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Good Omens 

Two work colleagues from competing firms collude against management to produce better services for their customers. 

Or, said differently, an angel and a demon fight to stave off the prophesied apocalypse. 

Funny, irreverent, dynamic, magical, and sincere. A mixup at the hospital puts the antichrist in suburban England and a normal child receives the tutelage intended for the Antichrist. A real witch and a bumbling witch hunter team up to grapple with the titular prophecies. Everyone’s paths intertwine in comical and gratifying ways. The goddam tapes in the glove box all keep turning into Queen’s greatest hits. 

It parodies religious literature in the same way that Hitchhiker’s Guide parodies hard sci-fi. If you like Douglas Adams, either of its authors, or books about the supernatural, add it to your list. 

Five stars for its class.