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

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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 th...