>>>I'm not quite finished yet, so don't anybody spoil it for me. But if anybody wants to read something quite astonishing, pick up a copy of "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. What a duo. Two of the best there is writing together.
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>>>Death and Famine and War and Pollution continued biking toward Tadfield.
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>>>And Grievous Bodily Harm, Cruelty to Animals, Things Not Working Properly Even After You've Given Then a Good Thumping But Secretly No Alcohol Lager, and Really Cool People travelled with them.
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>>Maybe I will check it out on your recommendation. Conceptually, though, I wonder how successful a book written by a duo can be. IMO one of the defining qualities of a book is that it comes from a unique, personal POV.
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>If I hadn't told you, and if it didn't say so on the cover, and if they didn't talk about it in the preface, and if they didn't write little blurbs about each other, you'd never know it was two people. In any case, if you like laugh out loud fantasy, this is the one.
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>Ideally, you really need to read the stuff that led into the quote I gave above. It amazes me that people can write like this. I like Pratchett a lot, but I have been in awe of Neil Gaiman for years.
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>>What am I doing up at this ungodly hour, you may ask. Good question. I went to bed at an age appropriate time. Then Emily and her sidekick Shelby hauled in at 2 a.m. and the dogs went bonkers. Fortunately it's Sunday and I am entitled to a lazy day.
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>That is about 2 minutes later than the time I get up weekdays to get ready for work. Never, ever, however on weekends.

Now that's gotta be a loooooooonnnnnnnnngggggggg commute!