Rarely has an Evangelical upbringing been depicted with the relentless honesty, wide-ranging empathy, and Superbad-meets-Siddhartha playfulness of 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.
"Thank you to Jason Kirk." -The Trevor Project, after this novel's launch raised over $50K for the LGBTQ charity
"Divinely savage, emotionally pure, devilishly funny."- Brian Dannelly, Saved!
"Hilarious and big-hearted." - Brian Phillips, Impossible Owls
"No book has better depicted Evangelical terror."- Jane Coaston, CNN
"A magic trick."- Claire McNear, Answers in the Form of Questions
"Whoever you are, you'll find yourself in it."- Will Leitch, How Lucky
"Almost astonishingly accurate."- Jon Bois, 17776
"Genuinely funny. Painfully accurate."- Drew Magary, The Night the Lights Went Out
"I loved this book."- Anthony Oliveira, Dayspring
"Like reading my own teenage Evangelical diary."- April Ajoy, Evangelicalish
"Hilarious yet biting."- Zito Madu, The Minotaur at Calle Lanza
"Uncanny. I got severely weepy."- Jeb Lund, national columnist
"Will make you laugh, cry, and think."- Dr. Mike Altman, Religious Studies, University of Alabama
"Absolutely slaps, whether you were Evangelical or not."- Dr. Jonathan Beecher Field, English, University of Clemson
"Devastatingly funny."- Victoria Zeller, One of the Boys
"Will leave you laughing, crying, and feeling less alone."- Mason Mennenga, A People's Theology
"So quick and funny and smart."- Tommy Tomlinson, The Elephant in the Room
"Deeply funny. Deeply felt."- Tyler Parker, A Little Blood and Dancing
"Too real. Cathartic."- Blake Chastain, Exvangelical and Beyond