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The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
by Kody Keplinger
I don’t know what possessed me to pick up this book, except that I’ve been reading a lot of dystopian and fantasy lately, so I think I was in the mood for a contemporary book. However, I walk away from this one with mixed feelings. I mean, the things I liked about the book were the background things. I liked Bianca’s friends because they seemed to genuinely care about her. I also liked the family drama that emerged, though I did not like Bianca’s way of handling it.
I feel like the things I had problems with were the bigger issues. For example, I love a slow-burning romance that starts with abject and open hatred but, over time, becomes something more. But Wesley’s an asshole. So, I felt like I didn’t want to root for him. The “bad boy” thing is nice in theory, but that’s not what you hope for for anyone in the long-run. Also, Bianca herself was a bit trying at times for me. The Wuthering Heights comparisons that emerge later in the book make complete sense to me. She does remind me of Cathy, and I couldn’t stand Cathy. Like, who sees their father in pain and is just like, nope; the situation will handle itself? Who blows their best friend off, then gets angry when confronted with their shitty behavior? I found it hard to find any redeeming qualities in this girl, so much so that, at the end, I was resigned to the fact that she and Wesley deserved each other, much like Heathcliff and Cathy would’ve saved a lot of people a world of hurt if they’d kept their horrible natures confined to a mutually-destructive relationship.
But I was still able to finish this book in one sitting, so while my stomach was churning, and my blood boiling all the way through, there was enough good to keep me going.
I feel like the things I had problems with were the bigger issues. For example, I love a slow-burning romance that starts with abject and open hatred but, over time, becomes something more. But Wesley’s an asshole. So, I felt like I didn’t want to root for him. The “bad boy” thing is nice in theory, but that’s not what you hope for for anyone in the long-run. Also, Bianca herself was a bit trying at times for me. The Wuthering Heights comparisons that emerge later in the book make complete sense to me. She does remind me of Cathy, and I couldn’t stand Cathy. Like, who sees their father in pain and is just like, nope; the situation will handle itself? Who blows their best friend off, then gets angry when confronted with their shitty behavior? I found it hard to find any redeeming qualities in this girl, so much so that, at the end, I was resigned to the fact that she and Wesley deserved each other, much like Heathcliff and Cathy would’ve saved a lot of people a world of hurt if they’d kept their horrible natures confined to a mutually-destructive relationship.
But I was still able to finish this book in one sitting, so while my stomach was churning, and my blood boiling all the way through, there was enough good to keep me going.