The DUFF was distributed by CBS Films via Lionsgate. The film stars Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Nick Eversman, Skyler Samuels, Bianca Santos, Allison Janney, and Ken Jeong. The screenplay by Josh Cagan was based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Kody Keplinger.

And I happily hold my hands up and applaud young author Kody Keplinger for such an outstanding achievement.The DUFF (teen slang for 'Designated Ugly Fat Friend') is a 2015 American high school teen comedy film directed by Ari Sandel. Overall, The DUFF is something I would recommend. A book I admit, with shame, I haven't read. The book was especially clever in showing the inspiration of Wuthering Heights. We each have a billion things going on in our lives or have in the past that is truly what makes us who we are – I think that was demonstrated well. I know all of this may just sound like the extra cheese topping on your daily pizza but it's more than that, it's the truth. Either way, all that matters is your thoughts of yourself. No one will ever be perfect we may look like we walked off Vogue for rare circumstances in life and we may look like we just rolled out of bed. Kody Keplinger is sending us the right message to forget the labels, we are all DUFFs! Damn, am I proud to be.

Or just because attention sometimes feels better than being a background singer doesn't make you a tease. Just because you're not a size 0 or size 6 doesn't make you fat, beauty isn't measured in size, life isn't measured at the waist band. The thing is maybe we have done something sexual that doesn't make us a slut, it's natural. I think many girls or even both genders are affected by labels their whole life but in teen years that's when the ball fully strikes the pins. The build up of the ending is perfect due to all the reflections of suffering within the novel. She also has a knack for writing in an authentic teen voice.

The characters dictate the depth of the plot, this may be emphasized by lack of description of locations.Īlthough The DUFF contains steamy scenes and a love triangle sure to keep the pages turning, Keplinger addresses more serious themes, too: body image, alcoholism and the sacrifices of friendship. This makes the novel more realistic as do major factors within the novel, such as Bianca's parents divorce, the views Wesley's family have, and the sense of bullying. I admit to love the pace in the book its not instalove, it's a gradual waterfall of over thinking. The book revolves around DUFF Bianca, however has a lot of other entwining characters. This contemporary book by Kody Keplinger, although swerved to being predictable, was still intriguing.

The DUFF by Kody Keplinger