Full confession: I’ve never listed to the “Welcome to Night
Vale” podcast and this is actually my first exposure to the series. I think
it’s amazing.
Night Vale is full of crazy stuff like vague yet menacing
government agents, and helicopters circling the city. All of these descriptions
are given in a completely serious tone, as though it is the most normal thing
in the world for there to be someone farming invisible corn. Just the tone and
the details themselves really draw you into the world and make you want to
continue reading.
But there is much more to this story than that. This is
about the interaction of religion and science, and about the limitations of
both of them. In this day and age, we can often forget about how science does
have limits, or how religion has numerous strengths to its name. I wish I could
go into more detail, but that would completely spoil the ending.
Let’s just leave it at how the characters are super
engaging, the world is quirky, and everything about it keeps you guessing and
giggling. I would highly recommend this to anyone, and I think I’ll start
listening to the podcast now, I wonder how it compares to the book.
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