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The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink

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ladymab's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I picked this up as a 'dark comedy' read for a horror challenge because the previous two WTNV books all had their moments and the podcast itself as we know and love it has a great mix of horror and comedy -- but this book just came right in and WHALLOPED me with feels! There are so many passages that are just beautifully constructed (I think a lot about the one where she describes what the ocean smells like) and it truly is a revenge drama set to rival Shakespeare.

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cherryrose's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home tells a story about a woman who's life is consumed by vengeance.

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jupanuma's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I'm giving this a flat 3 stars, and the only reason I'm doing that is that it doesn't really fit into the Night Vale series. If it was just a story on its own and not connected to Night Vale, that I would give it a solid 4.5 stars. Yes, it is a story about The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your House, but more than 50% of the book is outside of Night Vale, and just going through her life. I want to say closer to 80 to 85% of the book is outside of Night Vale. And you wouldn't even need to know about Night Vale to pick up this book. You could have made it any town and it would have fit into the book just fine.

What I did not like was

how nothing was really solved by the end of the book. I was really hoping that she would kill Edmond herself too.</spoler> I also did not like how she pretty much <spoilers> forces each male of Edmond's line to have a family just so she can kill them off once they have a son to start the process all over again.

Like I understand that's your revenge, but it felt more like a mother who is

despret for grandchildren and will do anything to make it happen</spoilers> than anything. And it just made me squeamish and kind of makes me not want to read the book ever again.

What I did like was most of the side characters that she was friends with. I really like the characters that

can look like anyone

and to find out that she is in a

lesbian relationship

was just perfect. Breaking the law for love. Just great. But not just her, I really liked

Vlad.

I thought his character was built well and you really got a sense of who he was, and why he was doing what he was doing.

So overall, if this book wasn't part of the Night Vale series, I would have liked it. I wouldn't have gone in with a hope of more randomness that you get from Night Vale and would have just read a book about this random Old Woman and her crazy and creepy life.

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lindseyrenee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I knew nothing about this character or series before picking this book up. It grabbed me from the very beginning. I liked the flashbacks from the past to the modern day, getting to see the woman from her origin and how twisted her need for revenge made her. There were a few places where the flashbacks were a little dragging and the last two chapters of her past, I feel, could have been combined, but overall a fun and exciting story.

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