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A review by arggimapirate
Welcome to Night Vale by Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink
2.0
I love listening to Welcome to Night Vale. LOVE it. And I can't seem to find anyone else who is a fan to geek out about it with, so having a book come out felt like a way to fully indulge my fandom even if it was all on my own.
Unfortunately, at least for me, it turns out that the weirdness of Welcome to Night Vale is best served in the 30 minute chunks the podcast provides.
The book reuses a lot of scenarios from the podcast, so while it's fun to wink and nod as an insider, it also loses the opportunity to feel fresh and new. And as much as I love this unusual city and it's even more unusual inhabitants, it was just really hard to buy into a story that is trying to fit as much quirkiness in as possible.
I hate that I didn't love this book, but I had to eventually put it down. Yup, it was unfinishable for me. I feel like a traitor, but I'm going to stick with getting my Night Vale updates directly from Cecil.
Unfortunately, at least for me, it turns out that the weirdness of Welcome to Night Vale is best served in the 30 minute chunks the podcast provides.
The book reuses a lot of scenarios from the podcast, so while it's fun to wink and nod as an insider, it also loses the opportunity to feel fresh and new. And as much as I love this unusual city and it's even more unusual inhabitants, it was just really hard to buy into a story that is trying to fit as much quirkiness in as possible.
I hate that I didn't love this book, but I had to eventually put it down. Yup, it was unfinishable for me. I feel like a traitor, but I'm going to stick with getting my Night Vale updates directly from Cecil.