good omens is literally 107k words of idiot plot but like. well-executed
It’s because you really do gotta make it “all” and in Good Omens, every single character in the entire book is an idiot, so they’re all on a level playing field.
the best part is that the only person who ISNT an idiot is the one setting things up. I think this quote sums it up best. “an obscure and complex variant of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won’t tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.”