Monday, November 28, 2005
book fifty-one
Good Omens
by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
I had read this book years ago, I think in high school, and remembered it being fantastically funny and clever. For once, I was right about something as a teenager.
The story is about Armageddon, or a near miss at it, anyway. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalyse are here... although now they ride motorbikes and dabble in modern technology. The Antichrist is here, along with his Hellhound, Dog. Although the Antichrist is 11 years old and more likely to take over his neighborhood gang than bring about the end of the world. Overseeing the Antichrist's antic are a not-very-evil demon named Crowley and his supposed nemesis, Angel Aziraphale the rare-books dealer.
A modern-day witch following the prognostications of her ancestor Agnes Nutter and a modern-day witch hunter round out the cast of Armageddonish characters. Be sure to listen to Queen ("Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me....") while you read it!
by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
I had read this book years ago, I think in high school, and remembered it being fantastically funny and clever. For once, I was right about something as a teenager.
The story is about Armageddon, or a near miss at it, anyway. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalyse are here... although now they ride motorbikes and dabble in modern technology. The Antichrist is here, along with his Hellhound, Dog. Although the Antichrist is 11 years old and more likely to take over his neighborhood gang than bring about the end of the world. Overseeing the Antichrist's antic are a not-very-evil demon named Crowley and his supposed nemesis, Angel Aziraphale the rare-books dealer.
A modern-day witch following the prognostications of her ancestor Agnes Nutter and a modern-day witch hunter round out the cast of Armageddonish characters. Be sure to listen to Queen ("Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me....") while you read it!
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