Stephy Read Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

 

“Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft are written by men.”

 

 About/Summary

Published in 1990, this book by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman is about the end of the world.

Characters

 Main characters are Aziraphale and Crowley. And I love them.

I also really like Newton and Anathema, even though I still have trouble pronouncing her name (it's a me thing...)

Oh, and Agnes was just delightful. 

All the characters were great, really.

Writing

Writing was fantastic. This book was my introduction to Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's work and I need to read more. It is simplistic at times, and I mean that as a compliment. I get frustrated sometimes when writing is super complex. It's an easy read.

Plot

 Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, met in a garden. After someone ate an apple (or some sort of fruit, not important). And they continued to meet up for six hundred years. At one point Crowley is tasked with taking (not delivering. Not as such. Just… handing off) the antichrist. Who was supposed to go to an American couple that was in England (Tadfield to be precise) for politics or something. But… the Satanic nuns maybe sort of gave the baby to a couple from Tadfield. It was an accident. I'm sure Satan would understand. Now, Crowley and Aziraphale don't want the end of the world to happen. Which is supposed to happen when the Antichrist is, like, 11 or something. So they decide to help raise the child. The child they think is the antichrist. The American couple's child. On the supposed Antichrist's birthday, he is supposed to receive a hellhound. But… it doesn't show up. Well… it does show up. To the actual antichrist. Adam. Who is spending time with his friends. And coincidentally is telling his friends what kind of dog he would want. A small dog that you could have fun with. Named Dog. And so, the hellhound Dog joins his Master.

Meanwhile, Anathema Device, a witch who knows of the coming apocalypse thanks to her ancestor Agnes Nutter's book of prophecies, is trying to stop this as well. 

Romance

 Aziraphale and Crowley are totally married. Or, the angel/demon equivalent, at least.

 Overall Thoughts

This book is fantastic from beginning to end. I adored it. Five stars. No notes.

 

That's all for this one.