A huge dose of Night Vale life

If you're a long time listener of the Welcome to Night Vale podcast then you will love this book I'm sure. It has all of the trappings of the podcast and is a huge weird and wonderful addition to the Night Vale mythos.

If you're not already a fan of Welcome to Night Vale however, I have no idea how you might respond to this. I'd recommend checking out the podcast and listening to a few episodes up front. There's a lot of abstract and absurdest humour that really drives these stories and if that's not your thing this would be a potentially difficult and disappointing purchase for you.

Cecil's narration is flawless and he has put in an excellent performance throughout the book and I think that the writers have done an excellent job of taking the small dose format of the podcasts and extending that into a much more long form story with a few interspersals of familiar community radio action.

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Loved it

Perfect for long time fans like me, or newcomers. Only down side was it was over too soon.

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Better as audiobook

Usually audio-books do not connect for me but I think for Welcome to Night Vale choosing to listen to the audio-book was actually the better idea.

This is a story for fans of the podcast. Without an understanding of Night Vale and it’s wonderful quirks and who Cecil is the reader is going to struggle.

I did begin by reading the book but switched over to the audio-book after a couple of chapters. This made the whole experience so much better. It became an extended podcast adventure with two Night Vale residence at the helm. Having Cecil narrate the book is of course what makes it- because it reinforces the podcast feeling.

The story in-itself is true Night Vale. The is an accepted confusing throughout each tale, such as the concept of time and how Jackie is always 19. How Diane’s son Josh is who is, regardless how he represents who he is. I enjoy how Night Vale accepts all of this. How things connect in their own ways at some point in the story and how THE LIBRARY must always be feared.

I am not sure that if I read instead of listened I would have enjoyed this story the same way.

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The voice of Nightvale is the very best of chilling reading for a good weekend reading chill.

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Perfect

I have no words for my love of this book. It's very much my go to listening when I can't sleep or need a distraction. Welcome to Night Vale generally is the weirdest form of comforting. While the actually story of this book is one that's been done time and time again (teenager fighting with their mother about finding their absent father) the weirdness of night Vale makes it new and fascinating. The story is funny and sad and heartwarming sometimes at the same time. I really cannot wait for It Devours to come out.

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Awesome! Love the podcast and loved this too!

Really glad it was read by Cecil Baldwin. It would have been odd by anyone else! Great story as well as the usual fun nonsense :)

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a great listen

loved it, being familiar with nightmare help, though I hated the additional voice acting for Old lady jose and Carlos they were awful and not atall the right choice

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Brilliant

Already a fan of the podcast, loved Cecil, loved the story. Good references for those already fans but stand alone story that means you don't need to know anything about nightvale to enjoy it.

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fantastic

if you're a fan of the podcast and you're still wondering who the man in the tan jacket is and what he wants then you need this book

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Loved it as humans can love semi-sentient things..

What did you like most about Welcome to Night Vale?

It was like an extra long podcast and links into the rest of the series.
Then again, the concept of time does not exist and therefore the book may have been whispery nothingness, cecil baldwin could have hypnotized me to think I heard the rest.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Welcome to Night Vale?

The most memerable moment was the big revel about "The man in the tan jacket", which has mystified us all since the early days.
Secondly, the discussion about the sky, everyone in Night Vale knows there's no such thing as the sky; only the all-consuming void...

What does Cecil Baldwin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Cecil brings Cecil. and Carlos. and Khoshekh. and Khoshekh's magical kittens. and Mayor Dana Cardinal. and The Faceless Old Woman. and Hiram Mc...
You know what guys, it's getting a bit crowded in my room with all of you in here!

My point being; an episode of NVCR (albeit extra long episode), wouldn't be the same without our favorite community radio host, Cecil.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A L L H A I L T H E G L O W C L O U D

Any additional comments?

When's the next audiobook coming out?

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