TBR Jar Review: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman


This was the most recent pick out of my TBR jar and I was looking forward to reading something lighter. And I must say this was that, at least. 



The story centers around a demon and an angel, who have struck up an unlikely friendship, since both of them are residing on Earth and they have both come to really like it there. Unfortunately Doomsday is just around the corner, and the Earth is set to be ruined in the ensuing war between good and evil. The forces of evil have planted the Antichrist with an unknowing human family and when the boy turns 11, the apocalypse is set to begin. Through some unexpected events, however, things don’t go according to plan, but our protagonists find that they don’t really mind. 

There were a number of interesting characters in this book, and I thought it was generally quite well written and fun, but a bit too fun, almost. It was written in that comedic writing style, where the style is almost more important than the plot, and that is a device I don’t really enjoy. It was the same with “The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden” by Jonas Jonasson, which is also written in this light, comedic style, which doesn’t really allow for in-depth character development or reflection on certain plot points. This writing style just isn’t really for me. 

The book was fine and I enjoyed it well enough, but as I said, the writing style isn't for me. So I gave this book 3 stars out of 5 on Goodreads. 


The next pick from my jar is “The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story” by Diane Ackerman. I have already read and reviewed this here. Dipping into my jar again, the next two books that came up were not available from my library, so I put them back in, for a time when I’m not on a book buying ban, and picked up “The Last of the Wine” by Mary Renault. This is apparently about two young Athenians living in the time of Socrates. It definitely sounds out of my comfort zone, so this should be interesting!

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