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Forget Left Behind -- if you want a really good story about the Apocalypse, Good Omens is your book, or perhaps even better, audiobook, as read by Martin Jarvis. The writing style is largely Pratchett's, but the darker characters and episodes seem to come from Neil Gaiman. It's a great collaboration. The lighter characters are a bit more Pratchettian,but all are thoroughly engaging.
As demon Crowley (as I listened, I'm not sure of spellings) and angel Azurophel -- who are really the best of frien ...more
As demon Crowley (as I listened, I'm not sure of spellings) and angel Azurophel -- who are really the best of frien ...more
A quite witty satire of human nature and religion, as seen through the eyes of a few select angels, imps, and demons.
A few notable quotes and observations:
"It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being, fundamentally, people."
"When a human was good or bad it was because they wanted to be. People couldn't become truly holy unless they also had ...more
A few notable quotes and observations:
"It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being, fundamentally, people."
"When a human was good or bad it was because they wanted to be. People couldn't become truly holy unless they also had ...more
