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Welcome to Night Vale by Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink
4.0

This is a reread for me. I started catching up on the podcast and decided to reread the book, or in this case, listen to the first time. I was excited to listen to it, seeing how I'm so used to listening to the podcast. It actually felt more natural to listen to the audiobook than to read the book itself.

Like before, I enjoyed it. It was the podcast in a book and seeing how I enjoy the podcast, I would, of course, enjoy the book. It was weird and creepy and wonderful. It wasn't amazing, but it was a good read and I enjoyed it.

They said you can read the book without listening to the podcast, but I don't feel like that is true. It is so tied into the podcast that there are things that would be very confusing. At least, that is how I feel. I really think you need some idea of the podcast before diving into this book. You don't have to be caught up on all the episodes, but just an idea of the weirdness that is Nightvale.

This book is charming and entertaining, but it isn't something I will recommend to people who don't know the podcast, and sadly, that is a lot of people. And while I do bring it up now and then, most people are listening to so many podcasts, they aren't willing to add another. So, if you know the podcast, you'll like the book!