Hell Is a World Without You

De: Jason Kirk

Narrado por: Jason Kirk

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.

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Beautiful story

A sincere coming of age story of a child who grew up in this evangelical community and the existential dilemmas he faces within his family faith and the world he sees before his eyes in early y2k world and quite frankly very revelant to today’s world

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!

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.

Interesting read with my adjacent background

I’m a bit older than the characters and couldn’t always directly relate to their experiences, but found enough commonality to my own upbringing for it to really hit home. Kirk does an excellent job tackling the difficult combination of “general adolescent / teenage struggle” with “infinite suffering / end times feedback loop.”

A must-listen for American evangelicals and ex-evangelicals alike

Jason Kirk gives a raw, honest, hilarious, and beautiful performance of his novel, sharing a coming-of-age story that was intensely relatable for this American ex-evangelical. I cannot recommend this story enough. I laughed, I wept, and I annoyed my friends and family with quotes and earnest recommendation. I cannot recommend this enough, even if you still believe, because it may help you better understand how to love others and, just as importantly, how to love yourself.