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The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
by Kody Keplinger
Overall rating: 7
This was a cute, happy book that left you feeling satisfied and, well, with that light hearted and pleased feeling you get when you read a romance that has no angst or deep issues that need to be overcome.
I do think that the overall narrative could have been better. Bianca kisses Wesley literally two milliseconds after ranting about what a man-whore he is. To me, that seemed really contrived and, well, unnatural. There was no realistic build up to it, it just happened and trying to fit it in with the situation was a little jarring. After that, it's a little easier to accept, apart from when Bianca drags Wesley to the broom closet at school. This, with the fact that Bianca always uses the same words again and again and again to describe Wesley almost drove me to madness. Okay, he's a man-whore and a womanizer and a player. I got that after the first five times, you don't have to keep on repeating it.
Aside from that, I really enjoyed the story. Wesley wasn't too bad a character and, I admit it, I actually did give a little squeal about the note he sent Bianca in class. Wesley to me didn't seem like a generic YA playboy. I can't quite put my finger on it, but he was different. Bianca was a likeable character too, and I liked her personality, although sometimes she was a little overbearing in professing her disbelief in teenage love (I get you Bianca, I totally do, but tone down the aggression a bit, maybe). Her friends weren't just supporting characters, they all had stories too and I liked that.
One thing I really liked about this story was the inspirational and uplifting message that this book presented. Everyone is the DUFF sometimes. I really liked it, and it did kind of change the way I thought about myself and my friends, and people in general. Everyone has moments when they compare themselves to their friends and thinks that they're the most unattractive, and that's the point. Everyone does. I really liked the way the book explored this topic and I definitely have changed some of my perceptions now, and for that reason, I do think it's worth a read, for every girl out there.
This was a cute, happy book that left you feeling satisfied and, well, with that light hearted and pleased feeling you get when you read a romance that has no angst or deep issues that need to be overcome.
I do think that the overall narrative could have been better. Bianca kisses Wesley literally two milliseconds after ranting about what a man-whore he is. To me, that seemed really contrived and, well, unnatural. There was no realistic build up to it, it just happened and trying to fit it in with the situation was a little jarring. After that, it's a little easier to accept, apart from when Bianca drags Wesley to the broom closet at school. This, with the fact that Bianca always uses the same words again and again and again to describe Wesley almost drove me to madness. Okay, he's a man-whore and a womanizer and a player. I got that after the first five times, you don't have to keep on repeating it.
Aside from that, I really enjoyed the story. Wesley wasn't too bad a character and, I admit it, I actually did give a little squeal about the note he sent Bianca in class. Wesley to me didn't seem like a generic YA playboy. I can't quite put my finger on it, but he was different. Bianca was a likeable character too, and I liked her personality, although sometimes she was a little overbearing in professing her disbelief in teenage love (I get you Bianca, I totally do, but tone down the aggression a bit, maybe). Her friends weren't just supporting characters, they all had stories too and I liked that.
One thing I really liked about this story was the inspirational and uplifting message that this book presented. Everyone is the DUFF sometimes. I really liked it, and it did kind of change the way I thought about myself and my friends, and people in general. Everyone has moments when they compare themselves to their friends and thinks that they're the most unattractive, and that's the point. Everyone does. I really liked the way the book explored this topic and I definitely have changed some of my perceptions now, and for that reason, I do think it's worth a read, for every girl out there.