Carpet Diem
by Justin Lee Anderson
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Fifteen years after losing most of his family to a devastating, pudding-related tragedy, Simon Debovar has settled into a life of self-imposed exile from the stinking, selfish morass of humanity. Content that his daily highlights will include hazelnut coffee, a long bath, and the occasional jar of olives, his life is completely upturned by the discovery that his ornate living room carpet is the deciding factor in a bet between God and Satan. When mysteriously well-timed carpet thieves show more deprive him of the crucial heirloom, Simon is forced to leave his hermit's existence behind for a world of angels, demons, witches, and immortals. And then it gets complicated. show lessTags
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The cover states "If you enjoyed Good Omens, you'll LOVE this book" and I can only agree with that statement.
This fast paced and hilariously funny novel - deeply rooted in British humour, and with a solid foot in various mythologies of this world (without being blunt about it) - has been an utterly enjoyable read that made me laugh out loud roughly every other page. Besides a lot of fun this book also has serious, philosophical undertones - yet those are very well-covered up, and not the of the right-in-your-face variety. You can engage with them if you wish to, you likely will not even notice them if that is not your cup of tea.
I loved everything about this and I dearly hope that Justin will write a sequel - soon...
Without any doubt show more one of my favourite books I've read in 2025.
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This fast paced and hilariously funny novel - deeply rooted in British humour, and with a solid foot in various mythologies of this world (without being blunt about it) - has been an utterly enjoyable read that made me laugh out loud roughly every other page. Besides a lot of fun this book also has serious, philosophical undertones - yet those are very well-covered up, and not the of the right-in-your-face variety. You can engage with them if you wish to, you likely will not even notice them if that is not your cup of tea.
I loved everything about this and I dearly hope that Justin will write a sequel - soon...
Without any doubt show more one of my favourite books I've read in 2025.
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What a fun book! The reader, Matthew Lloyd Davies, has a great reading voice. All of the voices he used were so good, except for his depiction of an American Cajun voice, and that was so bad, it was funny.
The story is very funny. Just hang up your Biblical views before starting, though, as he has created his own cast of Heavenly roles and rules for the sake of his story.
The writing is very funny.
The story is very funny. Just hang up your Biblical views before starting, though, as he has created his own cast of Heavenly roles and rules for the sake of his story.
The writing is very funny.
Carpet Diem by Justin Lee Anderson and read by Matthew Lloyd Davies, is a fantasy audiobook that won the 2018 Audie Award for Humor. Simon, the main character, has an old rug that an angel and a demon, representatives of God and the Devil, are fighting over, and he has to decide which one gets it. Only the rug is stolen - so he has to find it first. The book is full of funny characters and situations, and was inspired by Neil Gaiman (according to an author interview). I enjoyed Davies' voicings, but I didn't care for his rendition of Simon's aunt Harriet - too screechy!
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