The book revolves around duff bianca, however has a lot of other entwining. Originality i liked the aspect of it being about immortality, but i felt like ive read something like it before. Review of the duff by kody keplinger rhapsody in books weblog. The novel begins as the protagonist, bianca piper, goes with her best friends, jessica and casey, to the local teen nightclub. The duff by kody keplinger overdrive rakuten overdrive. Diary of a pissed off book fan why the duff movie didnt. 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. Its a story about friendship and love, and you most. 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. A companion novel lying out loud was released on april 28, 2015 and is set in the same world as the duff.
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. 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. I know its most definitely not grammatically correct, but im trying. Speaking to horst, whitman herself set things straightshe liked this project. Overall, the duff is a good book, but not a book that really deserves the huge hype it gets in my opinion. Her first book she wrote was the duff and it was published during her. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison. Duff definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Its a book about friendship, loyalty, and even love. Kody keplinger was born and raised in a small kentucky town. The new york times bestseller is now a major motion picture. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Many people go to them to get information about their hot friend or friends because they are more approachable. Keplinger was 17 when she wrote the novel, which was released on june 7, 2011.
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. I was pleasantly surprised with how much i enjoyed this 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. The duff book, to me, was about finding oneself and learning how to stand up to the hard things in life. According to, duff stands for designated ugly fat friend. 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. Shes also way too smart to fall for the charms of manslut and slimy school hottie wesley rush.
The characters dictate the depth of the plot, this may be emphasized by lack of. The duff is a 2015 american teen comedy film directed by ari sandel and written by josh a. A film based on the novel, also entitled the duff, was released in 2015. Designated ugly fat friend and millions of other books are available for instant access. You never try to be and your friends never try to make you be, but it just so happens that youre the designated ugly fat friend, or duff for short. I picked this book up for the reasons a lot of people have in the past couple of months. Its a new term for an ancient practiceusing a perceived less attractive person to make you look better. 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. Calling vikki a slut or a whore was just like calling somebody the duff.
Though the duff is rated pg, the amount of language alone should require an r rating. 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. The duff is a new york times bestseller and a major motion picture starring bella thorne, mae whitman and alison janney. The duff was a new york times bestseller, a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick. Teens have sex, use birth control, and worry about pregnancy.
The duff, by kody keplinger, is a novel of transformation and offers the reader a myopic view of life as a teenaged outsider. Entered on urban dictionary in 2003, duff is short for designated ugly fat friend. Without giving the entire movie away, the main idea of the duff title is about perception. 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 may sound cheesy, but its a good mantra to live by and one that the duff definitely supports. On february 20, 2015, the book tomovie adaptation is coming out. 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. Within the first 15 minutes, the duff addressed my complaint. Not every book will appeal to every reader, so i think its refreshing to have a variety of opinions available to people.
As the duff in many a friend circles in high school i found this book refreshing. 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. And, like you i though what they did to toby in the movie was tragic, they made him that typical guitar, indie playing guy. With mae whitman, bella thorne, robbie amell, allison janney. Learn more about the setting of the duff and places youll read about in the book.
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. If you describe something as duff, you mean it is useless, broken, or of poor quality. Author kody keplinger, author of young adult and middle grade books. 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. May 25, 2015 the book revolves around duff bianca, however has a lot of other entwining characters. Wow that fat duff is hanging out with those two attractive ladies, too bad. The duff has the decency to acknowledge its roots in the great john. The duff is a laugh out loud, sweet, sexy, and at times serious read. Cagan, based on the novel of the same name by kody keplinger with.
A stiff flour pudding made with fruit and spices and boiled in a cloth bag or steamed. The duff seventeenyearold bianca piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesnt think shes the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. Having been exposed to this certain word i have had realizations about myself and my set of friends whom i love so much. 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 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. The term the duff was basically part of the main focus of the book ever since wesley introduced the term on page 6. Two hot chicks at a bar will have a really nasty fat ugly bitch hanging out with them, refered to as a duff. But read the book and tell me how the book doesnt do the opposite of that. But i think its good that you didnt like the book as much as others its supposed to be that way. The duff unfolds in the familiar terrain of high school according to the movies, bringing its particular lessons in survival to. Romantic times top pick, 4 stars edgy and compelling. Feb 18, 2020 the storekeeper had sent them an unbroken case of canned plum pudding, and probably by this time he was wondering what had become of that blanky case of duff.
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. Kody currently lives in new york city and writes for blogs and. Full glossary for treasure island book summaries, test. Which i wish i wouldve known when i was in high school. 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. Bianca is using wesleywho she really cant standas a means of. People seemed to buy into the concept of the duff way more than they did in the book. 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. 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. The book was especially clever in showing the inspiration of wuthering heights. 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.
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. The characters arent nearly as dickish in the book. The duff designated ugly fat friend kody keplinger pdf droppdf. 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.
Oct 29, 2010 ill start with the caveat that i havent yet read the duff though it is on my toread list. Feb 04, 2015 it may sound cheesy, but its a good mantra to live by and one that the duff definitely supports. It is the person who never gets noticed when she is among herhis friends. It also undermines some typical teenmovie stereotypes. Bianca is the duff, the designated fat friend but only by comparison to her two modelgorgeous best friends. 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. 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. So, of course, i had to have the bragging rights of reading the book before the movie. She began writing when she was only eleven years old. Poppy hachette book group 237 park avenue new york, ny 10017 visit our website at. I kind of cant believe how much i loved a book that literally means ugly fat friend. Basically it means shes the slight outsider in terms of coolness. They talked briefly about hester prynne in the book, and it occurred to.
The book revolves around duff bianca, however has a lot of other. Apr 07, 2015 the characters arent nearly as dickish in the book. The duff was a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick. 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. Expect to be recommending the duff to friends for years to come. 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. Simone elkeles, new york times bestselling author of rules of attraction sharp, hot, thoughtful, and searingly honest, the duff is one of the best young adult novels to come along in ages. 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. Read the duff designated ugly fat friend kody keplinger pdf.
But quickly and convincingly, it becomes its own funny and fastpaced phenomenon with its own modernday charm. She wrote her first novel, the duff designated ugly fat friend, during her senior year of high school. The duff is not the ugly one in a friend group, but instead a concept that everyone falls into. Watched the movie and was hella disappointed with how much the plot was changed. 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. Duff definition is a boiled or steamed pudding often containing dried fruit. By the films definition, a duff doesnt have to be ugly or fat. It does contain some funny moments, but much of the humor is crass and tasteless.
The duff in the book and movie is about the designated ugly fat friend. When wesley rush calls bianca the duff the designated. Younger is an american comedydrama television series created and produced by darren star. Her first book she wrote was the duff and it was published during her senior year of high school. I really appreciate what the duff stands for as a book. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison janney, and ken jeong. I am the designated ugly fat friend aka duff thought. 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.
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. She was inspired by an episode of the simpsons to create a book on the five. It is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by pamela redmond satran. 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. A powerful message brought by a sarcastic girl named bianca. 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.
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. The popular girls can be writers and hackers, the football player is kind and sensitive, and the object of a main characters. The duff comes across as the typical teenage fare that hollywood has produced for the last two or three decades. In addition, there is a significant amount of crude lewd. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer.