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The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home, by Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink
5 reviews
deckofdragons's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy
librarymouse's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
You don't need to listen to the podcast to understand this book, but if you listen to the podcast you should read this book. The length to which the narrator's life is systematically and fundamentally destroyed explains her idiosyncratic behaviors on the podcast in a way that makes them make sense in the context of Night Vale's weirdness. The writing is incredibly well done and immersive, and the narrator slow descent into the violent and creepy old woman from the sweet and curious young girl were first introduced to is fully believable in the narrative.
Spoiler
the lengths to which Edmond worked to completely destroy not only the narrator's father's legacy, but the narrator herself are impressive and obsessive in equal measure. The effort he put in, in making sure she would never have joy, have a future, or know her family is astounding, and the revelation about lady Nora is so heartbreaking. The authors did an incredible job making the reader love the narrator even as we watched her become what she becomes. She genuinely loves Edmund's heirs right up until the moment they have a son of their own. Her sense of reality is so twisted and her need for revenge so entrenched that the cyclical nature of her revenge is both astounding and understandable. I really enjoyed that we got to see little Josefina and her angels make the faceless old woman feel welcome for the first time in a long time. After everything, Night Vale is the only place where she could belong.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Grief, and Suicide
voilajean's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Stalking, Death, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Body horror
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Antisemitism
Minor: Slavery, Colonisation, and Acephobia/Arophobia
avatarjini's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Of all the Welcome to Night Vale novels that have been put out to date, this one is my personal favourite. The story about the Faceless Old Woman's past is full of thrilling adventure and betrayal, and there are some parts of the story that are positively exciting in the turns that occur. The Faceless Old Woman herself is an enigma given shape and meaning, and while I was skeptical of any Night Vale character being given more depth than necessary - essentially stripping them of their mystery - this story solidifies an already wonderful character and answers questions that you perhaps never had, casually side-stepping any information that would make her character lose the charm and mystery that drew you to it in the first place, and instead adds new dimensions to her character.
Anybody that hasn't engaged in the world of Night Vale before this will find it an easy book to get into, and no prior information of Night Vale is required to sink your teeth into the story. Those who are familiar with Night Vale will only find themselves more enthralled with the Faceless Old Woman and the journey that brought her to Night Vale.
I listened to the audiobook , narrated by the bold and calculating voice of Mara Wilson, the original voice for the Faceless Old Woman, who does the story justice, as we all knew she would. I would even recommend the audiobook, as having the Faceless Old Woman narrate her own story is a delight to listen to.
Anybody that hasn't engaged in the world of Night Vale before this will find it an easy book to get into, and no prior information of Night Vale is required to sink your teeth into the story. Those who are familiar with Night Vale will only find themselves more enthralled with the Faceless Old Woman and the journey that brought her to Night Vale.
I listened to the audiobook , narrated by the bold and calculating voice of Mara Wilson, the original voice for the Faceless Old Woman, who does the story justice, as we all knew she would. I would even recommend the audiobook, as having the Faceless Old Woman narrate her own story is a delight to listen to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Gore
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Suicide
moonlightnerd's review
adventurous
mysterious
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
Surprisingly, this might be my favorite of the welcome to night vale companion novels. I honestly was not expecting that. Though, this does mean each novel they put out is better than the last, which is what authors AND readers would want, so ultimately this is a good thing!
Anyway! Great book! Different from the other companion novels, more "traditional", which I guess is a product of it not being set in night vale, therefor not having the strange normalcy of the other books' setting. Instead, what I enjoyed so much about this book was the plot and the twists throughout, some which I guessed, some which I didn't.
Also I'm coming to realize I generally enjoy books that follow a single person's entire life from childhood to adulthood and, in some cases,beyond. Something about seeing just how many lives can be squeezed into a single life.
Anyway! Great book! Different from the other companion novels, more "traditional", which I guess is a product of it not being set in night vale, therefor not having the strange normalcy of the other books' setting. Instead, what I enjoyed so much about this book was the plot and the twists throughout, some which I guessed, some which I didn't.
Also I'm coming to realize I generally enjoy books that follow a single person's entire life from childhood to adulthood and, in some cases,beyond. Something about seeing just how many lives can be squeezed into a single life.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Suicide and Domestic abuse
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