Friday 18 February 2011

Review for The DUFF by Kody Keplinger

"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." The DUFF. Designated, Ugly, Fat, Friend. According to man whore Wesley every group of friends has one, a weak link, a girl who isn’t as hot as her friends, a girl who lets the team down. Well shoot Kody Keplinger has struck gold writing a book about the Duff you know why? Because every single girl in the world feels like a Duff. Every girl looks at her friends and feels like she doesn’t measure up and that’s why everybody’s going to love this book and our heroine Bianca, because there’s a part in all of us that believes were the Duff, we can all relate. I loved this book. I loved the honesty of Kody Keplinger’s writing. In this book girls are insecure, in this book girls have casual sex to make themselves feel better and in this book each character has something going on with them that makes their lives less than perfect. The Duff tackles so many issues but above all it’s a story about friendship, body image, and facing up to our fears. I loved how Kody Keplinger wasn’t afraid to take on the big stuff. She writes about the good the bad and the ugly not shying away from anything making The Duff a very realistic and therefore a very relatable read. I loved all of the characters but my favourite has to be Wesley. When I first started reading I wasn’t sure how much I was going to like him what with him nicknaming Bianca the Duff and being a man whore and all, but I really liked him straight from the beginning and I grew to like him more and more as the book went on. B is exactly the type of heroine I love. She’s cynical and smart, funny and loyal- definitely book BFF material. I also really liked the secondary characters especially Bianca’s best friends Casey and Jessica. The characters were all really well developed and I enjoyed reading about B’s complicated relationships with them. The DUFF is an original, honest, edgy read that has some important lessons to offer readers about body image, sex and facing up to reality however difficult it may be. I can’t wait to see what else Kody Keplinger has to offer us and in the meantime will be recommending this to everyone. My Rating 4.5/5 stars Synopsis taken from goodreads

8 comments :

  1. I really like the sound of The Duff. I was that DUFF when I was at school lol. I'll get my hands on a copy of this one soon.

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  2. I have this book to read on my shelf. Glad you like it. Nice review!

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  3. Awesome review, Jess! I loved this book. So much that I picked it as my favorite read for 2010 :-) I have to agree with you about Wesley. Even though he starts out as a jerk, he totally redeems himself! I fell madly in swoon-worthy love with him! Kody Keplinger rocks my socks :-)

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  4. Great review! I've been wanting to read this a while - glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully I'll get my hands on a copy soon! :P

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  5. Awesome review. This is just one of those books I've let pass by for some reason. I got to get my hands on it, it sounds so good :)

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  6. I also loved this book! Kody did an awesome job of tackling a lot of tough issues. I can't wait for her second book!

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  7. Great Review :) This is definitely a book I would love. It is definitely a relatable subject matter. Do you have the hardcover and if so is it pretty under the jacketflap? I love pretty hardcovers :)

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  8. The Duff is one freakin' awesome book from Kody Keplinger. I did not want to put it down - I was so caught up in the story. With this book, Kody Keplinger has added herself to the list of authors I will read anything they write. The Duff was just an amazing book, and if you haven't read it yet, don't delay. You'll regret it :) Basically, I just loved this book so so much, and cannot wait to see what Kody Keplinger whips up next.

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