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Miracle Workers

A Novel

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Miracle Workers

By: Simon Rich
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God, bored, decides that Earth has had its day - unless two idealistic angels can make a miracle happen.

Welcome to Heaven, Inc., the grossly mismanaged corporation in the sky. For as long as anyone can remember, the founder and CEO (known in some circles as "God") has been phoning it in. Lately, he's been spending most of his time on the golf course. And when he does show up at work, it's not to resolve wars or end famines, but to Google himself and read what humans have been blogging about him.

When God decides to retire (to pursue his lifelong dream of opening an Asian Fusion restaurant), he also decides to destroy Earth. His employees take the news in stride, except for Craig and Eliza, two underpaid angels in the lowly Department of Miracles. Unlike their boss, Craig and Eliza love their jobs - uncapping city fire hydrants on hot days, revealing lost keys in snow banks - and they refuse to accept that Earth is going under.

The angels manage to strike a deal with their boss. He'll call off his Armageddon if they can solve their toughest miracle yet: getting the two most socially awkward humans on the planet to fall in love. With doomsday fast approaching, and the humans ignoring every chance for happiness thrown their way, Craig and Eliza must move heaven and Earth to rescue them - and the rest of us, too.

©2012 Simon Rich (P)2012 Hachette
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Creative Concept • Humorous Writing • Fantastic World • Relatable Characters • Entertaining Plot • Original Storyline
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I loved this from beginning to end. Any book that can make you laugh out loud is a gift.

What a fantastic book

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The story was pretty funny and had me laughing, but Simon Rich isn't the best at voices. At times, it can be confusing to tell who is talking in the book because he doesn't change his pitch at all.

That being said, the physical book and the TV show are great, and I would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting a laugh.

Good story, but Simon Rich isn't the best @ voices

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Rich is expert at taking the ridiculous and making it seem commonplace. The straightforward approach to this novel is on point and hilarious. There is a slightly anti climatic feel at the end because of the way the plot must come down to the wire in order to function, but that kind of abrupt conclusion actually fits this book well.

Don’t look for deep spiritual meaning in this book. It’s meant to be funny, and it is.

So wryly funny

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bit overpriced for the length but I laughed the whole time. great book, worth a listen

hilarious

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I really enjoyed this book. Funny premise and situations. Heavy on the relationship comedy like Man Seeking. A quick listen and a lot of fun.

fun book

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this is like listening to a rough draft. the tv series is fleshed out and better. written by the same guy. so he will appreciate your money either way. but the tv series is better. it's weird that that's the first time I've ever said that in my entire life.

skip this and rent the TV series

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I ended up liking the book more than the show even though I watched the show first. The plot is the same but the characters’ personalities and events are appreciably different between the show and book. Having read other reviews, there’s debate over which is funnier. I found the book funnier and if you think arson is a funny solution to your problems then so will you!

The author narrates the book and he does an okay job. He reads it without much fanfare but not bad and not remarkable

Liked it more than the show

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Simon Rich’s works are always a delight, and I only bought the audiobooks he himself reads, nailing the delivery of the lines he wrote and genuinely bringing to life his characters. The author voicing God, Craig, Eliza, Vince, Sam, Laura, and Raj paints the landscape of a fantastic world where Heaven is a corporation and a bet is made upon which the fate of the world depends. I love Simon Rich’s dry, acerbic wit, the way he delivers just the right phrase in just the right moment. Sick of the news, in general, I sought comedy, and found it here in spades.

I would give this FIFTY stars if I could!

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I have read this book a number of times (under its original title, "what in God's name". I've shared it with a number of people including sine of my grandkids, who also love it. I listened to it today for the first time in Audible and it didn't disappoint. Simon Rich is a fantastic writer! I love everything he's written. ❤️

Funniest book I've ever read

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If you’re debating whether or not to get this book—don’t. You won’t be disappointed.

Ingeniously hilarious

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