realized I'm pretty uninterested in whether most of the characters in this book live or die. I still want to know where the story goes though, so I'll keep reading.

I also started Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophesies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Loving it so far, but didn't expect anything else :)

This week I finished The English Patient, by Michael Ondaatje.

Last week on the Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast we read Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. This week Jaws, by Peter Benchley. New Episodes every Tuesday!

I finished Good Omens, by Pratchett and Gaiman. Very funny and enjoyable. Defnitly would recommend for anyone looking for a funny book.

I started Lonesome Dove, by McMurty.

Finished:

When Maidens Mourn, by C. S. Harris

I wasn’t sure how Hero would continue to be treated in the series but so far so good in this one.

Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

Yep, still love it. Wish I had thought to get a copy for a friend’s birthday. It’s just one of those books you want to pass on to other people.

Reading:

The Patient Assassin: A Tale or Massacre, Revenge, and India’s Quest for Independence, by Anita Anand

I listened to a podcast about the book awhile ago. Of course the parts discussing the massacre were hard to read about. But Anand seems to have a thorough understanding of the key figures involved.

King Lear, by William Shakespeare

Figured I might as well get around to it.

Finished (Rereads):
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Finished:
Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered by Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff

Started:
Good Omens, by Terry Prachett and Neal Gaiman

Just finished Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Started Satori, by Don Winslow and am enjoying it so far.

Finished:

Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Reading:

A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, by Becky Chambers

I started reading this yesterday because I saw it was the subreddit's book club choice this month. Pretty much sucked me right in and I'm already a third of the way through the book. Very happy to see there are two more books in the series already out for me to read when I'm done with this one!

Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England, by Alison Weir

This one is a bit of a slog. While there are some really fascinating pieces in the story (I just finished the part where Isabella overthrows her husband, Edward II, alongside her lover, Roger Mortimer), there are also lots of lists and descriptions of rooms in castles she stayed during her time as Queen. I don't really want to know the name of the pauper that Isabella gave two pence to once in 1311.

Started reading two this week: Like Water For Chocolates, by Laura Esquivel and Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

I'm about halfway through Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. I've had this on my list for a while, but of course now that I picked it up, everyone thinks I'm reading it in lieu of the show. I guess it was bad timing on my part.

I'm not a fan of comedy writing, though there are a few moments in here where I do let off a chuckle. I'm flying through the pages since it's so easy to read, especially compared to my last book. If I had to choose between this and American Gods, I'd go with the latter, but this is still pretty good for what it's worth!

I've just started Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman having read nothing by either of them previously. And this book is making me laugh quite a lot.

Almost finished with Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. going to start Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut tomorrow.

I just started reading Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. So far, I've really been enjoying it. It's been on my to read list for a while, but since the show on Prime came out, I decided to read it after finishing Catch-22, another book I read because I wanted to watch the show.

Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

Sir Terry GNU got me through some real rough patches as a kid and along with Rowling got me "into reading". I shared him with my father who was the only one I knew who read him (always after me)

Always missed this one for some reason. And with the series on the way decided to dive back into Pratchett, which has been hard to do since my father died (coincidentally a few months after Sir Terry did)

I am absolutely loving it so far even though it makes me a little bit sad, but thats okay! Sad means I have the memories to be sad about!

Started Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

and Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, by Peter Biskind for a class.

Finished Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman & Terry Prattchet a few minutes ago. Really great book. I didn't think I would like it but it really did pick up around the halfway point for me.

Started Lady of the Lake, by Andrzej Sapkowski so I will have all Witcher books finished.

Finished The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, by Ken Liu and absolutely loved it. I've read the TBP series that he helped translate books 1 and 3. Also have read his Grace of Kings book...he's an exceptional and captivating writer

Started listening to Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophesies Agnes Nutter, Witch, by Neil Giaman and Terry Pratchatt and also great. Voices are superb and story has me hooked within the first chapter.

Also, currently reading The Man in the High Castle, by Phillip K. Dick also good. About half way through.

Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett because I wanted to read it before we watch the TV adaptation. But I also just realized that I'm way behind on my reading. I got a head and cough cold and starting binging shit on Netflix and now I'm way behind on actually feeding my brain. Sigh.

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

End of the world feels fitting for the end of the year. Also, gotta prep for that 2019 miniseries.

Currently reading: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Honestly, not loving it so far. It's a little too absurd all of the time (I also am not a huge Hitchhiker's fan, and it is in the same vein).

I'm also starting The Gift by Vladimir Nabokov, because I'd like something else to read when I'm struggling with the first book. I'm a huge Nabokov fan, so looking forward to reading this.

Finished: Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

  Started: The Fold, by Peter Clines

I've finished Passagier 23, by Sebastian Fitzek last week and really enjoyed it.

At the beginning of this week, I started: Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman The first few pages were ... hard. I've never read Pratchett nor Gaiman. But it's gotten easier so I'm hopeful that I can enjoy it.

The Winter King, by Bernard Cornwell.

About halfway through. It's been exactly what I needed to help scratch my historical fiction itch. So far so good.

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Almost done, it's been a struggle though. Never really "connected" with the story.

I finished by The Winter King, by Bernard Cornwell. I'll have to buy the other books in the series, good Authurian tale.

Started reading Good Omens, by Pratchett and Gaiman. Very funny so far, quite a quick read though. I guess I can read it again in a few years.

Finished: ** Good Omens, by Terry Prattchet and Neil Gaiman**

Started: Lady of the Lake, by Andrezj Sapkowski