Title: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Anges Nutter, Witch
Author: Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Publisher: HarperTouch 1990
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 413
Rating: 5 / 5 stars
Reading Challenges: T4MC -- Name in Title; Neil Gaiman; Ebook; Eclectic -- Humor; 52 Books -- Week 2
The world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday. Just before dinner, according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies written in 1655. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist.
Put New York Times bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett together . . . and all Hell breaks loose.
Holy crap on a stick! This was an awesome book. I don't mean a "that was a great read" kind of book. I mean the "I laughed out loud on airplanes" kind of book. The story is awesome, but it's the characters and style that really get me. The characters are all just so lovable, even the demons, even the Four Horseman (I mean Riders) of the Apocalypse. Crowley and Aziraphale are my absolute favorites. Their on-again off-again friendship of enemies is just amazing. I love how each one gets the other to slide just a bit to the other side. Hee hee. And Adam Young is the perfect little Antichrist without even knowing it. He commands attention and devotion and yet has quite a good head on his shoulders. Such fun! And let's talk about the style for just a second. I feel like Pratchett and Gaiman are telling me a story. They are sitting in my living room, drinking (wine probably) and taking turns telling me parts of this ridiculous story they heard. Even the descriptions are a conversation. I love this style. And all the little author's notes are just icing on the cake. (Yum cake!). I wholeheartedly encourage everyone to read this book.
