That said, despite the slow start and repetition, I think this is a solid book and definitely worth reading! I hope you get a chance to give this one a read!

RKCharon – Thanks for the twitter link! I hope you get a chance to read Hater

The other problem I had with the book was with the label of “hater” itself. Understandably, Mr. Moody is a British author, and the term “hater” may not have the same connotation it does in the American vernacular – but in my mind, I couldn’t help but titter a bit at the weird use of slang. The title of “hater” also seems like an awkward misnomer in the context of the book. The people who turn to sudden violence aren’t really “hating” anything, are they? Even from an outside/non-hater perspective, these acts of murder or violence are completely unrelated to anything resembling hate.

I suspect you’re right that it’s a cultural issue.

Hate is considered a strong word here in most parts of the UK. When we don’t approve of something we tend to be subtle, such as “That’s simply not on” or “I’m not quite keen on that”, because ‘hate’ has a well-documented history of verbal and – sometimes, random and mindless – physical violence.

So I think if we see the word ‘hater’, we may interpret that as a person with an extreme motivation to attack or kill. I don’t know, but that’s my theory, anyway.