It really pains me to admit this, but it seems that my brain is wired for American humor (or just inexperienced with actual British humor. God knows I loathed The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy…) It baffles me because the premise, in theory, is great and the chemistry between Aziraphale and Crowley is excellent. Unfortunately, the story feels bogged down by everyone else. The book tries too hard to be smart (I could see the references fly over my head) and funny (which, naturally, never really works). It also didn't help that the resolution is horrendously dull.

It is a worthwhile read but (just like my previous experience with Douglas Adam's work) it just doesn't live up to the hype.

P.S. Wanna figure out which baby went where, but too lazy to make a diagram? Just let the Lexicon help you out!

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The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.*

* This is not actually true. The road to Hell is paved with frozen door-to-door salesmen. On weekends many of the younger demons go ice skating down it.

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This book is not amusing me the way it rightfully deserves to. Not that it isn't funny. It's been witty and smart so far. But it's the kind of book that's a bit too smart and witty for its own good.

It's like I can see what's happening and where it's going, and even where I'm supposed to laugh, but since I didn't really get it and it jumped around so much to get there, I have to read it again (and sometimes again) to finally grasp the whole scope of its meaning. And by that time I've forgotten to laugh.

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Well written, fun, and surprisingly, filled with little literary references. I was thoroughly impressed. Despite my initial fear that this would be a waste of my time Gaiman and Pratchett were delightful in their vision of the apocalypse and the nature of the spiritual world. At the very least, read Good Omens for the ingenious personifications of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. This would also make for a fantastic film...here's to hoping Hollywood get's the hint.

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