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A review by roeckitcody
The Haters by Jesse Andrews
2.0
This review is almost impossible for me to write because I am just so utterly... disappointed. I actually quite enjoyed the vast majority of the book... but I don't feel it really went anywhere. It did go a many of places, but it felt like a jumbled mess.
Now, I love Jesse Andrews writing, and his humor. I think its phenomenal, and it's something we need in YA today, funny and enjoyable, yet realistic with deep undertones. I think he captured this essence perfectly. But I think part of this is, this book was not for me. I began to groan at the overuse of the immature humor that these characters have... it was funny... at first... and it continued and I would find myself chuckling along... but their comes a point where it no longer has the intended effect, and it just feels wrong.
I love his writing, but this just lacked in other areas for me.
The characters... our three main character, Ash, Corey, and Wes... are a diverse cast of unique characters and they were all very different. This follows the same formula as Me & Earl with the character dynamics, so as much as I liked it, it didn't feel quite right for these characters. The characters, on their own, had interesting backstories that I would have loved to delve into a little more. Ash was especially strong.
Corey reminded me of Earl, in his straightforward way of telling Wes how it is.
And Wes reminded me of Greg... but only in their voices, the way they talked felt so similar. That may be why I am disappointed in this book.
The storyline was interesting and I loved all the band names and how the story progressed until the 90% mark was intriguing then it fell flat... and I can't excuse that.
Anyways, I think this is a case of me and not the book... but it may be the book as well but I definitely still think people should check it out anyways!
And when I think about this book, a few weeks after reading it, I don't feel it really had any major impact on my life... I don't remember a lot from it... and that is why on here I rated it 2 stars...
And it makes me sad
Now, I love Jesse Andrews writing, and his humor. I think its phenomenal, and it's something we need in YA today, funny and enjoyable, yet realistic with deep undertones. I think he captured this essence perfectly. But I think part of this is, this book was not for me. I began to groan at the overuse of the immature humor that these characters have... it was funny... at first... and it continued and I would find myself chuckling along... but their comes a point where it no longer has the intended effect, and it just feels wrong.
I love his writing, but this just lacked in other areas for me.
The characters... our three main character, Ash, Corey, and Wes... are a diverse cast of unique characters and they were all very different. This follows the same formula as Me & Earl with the character dynamics, so as much as I liked it, it didn't feel quite right for these characters. The characters, on their own, had interesting backstories that I would have loved to delve into a little more. Ash was especially strong.
Corey reminded me of Earl, in his straightforward way of telling Wes how it is.
And Wes reminded me of Greg... but only in their voices, the way they talked felt so similar. That may be why I am disappointed in this book.
The storyline was interesting and I loved all the band names and how the story progressed until the 90% mark was intriguing then it fell flat... and I can't excuse that.
Anyways, I think this is a case of me and not the book... but it may be the book as well but I definitely still think people should check it out anyways!
And when I think about this book, a few weeks after reading it, I don't feel it really had any major impact on my life... I don't remember a lot from it... and that is why on here I rated it 2 stars...
And it makes me sad