Miracle Workers, Simon Rich
Miracle Workers, Simon Rich
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Miracle Workers
A Novel

Author: Simon Rich

Narrator: Simon Rich

Unabridged: 4 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/07/2012

Synopsis

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.

About Simon Rich

Simon Rich has written for "Saturday Night Live," Pixar, and "The Simpsons." He is the creator and showrunner of "Man Seeking Woman" (FXX) and "Miracle Workers," (TBS), which he based on his books. His other collections include Hits and Misses, Spoiled Brats, and Ant Farm. He is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Aharon on August 16, 2012

You know that rom com that's in heavy rotation on that basic cable channel? The one with the "charming" pratfalls and reheated Simpsons jokes and magical ethnic secondary characters who have amusing grammar and exist to help out the hapless leads? But you watch it to the end because it's super short......more

Goodreads review by Майя on February 05, 2022

- He clearly has a dark streak in his life. You can see for yourself, the guy is only twenty-three. "Do you know who else was twenty-three?" Alexander the Great, when he conquered the whole world known to him. Comparison with Alexander the Great, for sure, is not the most stimulating procedure for sel......more

Goodreads review by Peter on May 22, 2013

Okay, the premise of this book might sound a little cheesy. Let's face it, we live in a world where some dopey 4 year-old gets brainwashed by his even dopier dad regarding his experience in heaven, and all of a sudden we've got a runaway bestseller. Or some jackoff gets hit by an 18-wheeler and then......more

Goodreads review by Marsha on April 13, 2025

Drink up. The world’s about to come to an end. When a story starts off with a God bored by real-world events and favoring a kind of spiritual porn, then you know you’re in for a ripping good time. The end of the world has never seemed so funny as God decides to cash in his chips and leave the table w......more

Goodreads review by Talia on February 07, 2019

This was an extremely quick, enjoyable read! Very funny but with a nice heart/sweetness too.......more

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