Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I hardly know anything about the original podcast, but I went ahead and started this because people said it was weird and worth my time even years after it originally came out.

And just so you know, they were right. It was quite weird. In a good way.

It's truly a reality-bending place. Time doesn't work right there. And celebrities you thought you knew (yes, I'm looking at you, Helen Hunt,) take on OMINOUS librarian proportions. And yes, please do avoid the library in town, won't you? And the city council absolutely MUST have its human sacrifices.


What to expect, going in?

It's a line-by-line extravaganza of cultural and historical references that refer to real times and events and peoples that come to wildly different conclusions or events. If you like books that are living, breathing examples of what an easter egg might be if it decided to become a super-villain, then look no further.

Welcome to Night Vale.

It's not for everyone, but it has a certain... charm, ahem.

Personal note:
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