Literary Fixation- Good Omens

There are some books that deserve to be read over and over again throughout the years.

Good Omens by Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman is one such book.

I love Terry Prachett's Discworld books (DEATH is oddly enough my favorite character) but I am not a big fan of Gaiman's books. Yet this book that they wrote together is a favorite of mine and one that I often suggest to others to read.

I am going to try and describe this book without any spoilers.

Essentially it is about the end of the world and the people involved. There are quite a few story lines that that are on a crash course towards each other.

It would be difficult to pick out the main characters because there are so many and each one contributes to the whole by the end. Prachett and Gaiman created vibrant and fun characters that you root for as they maneuver through this novel.
So how about a brief run down on some of the characters involved-

• Aziraphale- An Angel and a avid book collector. BFF with Crowley. Doesn't want the world to end. 
• Crowley- Demon. Bit on the outs with the other Demons from Hell. Quite enjoys earth and wants to remain up here. BFF with Aziraphale.
• Adam Young- The Anti-Christ. The fate of the world hangs on this young boy and his friends, the THEM.
• The THEM- A small gang of kids in the idyllic town of Tadfield. These three, Pepper, Brian and Wensleydale, have no idea that their friend and leader might be the cause of the end of all humanity. But hey, they are just kids.
• Agnes Nutter- A Witch from centuries ago who happened to be the best at seeing the future. She isn't actually in the book, her book of prophecies and her descent Anathema play a part. But she did know everything that was going to happen. And yes, everything.
• Anathema Device- The last descendant of Agnes Nutter. She uses Agnes' book like a guide to the end up the world. That is until she loses it.
• Newton Pulsifer- The descent to the man that burned Agnes Nutter at the stake. He and Anathema are destined to meet.
• The Four Riders of the Apocalypse- War, Famine, Pollution and DEATH. They kind of have to be a part of it. BTW I love how Terry Prachett makes the character DEATH likable even though he is DEATH.

These are just some of the characters driving this delightful plot.

You might think a book about Armageddon would be all terror and hopelessness. Nope.

The truth is that this is one of the most hopeful and endearing books I have read. It has its comedic elements but it has real heart.

Every time I come to the end of this book it brings me to tears. Not out of sadness but because it ends so beautifully.

It is so difficult to explain how wonderful this book is. If you are looking for a feel good novel, this is it!
spoiler:
What I love is that in the end Adam is just a boy with his dog and friends. A perfect balance of good and evil...a perfect human.