I'm not sure what to say about this one, other than this: if you like it weird, this book is for you. Underneath all the weird, it breaks down to the story of Josh, estranged from his father Troy soon after his birth and raised by his mother, Diane. Jackie, who runs the local pawn shop, is drawn into the whole messy affair of finding Troy when a mysterious man in a tan jacket pawns a note that says "KING CITY." The note sticks itself to Jackie's hand despite her best efforts to remove it, and it ruins her life. It's a mundane story wrapped in time warping flamingos, sentient hazes, constant surveillance, no-such-thing-as angels named Erika, tree waitresses at the local diner, and extremely fatal libraries.
The roots of this book began in the twice monthly podcast by the writers, which are delivered as community radio commentary on the doings of people and things in Night Vale as narrated by Cecil. Listen to them (or don't; you don't need to context to enjoy the book by itself), but don't listen to them alone, at night, or if you're generally at odds with reality. Or what you think is reality. Actually, probably just don't listen to them. Don't read the book, either. Unless you need a traffic report.
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