Good Omens - Theban Band

[erastes]

Good Omens: Well, ok , I'm possibly the last person in any fandom to have picked this up and read it. I believe I tried it a year or so ago, but never finished it - I don't know why, I know I got it from the library, so perhaps it ran out of time or something. I remember enjoying the beginning very much so I don't know why I hadn't read further. I've passed the point I was at before now, and am still enjoying it.

Am loving the affection between Crowley and Aziraphale, (of course) even though canonically it says that Aziraphale is NOT "gayer than a treeful of monkeys on nitrous acid" and that Gaiman and Pratchett assert that they are "just good friends." That was a terrible dissapointment for an over eager slasher, I can tell you.

Loving Adam, a lot. I would have hoped, if I'd had a son, he'd be a lot like Adam.

Anyway, nothing much else to report. I am working on a story(which is due end of the month - argh!) about a gay couple who visit the Lion of Chaeronea . It's set just as the Civil Partnership Act was going through Parliament, and one is hopeful of it being made law and one isn't. They look at the Lion and find it galling that homosexuality was seemingly more accepted in 338 BC than it is in 2005. I'm planning to do a segue to the past, perhaps a touching night between two of the soldiers on the night before the battle and then back to our heroes.

That's if I can get bloody started. *smites brain and fingers for not co-operating*

Oh and this icon is ACTUALLY supposed to be Aziraphale and Crowley, but I nicked it and wrote Jon and Mike on it, coz it seemed to suit my characters really well.

Comments

[angrboda]

Nope, second to last. Never even heard of it.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Well, phew! Don't like to be last!

[rwday.livejournal.com]

They look at the Lion and find it galling that homosexuality was seemingly more accepted in 338 BC than it is in 2005

Pathetic, isn't it?

[bloodrebel333.livejournal.com]

It's atrocious.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Disgusting.

But then - civilisation hasn't moved on in general. The Romans were living in better houses than I owned. We lost glass making for 100's of years, we didn't have indoor plumbing until the 20th century in all houses....

[maidenform.livejournal.com]

Yesterday I signed up for 2x5obsessions with my first fandom being Good Omens, claim Aziraphale/Crowley. :)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Aw. They are so cute together!

[bloodrebel333.livejournal.com]

I'd want my son to be like Crowley. ;)

Once you're finished with the book, I've a rec for you.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Me too! Apart perhaps from the sinking ducks...

[rosie-red73.livejournal.com]

Second to last. Co-incidentally, I'm half way through it at the moment too (going hideously slowly since my brain refuses to concentrate for more than ten minutes at a time). rosesanguina gave it to me and said I'd like it, and despite getting bored with Discworld after two books, I'm really enjoying it. I missed the part about Aziraphale not being gay. I'd need to see the exact quote, but my guess is he's just pretending. *folds arms* They are TOO gay, and I won't have it any other way.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

It was when he first found the book of prophecies in the car and he gets some cocoa which goes cold and congeals while he sits there and reads it. It goes something like: "Upon first meeting Aziraphale, most people assumed three things, that he was British, that he was gayer than a treeful of monkies on nitreous oxide and that he was intelligent, two of these were wrong." It goes on to say that he certainly wasn't British, and that Angels don't bother with sex (stupid angels) in the main, but that he's intelligent.

But I'm with you. Gay Gay Gay. Transforming the luggage rack with tartan straps gave it away for me.

*G*

*drive by snoggage* It's a coincidence, too , that I was just thinking of mailing you.

[rosie-red73.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha yes, the luggage rack. And the fact that he runs a book shop. I remember that bit, but for some reason I missed the next bit saying he was intelligent. He was seeming a bit dim next to Crowley at that point, so I think I assumed they were saying he was gay. Does seem rather damning though - why would the authors be so stupid as to deliberately wreck any chance of a slasher fest? Don't they realise they've just killed off an entire section of potential fandom? Or maybe they do...

And YAY! Email me *licks* I'm sitting here working at the moment. Well, actually I'm pretending to work and going through my f-list, but we'll say I'm working.

[dastier.livejournal.com]

a funny coincidence - i finished that book only a few days ago, after being advised to give it a try by various people with various degree of subtlety...and it was worth it.

although i do have some nit-picky comments to make about GO, it was a v. good read. somehow the word 'kawai' lingers as an aftertaste though ;)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure where it's going, and I see similarities to Go and DW - Death's just made an appearance, but I guess there's no reason that he'd be any different!

Enjoying it so far though, will be happy to hear your nitpicks when I've finished.

[dastier.livejournal.com]

oh, so you're still in your way through? hehe, good that i bit my tongue before going into 'd'you remember this/that scene' stuff >:)

will be happy to discuss it later, tada!

[ariadneelda.livejournal.com]

Oh, Good Omens. I read it, uh, just a couple of months ago - and loved it!

Gaiman and Pratchett assert that they are "just good friends."

They do? *totally ignores them* :P

Good Omens

[dubaiyan.livejournal.com]

After you finish, I rec puzzlebleuink: THE best-written Aziraphale/Crowley around.