Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman is just what you might expect from a book written by these two. If you haven’t had the pleasure of reading their books, you could start here. If you hate this book, you might skip both authors in the future. Do you want a hint? Fantastic science-fiction with humor and social commentary. Other reviewers might say satire, philosophy, politics. Both authors are unique and certainly worth a read.
Some of the characters are:
ADAM (An Antichrist) and the three other children in his gang.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (DEATH, War, Famine, Pollution)
Crowley (Angel, representative of Hell)
Aziraphale (Angel, representative of Heaven)
Assorted strange people: witch, witch hunters, prophet, medium, …
Random excerpts…
“Hell wasn’t a major reservoir of evil, any more than Heaven was a fountain of goodness; they were just sides in the great cosmic chess game.”
“He wouldn’t have said, ‘That’s weird’ if a flock of sheep had cycled past playing violins. It wasn’t the sort of thing a responsible engineer said.”
“…a whaling research ship, was currently researching the question: How many whales can you catch in one week?”
“A plaque on both your houses.”
Upon Terry Pratchett’s death, Kevin Smith tweeted: “Terry Pratchett, creator of DISCWORLD, has died. His GOOD OMENS with Neil Gaiman is in my Top 5. Without that book, I never make DOGMA.” If you haven’t seen Kevin Smith’s movie Dogma, that is another way to dip your toe in this world of strange fiction.
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