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Any books where the villains plans fall hilariously apart on their own? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works to c/books@lemmy.world

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Curious if anyone could recommend any books where the bad guys fail more by just repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot, then anything the protagonist does to try to stop them.

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[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is pretty close to the premise of Good Omens if I'm remembering correctly.

[–] whyrat@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

And a good number of other Terry Pratchett books!

[–] iagomago@feddit.it 3 points 3 weeks ago

A Confederacy of Dunces, maybe?

[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Celeterra by CP Suter comes to mind.

[–] JaymesRS@piefed.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I would say that there’s definitely a moment like this (for a loose interpretation) in When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Not exactly what your looking for but: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Hat-Express-Adventure-Vaudevillain-ebook/dp/B0CM8PY73V

Top Hat Express

Quite a few villains in that and they do some wacky things. Its a fun romp. I like the first book more than the subsequent ones but I enjoyed reading it.

[–] Servomoore@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Stephen King's The Stand, although I can definitely understand finding the process more frustrating than hilarious.