GOOD OMENS
Good Omens, is probably the funniest book I have ever read. I jump at the chance to read anything Neil Gaiman has written. Both Pratchett and Gaiman are at their best in this 1990 book about the end of time. Don’t let the publication date fool you, this book is a classic.
Agnes Nutter who is a witch, has prophesized the end of the world and it will be this coming Saturday. This is a bummer for angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley both have lived with humans since the beginning and they enjoy their life. They join forces to find a way to stop the Apocalypse or End Times if you will.
How does the Anti-Christ fit into the picture? Warlock, the presumed Anti-Christ is just a normal boy who was switched at birth due to a hospital mishap. Adam, the actual Anti-Christ is having a devil of a time using his powers.
The Four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse have arrived in the form of bikers. Pestilence, having retired is replaced by Pollution, War is a female war correspondent, Famine is a fast food mogul and a dietician and Death is of course, Death. Showing up when they do the world is one step away from the end.
Writing comedy is very difficult but Pratchett and Gaiman have the craft down to a science. This is a book you read over and over again as it never fails not to entertain. If you need a book to brighten your day, Good Omens is that book.
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