Books of 2010: 24. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

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It wouldn't be too much of an exaggeration to say that Good Omens is one of my favourite books of all time. It's tied right up there for #1 with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Restaurant at the End of the Universe. I found myself a few days ago without anything to read (gasp! shock!) and realized I hadn't read Good Omens for several years, and decided reread it yet again.

It's just as good as I remember it, and the one-liners are still just as funny. Every time I read it, I find something new and amusing, and there are still words in there that I don't know, which is a pretty big accomplishment.

For those who have never read Good Omens, it's about the Apocalypse. After a fashion. More importantly, it's about a devil who didn't so much fall as saunter vaguely downwards, an effeminate angel who owns a book store, the four horsemen of the Apocalypse (and the other four horsemen of the Apocalypse), a witch, the Witchfinder army, and a veritable host of minor yet memorable characters. And, of course, the Antichrist, an 11-year-old boy named Adam Young.

If you haven't read Good Omens, you really should. You owe it to yourself. Just don't drink anything while you're reading the funny bits.