Good Omens

I have just finished re-reading (because what writer doesn't read) the masterpiece that is Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's Good Omens. It is one of my absolute favorite books and has been so for many years now, but it's easy to forget why exactly that is when I'm not in the middle of it. I always remember that it's funny and clever and creative, but re-reading it has reminded me why and in what ways. Though I'd read it before, and more than once at that, I found myself noticing new things, finding double meanings in sentences I'd once read at face value. It's the subtleties of seemingly mundane sentences that creep up on you after you've already moved on to the next paragraph and produce a laugh that speak to the genius of the authors and their mastery of their craft. My absolute favorite thing about this book though is that it just has so many ideas, and it makes me want to have ideas. No, it does more than that. It reminds me how incredible ideas can be and how amazing it feels to have them. It inspires me to want to write more, and reminds me how much I love sitting in front of a blank page that's just waiting to be filled up with words. I think it might have single-handedly broken my writer's block, though that remains to be seen.

If any of you haven't read it and you appreciate the fantasy/sci-fi genres (or you just really enjoy a good book and a bunch of laughs), you must read it. That being said, I'd probably say the same about any of Terry Pratchett's books, and I have no doubt that I'd probably say the same about any of Neil Gaiman's works if I wasn't so poorly versed in them.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to have ideas and enjoy writing...