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Hell Is a World Without You

By: Jason Kirk
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Rarely has an Evangelical upbringing been depicted with the relentless honesty, wide-ranging empathy, and Superbad-meets-Siddhartha playfulness of USA Today best-seller HELL IS A WORLD WITHOUT YOU. During the time of Pizza Hut buffets, 9/11, and all-night Mario Kart parties, a grieving teenager faces a mortal crossroads: fire-and-brimstone certainty vs. forbidden love. And whether or not you’ve ever begged God to delay the Rapture (so you could have time to lose your virginity), that kid’s story is about you.

©2024 Jason Kirk (P)2024 Jason Kirk
Contemporary Fiction Literature & Fiction
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Required listening for any millennials who crossed paths with evangelical culture

This is the first book in a very very long time that compelled me to write a review. For those of us who grew up in and around evangelical Christian culture (even a Catholic *gasp* like me) in that early/mid 2000s time frame, it scratches an itch I didn’t know was there.

The combination of nostalgia and innocence in the setting and the characters is something I didn’t know I was looking for. And the author’s performance carries with it an honesty that really drives everything home.

I can’t say enough good things about this book. It left me wanting for more, and I’ll probably just listen through again and again. If it even remotely sounds like you might enjoy it, give it a go.

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Jason Kirk rules!

I didn't grow up in an evangelical culture, so it was fascinating to learn that they imitate secular culture and put a Jesus spin on everything. The idea of listening to christian Nirvava is deeply funny. Great read!

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Funny, heartbreaking, irreverent, sincere

A perfect glimpse at turn of the century evangelical youth culture that struck home to my own upbringing. The references to the music, church activities, relationships with purity culture looming overhead, and eventual deconstruction of the teachings that held souls on the razors edge of eternal heaven or hell, all cleverly molded into a story relatable to so many. The authors reading and great production adds to the immersion.

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I absolutely love this book! I lent out my paperback copy and never got it back so finding an audible version was a pleasant surprise. Now please get back to Vacation Bible School.

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Spectacular

This brilliantly and honestly took me back to high school….of being so sure of certain things but not really having a clue. I see a little of myself in Isaac and my old friends in the other characters. Jason captures the raw feelings of the characters who were me and my friends. Amazing.

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Heartfelt, humanizing, humorous

Not a world I knew anything about so not exactly the target audience but enjoyed it thoroughly and did a great job making real people out of what usually appear as caricatures from the outside.

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Heartfelt, thought provoking, funny, and fun.

I can’t recommend this enough. This book was both entertaining and eerily familiar. The audiobook brought it to life.

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I’ve never enjoyed a book like this!

This book was amazing. I’ve always used the word breathtaking as a synonym for beautiful, but this book literally took my breath away. Between the laugh out loud humor and the all too real growing pains, you FEEL this book. Even for a lapsed catholic like me.

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I brushed against these churches around this time in my life. Holyfucking shit indeed. Beautifully written.

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Powerful and clever

My husband wanted me to read/listen to this book because he thought it would help explain how he was raised and how he's gotten to where he is spiritually. Having grown up a "cafeteria Catholic," I have always been amazed by the things he grew up believing as a "true Catholic." While he didn't have all of the experiences that were written in this book, he had enough to be able to relate to the struggles and doubts that were described. Truly a powerful read for anyone who feels they can't comprehend or describe the guilt and shame some people live with and/or are raised in during their formative years. Highly recommend listening to the audiobook! The sound effects are an excellent touch.

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