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A review by elistar
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
5.0
Mid-way through "Neverwhere", I realized that I was going to add Neil Gaiman to my very short list of favorite authors. I loved his style so completely that I knew the next few weeks would be spent getting myself up to date with his published works, swallowing his novels whole in one sitting. I went out and bought two more of his books - "American Gods" and "Good Omens," which he co-authored with Terry Pratchett.
I read "Good Omens" first, only because it looked funny and I haven't read anything light-hearted in a while. Oh. My. God. It is truly rare to come across a book where something will make you actually laugh out loud. I had a few of those moments in "Good Omens," passages that were so utterly hysterical that I would look up around me, certain that everyone else around me would be collapsing into a fit of giggles as well, only to remember that I was, indeed, alone. And it made me sad, because I wanted to share. The book is just delightful.
"Good Omens" centers on a demon and an angel who have been living on Earth since the beginning of time who are about to face Armaggedon. Unfortunately for them, they've become quite comfortable with their respective lifestyles on our great planet and are less than thrilled at the prospect of the end of the world. The demon, Crowley, is charged with watching over the Antichrist, and when the bouncing baby boy gets misplaced, all hell (literally) breaks loose. Gaimain and Pratchett find hilarity in the most mundane subjects, and never miss an opportunity to insert sarcasm or ridiculous humor into an otherwise ordinary situation. I am still laughing at a recurring prbblem for Crowley (the demon) in the book, where every disc or tape he inserts into his shiny Bentley somehow transforms into Queen's greatest hits. I had "Bohemian Rhapsody" stuck in my head for three days and I love it!
If you haven't gotten the gist by now, I can comfortably and whole-heartedly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a quick, laugh-out-loud book that doesn't ever take itself seriously. Read it! You won't regret it!
I read "Good Omens" first, only because it looked funny and I haven't read anything light-hearted in a while. Oh. My. God. It is truly rare to come across a book where something will make you actually laugh out loud. I had a few of those moments in "Good Omens," passages that were so utterly hysterical that I would look up around me, certain that everyone else around me would be collapsing into a fit of giggles as well, only to remember that I was, indeed, alone. And it made me sad, because I wanted to share. The book is just delightful.
"Good Omens" centers on a demon and an angel who have been living on Earth since the beginning of time who are about to face Armaggedon. Unfortunately for them, they've become quite comfortable with their respective lifestyles on our great planet and are less than thrilled at the prospect of the end of the world. The demon, Crowley, is charged with watching over the Antichrist, and when the bouncing baby boy gets misplaced, all hell (literally) breaks loose. Gaimain and Pratchett find hilarity in the most mundane subjects, and never miss an opportunity to insert sarcasm or ridiculous humor into an otherwise ordinary situation. I am still laughing at a recurring prbblem for Crowley (the demon) in the book, where every disc or tape he inserts into his shiny Bentley somehow transforms into Queen's greatest hits. I had "Bohemian Rhapsody" stuck in my head for three days and I love it!
If you haven't gotten the gist by now, I can comfortably and whole-heartedly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a quick, laugh-out-loud book that doesn't ever take itself seriously. Read it! You won't regret it!