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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
When I was first reading this book, I really did not enjoy it. I felt like I was in high school again, which is something that no one ever wants to feel. I then realized that was the genius of it all. Teens will love this book, it has many things that they can relate to *divorce, self-confidence issues, etc... all the high school issues that they face* It was written by a teen so I think it allows her to reach the audience better than say a 40 year old writing the same thing. I will mention that this book does contain sex *not graphic sex, but just the mention of having sex* so I would recommend it for older teens (16 on up). Overall, once I got past that sinking feeling of high school recaps, I really started to enjoy it.
Absolutely not like the movie but I still loved both!!
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. While I can see why some may not like it, I think it rings true in many ways. Does the main character always make the right decisions? No, and that is one of the things that is refreshing about her. To me, she seems like a regular teenager. Mature in some ways, but with a lot of growing up to do.
Okay I think I finally have an opinion about this book.
I liked the idea of the Duff and an unattractive YA narrator blablabla.
EXCEPT that she turns out to be like every other female YA narrator ever. She thinks she's not pretty, but she actually totally is. She thinks the guy will not want her, but he totally does. Add to that the MOST UNSURPRISING ENDING EVER (really I saw it coming from chapter 1 and I have no clue why Duffie couldn't figure it out sooner) and it just wasn't the book for me.
The writing was fine, you breeze through it and it's entertaining enough, but just not creative enough for me to enjoy.
I liked the idea of the Duff and an unattractive YA narrator blablabla.
EXCEPT that she turns out to be like every other female YA narrator ever. She thinks she's not pretty, but she actually totally is. She thinks the guy will not want her, but he totally does. Add to that the MOST UNSURPRISING ENDING EVER (really I saw it coming from chapter 1 and I have no clue why Duffie couldn't figure it out sooner) and it just wasn't the book for me.
The writing was fine, you breeze through it and it's entertaining enough, but just not creative enough for me to enjoy.
I stayed up to finish this one from 6%. I couldn't put it down!
I didn't have a lot of expectations for the books because I didn't really know what is was about.
The story and the characters are just ok. Nothing fancy, nothing special. It's a nice book but it's not something you NEED to read.
The story and the characters are just ok. Nothing fancy, nothing special. It's a nice book but it's not something you NEED to read.
It was decent. Not like the movie on some parts, but in a better way. I didn't like how Bianca was so self-absorbed and ignored her friends. I believe all the relationships in the book were fully developed and not forced at all.
It's called The DUFF but it isn't really talked about that much in the book, besides Bianca being called Duffy all the time. And I hated how it was an excuse every time Bianca wanted to avoid her feelings.
Very cliche-ish but a fast read nonetheless.
It's called The DUFF but it isn't really talked about that much in the book, besides Bianca being called Duffy all the time. And I hated how it was an excuse every time Bianca wanted to avoid her feelings.
Very cliche-ish but a fast read nonetheless.
I ended up really enjoying this book and I think the primary reason is because of the "voice" of the main character, Bianca Piper.
Bianca is 17 years old and is counting down the minutes until she can escape from her high school. Bianca reminded me of a few friends I had in high school. Sarcastic and witty in equal turns we find out that Bianca has a lot of barriers up because of a previous relationship and the current state of her parent's marriage. After a night out with her two gorgeous best friends Bianca is told by the popular and womanizing guy at her high school (Wesley Rush) that she is the DUFF in her group. DUFF he explains is the designated fat ugly friend. He explains in excruciating detail that him being nice to her makes her friends like him more so that way he can parlay that into one of them sleeping with him (yeah he's a winner). Bianca at that point who knew that she wasn't the most gorgeous out of her group of friends finds herself thrown into a tailspin where she starts obsessively comparing herself to her two friends and shockingly enough enters into a "hook up only" relationship with Wesley in order to avoid her personal life which is quickly coming undone.
I felt as if the other characters in the story were just as well done as Bianca. Everyone sounds like teenagers and have dreams of going to Prom with someone and falling in love. And just like teenagers there are stupid fights to overcome and apologies that need to be uttered.
I was ready to hate the character of Wesley, but I found myself warming and ultimately liking him just as much as Bianca. What teen boy hasn't been an idiot and instantly regretted it afterwards. You start to see how much pain he is in just like Bianca and you realize that for all of his popularity Wesley really doesn't have friends.
Bianca's two best friends Cassie and Jessica were just as well written. I would love to read a follow-up novel following these two and to hear more about Bianca as well. I think every teen out there needs friends who keep you balanced and don't put up with your shit when you are acting like an idiot (and like Bianca did a dozen times in this book).
The plot really is about Bianca trying to come to terms with everything that is going on in her life right now. Her parent's marriage, an ex boyfriend who used her terribly coming home to visit, and her crush on the perfect guy that may just lead to something real.
The setting of Hamilton feels very small townish and I thought worked very well in the overall context of the novel.
The pace and writing of the book worked great and I honestly didn't have any issues with it.
The only reason why I gave this book four stars is that the ending and a sub-plot with Bianca's dad really didn't work. There were problems and suddenly they were fixed. With regards to the sub-plot with Bianca's dad, I wish that Bianca had told her mother or her friends what was going on instead of sticking her head in the sand about how huge the issues were that were going on. And though I love the ending, it didn't really feel earned in a way. I mean I smiled (hey I don't have a heart of stone here), but I wanted it to be epic, like Lloyd Dobbler standing in the rain with a boombox epic.
Bianca is 17 years old and is counting down the minutes until she can escape from her high school. Bianca reminded me of a few friends I had in high school. Sarcastic and witty in equal turns we find out that Bianca has a lot of barriers up because of a previous relationship and the current state of her parent's marriage. After a night out with her two gorgeous best friends Bianca is told by the popular and womanizing guy at her high school (Wesley Rush) that she is the DUFF in her group. DUFF he explains is the designated fat ugly friend. He explains in excruciating detail that him being nice to her makes her friends like him more so that way he can parlay that into one of them sleeping with him (yeah he's a winner). Bianca at that point who knew that she wasn't the most gorgeous out of her group of friends finds herself thrown into a tailspin where she starts obsessively comparing herself to her two friends and shockingly enough enters into a "hook up only" relationship with Wesley in order to avoid her personal life which is quickly coming undone.
I felt as if the other characters in the story were just as well done as Bianca. Everyone sounds like teenagers and have dreams of going to Prom with someone and falling in love. And just like teenagers there are stupid fights to overcome and apologies that need to be uttered.
I was ready to hate the character of Wesley, but I found myself warming and ultimately liking him just as much as Bianca. What teen boy hasn't been an idiot and instantly regretted it afterwards. You start to see how much pain he is in just like Bianca and you realize that for all of his popularity Wesley really doesn't have friends.
Bianca's two best friends Cassie and Jessica were just as well written. I would love to read a follow-up novel following these two and to hear more about Bianca as well. I think every teen out there needs friends who keep you balanced and don't put up with your shit when you are acting like an idiot (and like Bianca did a dozen times in this book).
The plot really is about Bianca trying to come to terms with everything that is going on in her life right now. Her parent's marriage, an ex boyfriend who used her terribly coming home to visit, and her crush on the perfect guy that may just lead to something real.
The setting of Hamilton feels very small townish and I thought worked very well in the overall context of the novel.
The pace and writing of the book worked great and I honestly didn't have any issues with it.
The only reason why I gave this book four stars is that the ending and a sub-plot with Bianca's dad really didn't work. There were problems and suddenly they were fixed. With regards to the sub-plot with Bianca's dad, I wish that Bianca had told her mother or her friends what was going on instead of sticking her head in the sand about how huge the issues were that were going on. And though I love the ending, it didn't really feel earned in a way. I mean I smiled (hey I don't have a heart of stone here), but I wanted it to be epic, like Lloyd Dobbler standing in the rain with a boombox epic.