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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Completely different then the movie
This was hard to review for me. On the one hand, I would never have read this as a teenager. There was unnecessary bad language and the plot focuses on teenage promiscuity. On the other hand, the book was written by a 17 year old and unfortunately a lot of what is portrayed here is somewhat how teenagers act/think. Of course, some things were romanticized, but it wouldn't be hard to step into a high school and find similar behavior. One reason I like to read YA books is that I often find them more impactful than adult reads, and I like to understand what kids I work with read.
Like I mentioned above, as a teen I would not want me to read this, but as an adult I did find this book to have some charm to it. I like how loyal the main characters were to one another and how they were willing to help one another. I liked Wesley's character, flawed as he is, and was rooting for him. Our main character Bianca had a lot of problems and was never sat down by an adult to talk about them (which was a shame), but I did like her as well. There were times that I was mad at how selfish she was and how much the author and narrator blamed Wesley when it was not his fault at all, but in the end, I did feel Bianca learned her lesson. Also, for having been written by a 17 year old, I was impressed with the writing and all of the references to classic literature. Kody Keplinger is definitely a bright individual, and you can tell when reading this. I just wish the story had more of a moral compass throughout.
Like I mentioned above, as a teen I would not want me to read this, but as an adult I did find this book to have some charm to it. I like how loyal the main characters were to one another and how they were willing to help one another. I liked Wesley's character, flawed as he is, and was rooting for him. Our main character Bianca had a lot of problems and was never sat down by an adult to talk about them (which was a shame), but I did like her as well. There were times that I was mad at how selfish she was and how much the author and narrator blamed Wesley when it was not his fault at all, but in the end, I did feel Bianca learned her lesson. Also, for having been written by a 17 year old, I was impressed with the writing and all of the references to classic literature. Kody Keplinger is definitely a bright individual, and you can tell when reading this. I just wish the story had more of a moral compass throughout.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
La ansiedad en su interior necesitaba escapar, ser liberada de alguna manera. Entonces hizo algo muy jodido. Beso a Wesley Rush, el mas repugnante mujeriego playboy, idiota, estúpido, arrogante, pero el era su escape,todos sus pensamientos desvanecieron, convirtiendola en un ser fisico.
A pesar de ser la Duff -Designada. Fea. Gorda. Amiga- termina enredandose cada mas vez con Wesley convirtien dose en una total perra -perdonen la palabra, pero asi lo siento-. Las cosas realmente se enredan cuando se da cuenta de sus verdaderos sentimientos hacia él, ella sigur siendo la Duffy asi que no va a el caso y se aparta de él. Pero en realidad ella siempre sera la Duff, pero tambien lo es todo el resto del mundo. Todos somos malditos Duffs.
Y siempre terminaremos enamorados de la persona que menos pensamos, las menos indicada.....
A pesar de ser la Duff -Designada. Fea. Gorda. Amiga- termina enredandose cada mas vez con Wesley convirtien dose en una total perra -perdonen la palabra, pero asi lo siento-. Las cosas realmente se enredan cuando se da cuenta de sus verdaderos sentimientos hacia él, ella sigur siendo la Duffy asi que no va a el caso y se aparta de él. Pero en realidad ella siempre sera la Duff, pero tambien lo es todo el resto del mundo. Todos somos malditos Duffs.
Y siempre terminaremos enamorados de la persona que menos pensamos, las menos indicada.....
Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her “the Duff,” she throws her Coke in his face.
But things aren’t so great at home right now, and Bianca is desperate for a distraction. She ends up kissing Wesley. Worse, she likes it. Eager for escape, Bianca throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with him.
Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out Wesley isn’t such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she’s falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.
UPDATED REVIEW 9/7/2015
Did you ever read a book? One that every time you read it you fell in love with story more? THE DUFF was that particular book for me. Originally I came across novel back in 2012 and I remembered that it had a high impact on me. I decided to re-read and even if I already knew the story, I didn’t want to put it down. For a second time I fell in love with Wesley & Bianca’s story, but then their story is unlike any other love stories out there. Unlike other love stories out there Wesley and Bianca weren’t in love, the only reason that even communicated because Bianca needed an escape and Wesley was her only way out. By middle of the book the reader will find themselves rooting for them. I was. With Wesley I was like Bianca at first, I couldn’t stand Wesley but by middle of the book I couldn’t anymore, I loved him. I also enjoyed fact that there was a bit of humor added to the book.
WESLEY & BIANCA: Like I mentioned earlier the two of them made an interesting couple. Most of the book you could tell that no matter what Wesley did, it drove Bianca crazy and only time she put with it, is when she needed him. When they started it I wondered how long it last, and if they will be able to keep it to friends and benefits only. At first I was sure that Wesley didn’t care about Bianca, but when he rescued her from her father when he was drunk, defended her against his grandmother, I knew that he cared about her a lot. I thought that it was cute how he wouldn’t give up. Why would he do that if he didn’t care about her. I was rooting for him; I was rooting for Bianca to come to her senses, to admit it. Despite their differences, they belonged with each other.
What had captured me about book was title : THE DUFF It caught my attention and made me want to pick up a book to read about it. This was a word that I never even heard of before. An unique Idea for an amazing book. It was a realistic novel that dealt with alcoholism, escape, love, friendship. This novel didn’t have a single dull moment, every single page has you wondering what’s going to happen next and how will it all end? A beautiful, inspiring debut novel by KODY KEPLINGER< , an author to look out for. I am eager to check out rest of her adventures.
read this from 12:30am to 3:30am in one go. when does the movie come out again?
Uh yeah, I loved it. I read it in one sitting. I'm the queen of sugar and nonsense. I don't mind one bit.
I. Loved. It.
Can I just leave it like that? No. I can't. I need to TELL you why I loved it.
When I first opened the book and started reading I honestly thought I was not going to like it. I thought that the people who told me it ws good were wrong and that I had just started a book that I was going to write a bad review on (An example of that happening will have to be Hacking Timbuktu. Read my review and find out what I mean. -_-).
Once I pushed past the "boring first chapters" I fell in love.
It's an amazing book that involves a really powerful message (or did I just infer that?).
It takes you away. You want to find out what happens with her and her friends, her family and it even leaves you happy about what happened with Weasly. (I loved the ending :D)
I totally recommend this book for everyone who has free time and wants to read a really, really good book!
~M.A.CHASE♥
machasebookreviews.blogspot.com
Can I just leave it like that? No. I can't. I need to TELL you why I loved it.
When I first opened the book and started reading I honestly thought I was not going to like it. I thought that the people who told me it ws good were wrong and that I had just started a book that I was going to write a bad review on (An example of that happening will have to be Hacking Timbuktu. Read my review and find out what I mean. -_-).
Once I pushed past the "boring first chapters" I fell in love.
It's an amazing book that involves a really powerful message (or did I just infer that?).
It takes you away. You want to find out what happens with her and her friends, her family and it even leaves you happy about what happened with Weasly. (I loved the ending :D)
I totally recommend this book for everyone who has free time and wants to read a really, really good book!
~M.A.CHASE♥
machasebookreviews.blogspot.com