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4 -for entertainment purposes only- stars.
I'm not quite sure what to make of The DUFF. On one hand, it is an amazingly authentic YA book. On the other hand, I spent most of the story annoyed at Bianca and frustrated by the plot.
Bianca comes off as jaded, sarcastic, cynical. She judgmental of the world and self-absorbed. I couldn't stand the negativity. Right at the start of the book, Bianca is at a teen club watching from the sidelines and she jumps right in to judging people who were enjoying themselves dancing. Even her actions towar ...more
Bianca comes off as jaded, sarcastic, cynical. She judgmental of the world and self-absorbed. I couldn't stand the negativity. Right at the start of the book, Bianca is at a teen club watching from the sidelines and she jumps right in to judging people who were enjoying themselves dancing. Even her actions towar ...more
2.5 stars. I read this because I saw the trailer for the upcoming movie and it looked kind of Mean Girls. Instead the book is a YA romance novel. The protagonist's problems that AREN'T boy-related are supposed to be these really tough things but they're actually very emotionally simplistic. The whole book wraps up very suddenly and conveniently. Pretty sure if you removed the sex scenes, the book's length would be cut by half.
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Aug 03, 2020
Crystal
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Shelves:
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May 10, 2011
Stephanie
rated it
really liked it
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Shelves:
ya-fiction,
body-image-and-issues
