Designated ugly fat friend and millions of other books are available for instant access. I really appreciate what the duff stands for as a book. Read the duff designated ugly fat friend kody keplinger pdf. Keplinger was 17 when she wrote the novel, which was released on june 7, 2011. The duff unfolds in the familiar terrain of high school according to the movies, bringing its particular lessons in survival to ageold quandaries about popularity. And, like you i though what they did to toby in the movie was tragic, they made him that typical guitar, indie playing guy.
The duff was a new york times bestseller, a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick. Younger is an american comedydrama television series created and produced by darren star. The duff is not the ugly one in a friend group, but instead a concept that everyone falls into. As the duff in many a friend circles in high school i found this book refreshing. Full glossary for treasure island book summaries, test. Cagan, based on the novel of the same name by kody keplinger with. Kody currently lives in new york city and writes for blogs and. Bianca is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as the duff designated ugly fat friend to her prettier, more popular friends. Two hot chicks at a bar will have a really nasty fat ugly bitch hanging out with them, refered to as a duff. Expect to be recommending the duff to friends for years to come. A stiff flour pudding made with fruit and spices and boiled in a cloth bag or steamed. Within the first 15 minutes, the duff addressed my complaint. Although the premise for the book is an impressive and extremely relatable one, the fact remains that the writer seems to have missed her own point. But read the book and tell me how the book doesnt do the opposite of that.
Cagan, based on the novel of the same name by kody keplinger with music by dominic lewis and produced by susan cartsonis, mcg and mary viola. It is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by pamela redmond satran. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison janney, and ken jeong. The characters dictate the depth of the plot, this may be emphasized by lack of. Having been exposed to this certain word i have had realizations about myself and my set of friends whom i love so much. The duff is a new york times bestseller and a major motion picture starring bella thorne, mae whitman and alison janney. Bianca is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as the duff designated ugly fat friend to.
With mae whitman, bella thorne, robbie amell, allison janney. It has happened for ages middle school, high school, college basically ever since your brain was able to comprehend what the definition of self esteem issues could be. Duff definition is a boiled or steamed pudding often containing dried fruit. Not that she knew about being the duff until the schools player, wesley rush, told her in a club and she threw a drink in his face. But soon after, she finds herself kissing the disgusting womanizing playboy at the same club, then beginning an intense sexual relationship with him after realizing hooking up with wesley helps her avoid thinking about problems in her life. Not every book will appeal to every reader, so i think its refreshing to have a variety of opinions available to people. The characters arent nearly as dickish in the book. In some cases the more attractive woman will not put out for any male, unless one of his friends takes one for the team and hits the duff. Term men use to describe a fatter, less attractive friend, a woman brings with her to a party or social gathering to make herself look better by comparison. The term the duff was basically part of the main focus of the book ever since wesley introduced the term on page 6. When school manwhore wesley informs bianca that, compared to her group of beautiful friends, she is the duff designated ugly fat friend17yearold bianca is horrified, outraged, and cant stop thinking about. She was inspired by an episode of the simpsons to create a book on the five. They talked briefly about hester prynne in the book, and it occurred to.
Now, despite the words of caution from her favorite teacher, she puts aside the potential distraction of her crush, toby, and enlists wesley, a slick but charming jock, to help reinvent herself. The duff book, to me, was about finding oneself and learning how to stand up to the hard things in life. A powerful message brought by a sarcastic girl named bianca. This is a smart title for the ya set that gets a lot of things right, but i didnt leave it with the astounded feeling that i wanted to. But i think its good that you didnt like the book as much as others its supposed to be that way. A smart, snappy pygmalion for the millennial age, the duff gives a modernized makeover to a classical scenario involving an outcast who tries fit in with the help of a goodlooking, popular. The duff has the decency to acknowledge its roots in the great john. The duff designated ugly fat friend kody keplinger pdf droppdf. She wrote her first novel, the duff designated ugly fat friend, during her senior year of high school. Wow that fat duff is hanging out with those two attractive ladies, too bad. When school manwhore wesley informs bianca that, compared to her group of beautiful friends, she is the duff designated ugly fat friend17yearold bianca is horrified, outraged, and cant stop thinking about the label i couldnt believe he was making me worry about such stupid, pointless, shallow bullshit. The duff is a laugh out loud, sweet, sexy, and at times serious read.
I was pleasantly surprised with how much i enjoyed this book. Speaking to horst, whitman herself set things straightshe liked this project. The novel begins as the protagonist, bianca piper, goes with her best friends, jessica and casey, to the local teen nightclub. The book revolves around duff bianca, however has a lot of other entwining. Author kody keplinger, author of young adult and middle grade books. Calling vikki a slut or a whore was just like calling somebody the duff. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. It is the person who never gets noticed when she is among herhis friends. The book in itself doesnt have wellformed characters, and there were times i found myself just laughing at how utterly stupid and fake the book. It was insulting and hurtful, and it was one of those titles that just fed off the inner fear every girl must have from time to time. Oct 29, 2010 ill start with the caveat that i havent yet read the duff though it is on my toread list. Romantic times top pick, 4 stars edgy and compelling.
The duff by kody keplinger october 29, 2010 december 2, 2010 meg bianca piper has always basked in her camaraderie with casey and jessica, her gorgeous and blonde friends at hamilton high. This study guide consists of approximately 42 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the duff. The duff has the decency to acknowledge its roots in the great john hughes teen movies of the 1980seven beginning by referencing the five high school types stuck serving saturday detention together in the breakfast club, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. The duff, by kody keplinger, is a novel of transformation and offers the reader a myopic view of life as a teenaged outsider. Bianca is using wesleywho she really cant standas a means of. On february 20, 2015, the book tomovie adaptation is coming out. The duff remains one of the best books in my opinion while the movie is the worst book to movie remake in my opinion, again. Without giving the entire movie away, the main idea of the duff title is about perception. When wesley rush calls bianca the duff the designated. The idea of writing a book with duff in the title started as a joke, but when i realized that my friends felt like duffs, too, i knew i had to write this story.
Seventeenyearold bianca piper may not be the prettiest girl in her high school, but she has a loyal group of friends, a biting wit, and a spoton bs detector. It also undermines some typical teenmovie stereotypes. Which i wish i wouldve known when i was in high school. Though the duff is rated pg, the amount of language alone should require an r rating. She began writing when she was only eleven years old. Its a book about friendship, loyalty, and even love. Duff definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The duff was a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick. The duff setting kody keplinger this study guide consists of approximately 42 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the duff. Review of the duff by kody keplinger rhapsody in books weblog. The book revolves around duff bianca, however has a lot of other. So, of course, i had to have the bragging rights of reading the book before the movie. But quickly and convincingly, it becomes its own funny and fastpaced phenomenon with its own modernday charm.
Her first book she wrote was the duff and it was published during her senior year of high school. The duff is a 2015 american teen comedy film directed by ari sandel and written by josh a. Designated ugly fat friend is a romantic young adult book about feisty bianca, who ends up falling in love with wesley, a boy she hates but cant help hooking up with. Many people go to them to get information about their hot friend or friends because they are more approachable. I know its most definitely not grammatically correct, but im trying. A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the duff designated ugly fat friend by her prettier, more popular counterparts. People seemed to buy into the concept of the duff way more than they did in the book. A film based on the novel, also entitled the duff, was released in 2015.
Entered on urban dictionary in 2003, duff is short for designated ugly fat friend. Downing cherry cokes and watching her two best friends hoof it out on the dance floor of the local teen club doesnt make 17yearold bianca piper feel good about herself. Watched the movie and was hella disappointed with how much the plot was changed. The book was especially clever in showing the inspiration of wuthering heights. May 25, 2015 the book revolves around duff bianca, however has a lot of other entwining characters.
Duff, who died last weekend at the age of 84, was a huge figure in the postwar british fight game as a promoter, manager and matchmaker and welsh legends howard winstone and joe calzaghe were on the long list of world champions he was associated with. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison. Originality i liked the aspect of it being about immortality, but i felt like ive read something like it before. Enhancing adult therapeutic interpersonal relationships in. Learn more about the setting of the duff and places youll read about in the book. From then on, bianca was feeling insecure about herself and applying the term everywhere until she managed to overcome it towards the very end of the book. Bianca spends a bit of the book upset by the fact that she is the duff, what she learns is that everyone is a duff. The duff comes across as the typical teenage fare that hollywood has produced for the last two or three decades. Designated ugly fat friend is a romantic young adult book about feisty bianca, who ends up falling in love with wesley, a boy she hates but cant help hooking. It may sound cheesy, but its a good mantra to live by and one that the duff definitely supports. The duff in the book and movie is about the designated ugly fat friend. I am the designated ugly fat friend aka duff thought. The duff is smart, sassy, and spirited exactly what youd want in a comingofage high school movie as long as youre ok with some crude, racy humortalk.
If you describe something as duff, you mean it is useless, broken, or of poor quality. Its a new term for an ancient practiceusing a perceived less attractive person to make you look better. Shes also way too smart to fall for the charms of manslut and slimy school hottie wesley rush. Kody keplinger was born and raised in a small kentucky town. Her first book she wrote was the duff and it was published during her. Teens have sex, use birth control, and worry about pregnancy. Basically it means shes the slight outsider in terms of coolness. I picked this book up for the reasons a lot of people have in the past couple of months. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Diary of a pissed off book fan why the duff movie didnt. The duff unfolds in the familiar terrain of high school according to the movies, bringing its particular lessons in survival to. It does contain some funny moments, but much of the humor is crass and tasteless. A companion novel lying out loud was released on april 28, 2015 and is set in the same world as the duff.
Feb 04, 2015 it may sound cheesy, but its a good mantra to live by and one that the duff definitely supports. The duff seventeenyearold bianca piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesnt think shes the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. Apr 07, 2015 the characters arent nearly as dickish in the book. Poppy hachette book group 237 park avenue new york, ny 10017 visit our website at. According to, duff stands for designated ugly fat friend. Overall, the duff is a good book, but not a book that really deserves the huge hype it gets in my opinion. I kind of cant believe how much i loved a book that literally means ugly fat friend. Its a story about friendship and love, and you most. The popular girls can be writers and hackers, the football player is kind and sensitive, and the object of a main characters. The duff by kody keplinger overdrive rakuten overdrive. Especially when highschool manslut wesley rush tells her shes the duff, her friends designated ugly fat friend, and tries to cozy up to her in order to get into her friends pants. By the films definition, a duff doesnt have to be ugly or fat. A duff is the designated ugly fat friend of every group. Emotionally devastated after learning that shes secretly referred to as the duff designated ugly fat friend by the entire student body, highschool senior bianca mae whitman dismisses the cautionary advice of her favorite teacher ken jeong, turns her back on her longtime crush toby nick eversman, and enlists the help of charismatic jock wesley robbie amell to help salvage whats.