"Unflinching, tender, radiant. There is a pyrotechnic quality to this novel—a storm in its pages. I read Nobody Asked for This in a single sitting, bracing, yet anchored always by the full-heartedness it offered—arriving at a sky so clear it appeared new. Toews writes wisely, hilariously, magnetically about how, in grief, we further demolish ourselves before we rebuild, and how this is a cosmic task, a conversation with both the dead and with our futures, a task that ultimately locates love."—Claudia Dey, author of Daughter

"I stayed up way past my bedtime because I could not stop reading! Nobody Asked for This is vibrant, electric and full of life. A clear-eyed look at friendship and the Canadian comedy scene, it asks a vital question—with all that life throws at us, how do we find joy? With writing that is as heart-wrenching as it is funny, Georgia Toews shows the way."—Claire Cameron, author of The Last Neanderthal and How to Survive a Bear Attack

"The funniest book I’ve read about the horrors and pitfalls of the comedy world. The most horrifying book I’ve read about the comedy and pitfalls of friendship. If you like laughing out loud and being fucking furious, you will love this book."—Georgia Pritchett, author of My Mess Is a Bit of a Life