Good Omens

I can see why so many people love Good Omens, but for me, it just didn't click. And I typically like Pratchett books, so it's not that.

At first, I thought this book had so much potential. The premise is very clever. Crowley and Aziraphale's odd-couple dynamic is by far the best part of the story, and I could have happily spent the entire book following their adventures. But despite these bright spots, the book just didn't hold together for me. It tries to juggle too many threads and ends up losing focus. It tries to be too many things. The shift to the young anti-Christ and his group of friends was especially boring, as their conversations felt flat and uninspired.

The humor, while sharp at first, eventually wore thin. It's like spending hours with that one friend who's always trying to be funny all the time—at some point, you just want to say “Relax, Tony.” The pacing didn't help either; it skips quickly through some interesting setups and then drags painfully in others, especially during the final stretch leading up to doomsday. By the end, I was skimming pages, frustrated that something with so much promise felt like such a slog.

The broken English from some of the characters, but in particular Adam and Shadwell was also quite annoying after a while and didn't let me connect with the book as much as I wanted to.

The TV adaptation managed to capture what the book couldn't for me. It kept the wit and charm but brought the characters to life in a way that felt much more engaging. Maybe that was the intention all along. If you're curious about the story, I'd honestly recommend watching the show instead.