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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
i am more than willing to admit that i am a duff that being said i have not felt inclined to have hot passionate hate sex to clear my mind. i found this book suprisingly enjoyable even if it was not what i was expecting. well written to the point that my feelings travled at pretty much the same pace as the main characters. and i hated myself for falling for westly because who would fall for a guy who calls you names tears you down and sleeps with you after. but the message of this book that will stay with me whenever i feel like the Duff (which is often at the moment) is we are all Duffs everyone feels like they are the duff at somepoint... unless they have no friends
idk why i read this but it was almost as bad as the movie
Oddly I don't really have much to say about this book. It was really good and kept me entertained. The banter between Westley and Bianca was funny.
The only thing that got me was how Bianca treated her friends through most of the book. She really got on my nerves then. Other than that it was a pretty good read, not to say there wasn't room for improvement.
*3.5 stars*
The only thing that got me was how Bianca treated her friends through most of the book. She really got on my nerves then. Other than that it was a pretty good read, not to say there wasn't room for improvement.
*3.5 stars*
I haven’t seen the movie.
I am happy that I decided to read the book and watch it later because based on commercials and looking at the cast, the added some characters which also means the story is different.
I don’t like that stuff.
I absolutely love this book. It actually has kind of a “lesson” at the end of it which doesn’t happen a lot for literature anymore. Usually books are like “love conquers all” and I’m like gag. This one doesn’t have that and I absolutely loved it. They have love, obviously, but it is just more than that.
Story starts off like most teen stories: the guy that everyone thinks is smokin’ hot (Wesley) talks to a girl that finds him repulsive (Bianca).
He calls her the DUFF (designated ugly fat friend… how charming) and says if he gets on her good side he can sleep with one of her two hot best friends.
She spills her Cherry Coke on him. *applause*
Then we find out there is drama at home. Bianca wants to escape.
Her escape = shagging Wesley
Girl ends up keeping him a secret from her friends and family and starts to distance herself from all of them. It doesn’t go unnoticed.
Then things at home get worse…
Then her friends start to get mad…
Then someone she always wanted to notice her notices her…
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce *drum roll* the love triangle. Every book these days has them, because hey they make the stories even more interesting.
Well who will she pick?
This isn’t something I would like my young daughter reading (if I had one) because it does have some sex scenes in them, though it isn’t as graphic as some other novels.
Honestly, I loved this story. The writing was a okay, not the best, and the ending was predictable (to me at least); but overall, it was completely entertaining and I finished it within three hours. I am excited to see what the movie has in store, but I can already tell you I will probably like the book more.
I am happy that I decided to read the book and watch it later because based on commercials and looking at the cast, the added some characters which also means the story is different.
I don’t like that stuff.
I absolutely love this book. It actually has kind of a “lesson” at the end of it which doesn’t happen a lot for literature anymore. Usually books are like “love conquers all” and I’m like gag. This one doesn’t have that and I absolutely loved it. They have love, obviously, but it is just more than that.
Story starts off like most teen stories: the guy that everyone thinks is smokin’ hot (Wesley) talks to a girl that finds him repulsive (Bianca).
He calls her the DUFF (designated ugly fat friend… how charming) and says if he gets on her good side he can sleep with one of her two hot best friends.
She spills her Cherry Coke on him. *applause*
Then we find out there is drama at home. Bianca wants to escape.
Her escape = shagging Wesley
Girl ends up keeping him a secret from her friends and family and starts to distance herself from all of them. It doesn’t go unnoticed.
Then things at home get worse…
Then her friends start to get mad…
Then someone she always wanted to notice her notices her…
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce *drum roll* the love triangle. Every book these days has them, because hey they make the stories even more interesting.
Well who will she pick?
This isn’t something I would like my young daughter reading (if I had one) because it does have some sex scenes in them, though it isn’t as graphic as some other novels.
Honestly, I loved this story. The writing was a okay, not the best, and the ending was predictable (to me at least); but overall, it was completely entertaining and I finished it within three hours. I am excited to see what the movie has in store, but I can already tell you I will probably like the book more.
Easy reading, get-lost-in-it fluff.
I think, as other reviewers have said, that you can tell that this book is written by a teenager, I don't think this is a bad thing though, as it's an honest portrayal and even for someone that is definitely not a teenager anymore, it took me back to what it felt like then.
Also my love of movies like Ten Things I Hate About You, and Easy A meant I really enjoyed this book, it was enjoyable and amusing and heartwarming. Even if just like Bianca I normally roll my eyes at that stuff ;)
I think, as other reviewers have said, that you can tell that this book is written by a teenager, I don't think this is a bad thing though, as it's an honest portrayal and even for someone that is definitely not a teenager anymore, it took me back to what it felt like then.
Also my love of movies like Ten Things I Hate About You, and Easy A meant I really enjoyed this book, it was enjoyable and amusing and heartwarming. Even if just like Bianca I normally roll my eyes at that stuff ;)
LOVED the book! I honestly couldn't put it down. The movie, however, not so much
Definitely a high-interest premise. Much of this felt realistic to the age and the dialogue worked. I thought it was an easy read. The attraction seemed pretty believable. There was a lot teens would relate to. I think feeling like the Duff and then realizing that everyone felt like the Duff also worked.
But a few places read like a manuscript and I wanted to fix them--small stuff like, I tucked an auburn strand of hair. We don't think like this, and if it was already mentioned once, we got the color. I thought she called her hair mousy before, so when auburn came up--twice--it surprised me. There was also too many mentions of eye colors, and everyone had colors like green. Her best friend Casey's eyes were mentioned in the middle of the night when the main character had woken her up. Were the lights put on in that moment? How bright was that room anyway?
I didn't think the end was satisfying enough. It was too much declaring on her part. Kind of killed the moment.
The dad with the alcoholism didn't get flushed out enough. I would have liked to see her deal with that more head on. She could've shown more growth with it. Maybe if the scene with dad had been in real time instead of explained.
Another minor point: The movie references seemed dated already.
These are all suggestions I would've made for a manuscript. Still, overall, enjoyable read.
But a few places read like a manuscript and I wanted to fix them--small stuff like, I tucked an auburn strand of hair. We don't think like this, and if it was already mentioned once, we got the color. I thought she called her hair mousy before, so when auburn came up--twice--it surprised me. There was also too many mentions of eye colors, and everyone had colors like green. Her best friend Casey's eyes were mentioned in the middle of the night when the main character had woken her up. Were the lights put on in that moment? How bright was that room anyway?
I didn't think the end was satisfying enough. It was too much declaring on her part. Kind of killed the moment.
The dad with the alcoholism didn't get flushed out enough. I would have liked to see her deal with that more head on. She could've shown more growth with it. Maybe if the scene with dad had been in real time instead of explained.
Another minor point: The movie references seemed dated already.
These are all suggestions I would've made for a manuscript. Still, overall, enjoyable read.
Actual rating: 2.5 stars
The novel was both fun and frustrating. I liked the sarcasm and comedy, as well as some of the issues it tackled – like slut shaming. And the ending was pretty cute too.
My frustration came because some of the characters were stereotypical, and a little swearing that felt like it was included on purpose to give the book an edge. And its approach to sex.
I didn’t really connect with Bianca at all – her casual approach to sex at such a young age. It was self-destructive (and yes, that’s the point) but I wouldn’t be comfortable letting my nieces and nephews read this book in their pre-teens unless I could engage them in an intelligent conversation over sexuality and intimacy. It pitched the characters into situations they weren’t emotionally prepared to handle. I’m not naive, I know this situation can be very real and happens in a real high school setting, but I felt as though there wasn’t a strong enough emphasis placed on the decision to engage in no strings sex with a random partner/s. It was fickle and frankly, distasteful. Though I appreciate and applaud the topics ‘The DUFF’ tackles.
Bianca spent the entire novel kidding herself – it was so frustrating. I literally shook the book at one point trying to get her to wake up and stop acting like a flake. Which is great that it is so engaging, but all for the wrong reasons.
Wesley was just as bad with his attitude. Seriously, if this is the calibre of teens and role models, I really worry about society. Couldn’t Keplinger have rounded them out with some redeeming features at the start of the book to stop me feeling like I was hanging out with a pair of lame-asses?
I did not appreciate the parental story arc – it lacked something organic to make it feel believable (for both of the main cast) and the plot twist, though I can appreciate the drama of it all, was not written all that well in the aftermath.
Keplinger’s writing style is pretty easy, but a little flat. For a teen narrative, and an ironic one at that, I was expecting much more humour, one liners and brilliantly timed coincidence… but there was none of that. The plot, though interesting and engaging meandered a bit and left the climax with a soft punch instead of some big dramatic event we have come to love in YA.
I have already purchased the sequel to this novel ‘Lying Out Loud,’ and hope this will redeem Keplinger for me, otherwise, if I get another lack-lustre impression I will abandon any interest in any of her titles for the foreseeable future.
The novel was both fun and frustrating. I liked the sarcasm and comedy, as well as some of the issues it tackled – like slut shaming. And the ending was pretty cute too.
My frustration came because some of the characters were stereotypical, and a little swearing that felt like it was included on purpose to give the book an edge. And its approach to sex.
I didn’t really connect with Bianca at all – her casual approach to sex at such a young age. It was self-destructive (and yes, that’s the point) but I wouldn’t be comfortable letting my nieces and nephews read this book in their pre-teens unless I could engage them in an intelligent conversation over sexuality and intimacy. It pitched the characters into situations they weren’t emotionally prepared to handle. I’m not naive, I know this situation can be very real and happens in a real high school setting, but I felt as though there wasn’t a strong enough emphasis placed on the decision to engage in no strings sex with a random partner/s. It was fickle and frankly, distasteful. Though I appreciate and applaud the topics ‘The DUFF’ tackles.
Bianca spent the entire novel kidding herself – it was so frustrating. I literally shook the book at one point trying to get her to wake up and stop acting like a flake. Which is great that it is so engaging, but all for the wrong reasons.
Wesley was just as bad with his attitude. Seriously, if this is the calibre of teens and role models, I really worry about society. Couldn’t Keplinger have rounded them out with some redeeming features at the start of the book to stop me feeling like I was hanging out with a pair of lame-asses?
I did not appreciate the parental story arc – it lacked something organic to make it feel believable (for both of the main cast) and the plot twist, though I can appreciate the drama of it all, was not written all that well in the aftermath.
Keplinger’s writing style is pretty easy, but a little flat. For a teen narrative, and an ironic one at that, I was expecting much more humour, one liners and brilliantly timed coincidence… but there was none of that. The plot, though interesting and engaging meandered a bit and left the climax with a soft punch instead of some big dramatic event we have come to love in YA.
I have already purchased the sequel to this novel ‘Lying Out Loud,’ and hope this will redeem Keplinger for me, otherwise, if I get another lack-lustre impression I will abandon any interest in any of her titles for the foreseeable future.
The book was good, well more okay. 2.75 stars, 3 tops. I don't love it. I mean it's good that it deals a bit with bully and stereotypes that are present in high school and now middle school, but it seems to jump around with some things. It has a confusing mix of messages. Characters aren't bland but they are not ones that you instantly fall in to or love either.
The hype for the movie, and it's changes to the storyline, probably make it sound supper good but it's not that awesome.
The hype for the movie, and it's changes to the storyline, probably make it sound supper good but it's not that awesome.