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The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
- Narrated by: Ellen Grafton
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
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.
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- Danni
- 27-05-15
Short
The book was to short it feels like it finished half way through and that made me wanna read more
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- @Scattered_Laura
- 11-10-11
Loved it.
I truly liked The Duff. I enjoyed how the characters were flawed. I liked how the subject matter was not dumbed down for the YA audience. I think that most of all, I loved how Keplinger breathed some new life into the now horribly clichéd idea of the love triangle. Bianca was a pain in the ass at times and the narrator's voice exacerbated this as far as I was concerned. Wesley was a womanising git who will remind you of "those" boys in school. You know who I mean? The boys who wore to much boy-scented aftershave, walked with a swagger and never had anything nice to say to any girl who hadn't been on birth control since they were still in footsy-pyjamas!? Then there was Toby. He was so nice that it was almost annoying. I knew that I should want Toby to swoop in and save the day with all of his gentle, unsure geekiness, but I didn't! Wesley and Bianca's banter was hilarious. They both used each other but in doing so, they found equals. They challenged and changed each other.
I liked the friendship between Bianca and her best pals. This friendship was also flawed but sweet. I don't think it was as real as it was, perhaps, a little bit too forgiving and not snarky enough...but then that probably means I just have a lot of snarky pals! Whereas I liked the friends, Bianca's family irritated the crap out of me. Her mother escaped through work; her father escaped through booze... is it any wonder that Bianca searches for her own ways to escape?
With all of the irritations and imperfections, I still loved this book. The language is coarse but the sexual subject matter is not glamorised. Bianca feels dirty and ashamed of herself after her nights with Wesley, but still, this is a book which I doubt many parents would be comfortable with younger teens reading.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-04-19
I love it!!
I couldn't stop listening to it!! It's soo amazing, I finished it within two days!
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- Lyndsay
- 16-06-16
Narrator is irritating!
The story was an average high school romance story, nothing to write home about. Not sure why it was turned into a film to be honest! The narrator was really irritating too, I order persevered with this book as I had nothing else to listen to. Don't bother!
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-01-23
Alright but not for me.
I was in the mood to listen to this style of book and, to be honest, I'm really not its target audience. Overall, it hit the spot nicely and I thought the narrator did an alright job.
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- Shauna
- 07-04-13
Loved this book!
This was the first audio book that I ever listened to and I wasn't sure if I'd like audio books or not. However 'The DUFF' proved me wrong! It was brilliant. After this I really want to listen to/read another Kody Keplinger book!
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- Sean Pickering
- 09-03-20
Amazing!!
the narrator was amazing, and narrated the boon beautifully!! and I loved the story!! thank you!!
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- Phoebe
- 01-06-15
Overall: LOVED IT!
This audio book felt so real to me. When the character was happy, I was. The only bad think was that it ended within three days. The narrator was perfect for the job 👍
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- CashewDoily
- 30-07-15
Typical, predictable teen reading
I really enjoyed it though. I didn't have to concentrate much on the story. I liked the characters and their development and didn't feel that the story moved too slowly or too fast.
Would recommend for some light listening, perfect as the soundtrack to menial tasks and chores.
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- Jebs
- 16-06-18
Story was okay
I really disliked the narrator and her voices for other people. Would rather have read the book than listen to her do accents for people. Bee's father, for example, made me cringe.
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