Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman: Good Omens (Paperback, 2019, William Morrow Paperbacks)
paperback, 400 pages
언어: English
Published 2019년 3월 5일 by William Morrow Paperbacks.
The classic collaboration from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, soon to be an original series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant.
According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.
So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon—both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle—are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.
The one set on Earth with Crowley & friends and Agnes Nutter and her prophecies. Great fun, excellent plot.
This was a light and mostly funny read with some (to me) novel ideas, but not hilarious or deep. I was hoping for either. I would probably have enjoyed this book more 20 years ago at the end of my teens.
I recently read American Gods by one of the authors (Neil Gaiman). That book made a much bigger impression with more interesting ideas.
Read for the umpteenth time. Still as good as ever.
