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Welcome to Night Vale by Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink
5.0

To anyone who claims there is no story to the novel, you obviously didn't read long enough. I've only listened to a couple episodes of the podcast so I am by no means one of those people who will say, "Just listen to the podcast, it helps!" For this sort of surreal romp into thought experiments, philosophy, and light-hearted scandal, all I suggest you do is read with an open mind and be ready to accept some ridiculous sentences into your brain.

This book is very different from your average scifi/fantasy book. There are constant hypocritical sentences, counter intuitive observations, and just plain weirdness in the book, but I like that. It's different, it's interesting. The characters we are introduced to in the beginning chapters of the book all play a part, and I found that the way it all comes together is very cool and interesting. There's a lot to think about between the lines here, and if you're willing to step outside of your comfort zone of predictable storytelling, I think you will enjoy it.