Just driving with friends and making memories without even being aware how awesome these memories are. There's something so fun about the idea of not having any responsibilities or technology (they turned off their phones).

Basically just driving to random cities and begging people to let them play. This one follows 3 teenagers who form a spontaneous band and go on an unscheduled tour.

I also think the color is good for standing out. I was DYING to read something else from him!!įirst things: The cover!! I love it! It's so simple and eye-catching and cute. To say that I was excited to read another book by Mr. It was one of those books that captivated me from the first page and had me laughing out loud in public places. was one of the funniest books I've read. The three feel like outcasts, and after an inspired jam-session, they decide to ditch the camp and go on their own adventure. It's 99.9% boys (really really annoying boys), and after a try-out, they get put in the least talented jazz group.ĭuring a brutal rehearsal, a scene erupts, leaving the pair sticking up for Ash- one of the only girls in the camp. Upon arrival, it's not turning out to be all that great. Wes and Corey are high school kids from Pittsburgh going to jazz camp in New Jersey for 2 weeks. But it's still written in that same humor and word vomit that I loved from MAEATDG, so yes!!!! Definitely didn't like it as much as Me and Earl. This witty, funny coming-of-age novel is contemporary fiction at its best.Ĥ.5 Stars. ' ), and High Fidelity, or anyone who has ever lovedâ?and hatedâ?a song or a band. It is shocking and funny, unsettling and charming. In his second novel, Andrews again brings his brilliant and distinctive voice to YA, in the perfect book for music lovers, fans of The Commitments (author Rody Doyle raves ' The Haters is terrific. Before Wes and Corey know it, they're in Ash's SUV heading south, and The Haters Summer of Hate Tour has begun. Because the road, not summer camp, is where bands get good. It's three and a half hours of pure musical magic, and Ash makes a decision: They need to hit the road. But then they jam with Ash, a charismatic girl with an unusual sound, and the three just click. It's pretty much all dudes talking in Jazz Voice. Inspired by the years he spent playing bass in a band himself, The Haters is Jesse Andrews's road trip adventure about a trio of jazz-camp escapees who, against every realistic expectation, become a band.įor Wes and his best friend, Corey, jazz camp turns out to be lame. From Jesse Andrews, author of the New York Times bestselling Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and screenwriter of the Sundance awardâ?winning motion picture of the same name, comes a groundbreaking young adult novel about music, love, friendship, and freedom as three young musicians follow a quest to escape the law long enough to play the amazing show they hope (but also doubt) they have in them.

The haters by jesse andrews