Mackenzie

I read these books like they're a bag of chips and I haven't eaten all day.
Soz crisps. Bag of crisps.

very good, i don't know why but I can't get enough of this kind of stuff. i'm not sure but it'd probably be useful to come to this “primed” with base knowledge, but he makes it accessible.

2.5

yeah shut up I needed to pad out my reading challenge



also the movie is better

3.5
Fun, if a bit flimsy at times. I think this would make a really cool video game...

4.5
I'd give it 5 but I need to see if the tips work out first ;)

Some good tips obscured within a memoir, it feels dated, kinda shallow, nothing new really. Drowning in metaphors (;)). I couldn't relate to her personality. Probably better suited for lit-fic/creative nonfic writers.

3.5

3.5

only technically “read”, but I'll be hanging out with this book for a loooong time

I will give it 4 stars because once I got started I devoured it. Honestly I “figured it out” pretty early on (though I do hate putting it in those terms) but it was still a fairly satisfying read. also, it genuinely scared me at times, can't remember the last time a book spooked me.

2.5 for interesting concept but disappointing execution. Really liked it at first but it left a lot to be desired

not really counting as “read” since I only read 3/9 volumes

3.5

3.5

4.5

2.5 - enjoyable enough but I found it cheesy and predictable

Can I give it 6 stars?

I listened to about 50 episodes of the show several years ago and loved them. But this was 400 pages of ruthless meandering.

You can control the pacing of a radio show in a way that is impossible to do in a novel. So, cramming strange images together consecutively did nothing but make me want to put the book down and have a nap. Some of it is clever and interesting, but you're unable to appreciate those bits when they're drowned out by a million other “weird for the sake of being weird” things.

I found myself skimming over paragraphs because of all the bizarre interjections that I can only assume were supposed to be funny. Instead, they just distracted me from the non-story.

This book is great for people who want a manual about the intricacies of Night Vale which, now that I think about it, would have been a cool idea in place of this.

Anyway, if you need me, I'll be waiting for the bus in the rain.

3.5

Not rating because I think I should read it again someday when I have more time.

3.5 mostly for the style which i admire

3.5

Well, I made much better time on this one than the last...

A solid 4.5. 4.75? ...4.9? Okay fine I'll let it have the 5

4.5, I noticed a bug crawling on my arm while reading the final page and squashed it without hesitation... oops