Now, this sounded like an amazing idea for a road trip book. Together, they travel around the country looking for new experiences and opportunities to show off their music.

They have absolutely no plan and are absolutely terrible together as a band. Ash decides that the only way that they can be real musicians and play the music that they want to play is to go on a tour around the country. None of them are actually into jazz and find the camp environment to be a bit stifling. This book is about Wes, Corey and Ash who meet at a two-week jazz camp. Having said that, I absolutely hated Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and The Haters was a much better reading experience for me. I couldn’t really connect with the characters or the humour in the book, and it all became a little bit flat and boring. I just didn’t happen to fall into that group. I think a certain population of people will really love The Haters. Thank you to Allen & Unwin for sending me a copy of The Haters. When you can find something to hate about every band, how do you make a sound you love? MY THOUGHTS Wes begins to realise the limitations of hating everything: it keeps you at a convenient distance from something, or someone, you just might love. When Ash convinces them that a great musician is made on the road, the three friends flee camp and begin an epic, hilarious road trip: The Haters 2016 Summer of Hate Tour.Īmid sneaking into seedy bars, evading their parents and the police, and spending every minute together in a makeshift tour bus, romance blossoms and bursts, and hygiene takes a back seat. Finally, something they can’t seem to hate. Wes and Corey are convinced nothing cool can come of their lame summer at jazz camp, when along comes Ash – all blonde hair and brash words – and cracks their world wide open.

The Haters by Jesse Andrews