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The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Hamilton High, #1)

Kody Keplinger

Start date: August 1, 2015

Finish date: September 1, 2015

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Jun 19, 2014 readbykiki rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2014

“I was the Duff. And that was a good thing. Because anyone who didn't feel like the Duff must not have friends. Every girl feels unattractive sometimes. Why had it taken me so long to figure that out? Why had I been stressing over that dumb word for so long when it was so simple? I should be proud to be the Duff. Proud to have great friends who, in their minds, were my Duffs.”

3.75 STARS!

I really enjoyed this YA Contemporary. It wasn't spectacularly written since Kody was 17 when she started writ ...more

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May 14, 2014 Giuls rated it really liked it

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Mi aspettavo una lettura divertente, una di quelle che ti aiuta a staccare la spina. In realtà, ho avuto molto più di questo. Ho trovato moltissimi punti in comune tra Bianca e me, è stato un pò come fare un viaggio nella me stessa che ero qualche anno fa e che, per certi versi, sono ancora :).
E' stata una bellissima lettura, ma avrei preferito avere qualche capitolo in più nel finale. Così, giusto per sapere come l'avrebbe presa Cassey :p ...more

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Jul 27, 2014 Abril Sol rated it did not like it

well, I hated it. I hated her, I hated the easy ending, the unsolved things... This is a really bad book

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May 17, 2014 Emma Johnson rated it liked it

Forget what i said about slut shaming, this book destroys all stereotypes and obliterates slut shaming in the most beautiful and funniest of ways. God i loved this.

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Apr 25, 2015 Whitney rated it it was amazing

I wanted to hate this book and pass it off as another over-hyped bit of publisher advertising and movie fandom. Within the first ten pages I had almost solidified that thought. There was so much cussing and sex. I mean honestly it's not a supermarket romance. I kept reading, and reading and reading. A few hours later it was two in the morning and I was in love. I love Bianca, I love her friends, and I love Keplinger's writing. Her characters are realistic, flawed and beautiful. I won't be lettin ...more

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Jan 02, 2015 Arissa Cannella rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I loved reading this book! I have no idea where they got the plot for the movie though because they are two completely different subjects all together.

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