“The world is going to end next Saturday, but there are a few problems–the Antichrist has been misplaced, the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse ride motorcycles, and the representatives from heaven and hell decide that they like the human race.”

Look no further if you enjoy a comical telling of the end of the world. The characters of Crowley (a demon) and Aziraphale (an angel) are incredibly fun and, though fundamentally at opposition, they make the business of influencing humans toward good and evil extremely entertaining. They have fun and you can’t help but have fun too. Yes, there are some absurd moments, but you must have a little absurdity to have a comical Armageddon. After all, they are discussing the ineffable.

This book is great, but I must admit I watched the television adaptation of this book and it was incredible. Neil Gaiman wrote the script and therefore it stayed extremely close to the source material while making necessary changes for the new medium. Many changes I thought were improvements. With a stellar cast and great production, the show is a joy to watch. It is the right amount of quirky and absurd. It was produced by Amazon and was released on Amazon Prime but has been released on other services. It is a six-part miniseries and I highly recommend it.

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