I came to Good Omens by way of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books. We both discovered Good Omens while doing our masters degree, and quoting some of the cracking lines at each other helped us survive particularly turgid lectures, especially the ones on Paradise Lost. Good Omens is a great mix of the two authors’ work, and reading it, you’re hard put to say where Pratchett ends and Gaiman begins on the page. For those of you who haven’t read Good Omens yet, the plot is as complicated as the relationship between the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley, who have been frenemies on Earth since the Fall. I didn’t read Good Omens as often, but like any true cult-classic fan, I held on to my much borrowed, much battered copy across two masters degrees, three jobs and three states.

Source: Huffington Post June 01, 2019 03:22 UTC