Good Omens is an hilarious satire of the supposed impending apocalypse. I started laughing at the forward and every page held a chuckle or a snicker. It has angels, demons, an anti-christ, witches, witch hunters, and the forces of good and evil lined up waiting for the coming war. I musn't forget the four horsemen (?) of the apocalypse: War, Famine, Death, and Pollution. (Pestilence resigned in discouragement with the advent of better hygiene and vaccines.) Everything that can go wrong does, for both sides. Through it all there are the "nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter, witch," which are amazingly nice and accurate.
This is a fun book for all of us who roll our eyes at every new prophecy of apocalyptic doom. Take a spin through the book of Revelation first, if you haven't yet. It will give you some context.
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