Book Review - Good Omens
Friday, January 3rd, 2025 11:40Grading explained:
A - Loved it. Want to re-read. Will recommend.
B - Pretty happy about reading it. No huge urge to re-read. Might recommend.
C - It's fine. Won't recommend.
D - Technically competent. Waste of time to read. Won't recommend.
F - Technically incompetent. Won't recommend.
With that out of the way, tl;dr - Good Omens, grade C.
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I'm genuinely confused by people who rank Good Omens as their favorite book of all time. The book seems solidly mediocre: the writing is technically competent and the language is snappy, but there's nothing particular outstanding about it.