Good Omens
Genre: Fantasy
Original publication date: May 1990
Book description:‘Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don’t let you go around again until you get it right.’
People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it’s only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day. But what if, for once, the predictions are right, and the apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday, just after tea?
You could spend the time left drowning your sorrows, giving away all your possessions in preparation for the rapture, or laughing it off as (hopefully) just another hoax. Or you could just try to do something about it.
It’s a predicament that Aziraphale, a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley, a fast-living demon now finds themselves in. They’ve been living amongst Earth’s mortals since The Beginning and, truth be told, have grown rather fond of the lifestyle and, in all honesty, are not actually looking forward to the coming Apocalypse.
And then there’s the small matter that someone appears to have misplaced the Antichrist.
Thoughts:
Mixed feelings like several of the books turned series that are heavily leaning on comedy.
It does feel very nonsensical, it has a lot of humor thrown in, something that weirdly usually doesn't sit well with me if it's done too often within the story.
The interaction between the Angel and demon, the interaction they have with their "Army", the interaction between the seer and the one-man army.... I mean we have a lot of situations that should come across as comedic and yet for me its a miss.
I would have liked a bit less nonsense and a more serious story.
But still, the premise is something I enjoyed the rest of the storyline. It does sound bad, right?
I really liked the characters, the way everyone was not living up to their expectations was awesome.
This book was used to over the Winter Magical Readathon prompt for the first week. It was finished early on the week and then I forgot to write the review, but then again this book was ok, but it definitely was not clicking with me so it slipped my mind pretty easily.
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