The duff book vs movie gone

Keplinger was 17 when she wrote the novel, which was released on june 7, 2011. So to keep it a pg rating, a mean girl was added instead. The duff tries too hard to be cool instead of actually being cool. Of all those movies, the duff was easily the best one. I just finished the amazingly long gone with the wind movie. The duff was a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick. I met the author my first year at the book expo in 2010 she was 17 at the time 2. 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. Jun 19, 2019 whether its the book or the movie, no country for old men is an incredible story. While it was fun at times and completely overthetop ridiculous at others, the book is much more serious and mature than the movie.

Thats because the book is usually better than the movie its based on. Its violent, yes, but judiciously so, except for one scene that pushes boundaries perhaps so viewers can feel the impact, in full gruesomeness, of what humans are capable of, even if they don. She wrote her first novel, the duff designated ugly fat friend, during her senior year of high school. Feb 04, 2010 in august 2009, it was announced that duff will star in the business of falling in love, a romantic comedy based on the book diary of a working girl, by daniella brodsky and directed by gil junger. Nov 25, 2014 the movie the duff, starring mae whitman as the titular character, hits theaters february 2015, and today kody keplinger, the author of the ya novel upon which the movie is based, announced that. Some spoilers lie ahead for both the book and movie. The book makes better work of asking salient questions about the nature of relationships. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. 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. Gone with the wind i just finished the amazingly long gone with the wind movie. I attended an advance screening of the duff and i already loved the book but how do they compare. The duff the movie, the book, and how my opinion has changed.

In the movie, the story goes bianca enlists childhood friend wesley to help her shed her duff label while in the book she goes to him as an escape from her issues at home. I have long prided myself on being able to separate a book from its movie version, but i think i finally found my match with the duff. They emulate the high school environment into a microcosm that foreshadows the role of the future generation. Based on kody keplingers 2010 novel of the same name which she wrote her senior year of high school, the duff was adapted for the big screen by writer josh a. It didnt need to rely on petty catfights, bullying, or homecoming. A smart highschooler gets a rude awakening to the intricacies of the pecking order in a comedy starring mae whitman. People seemed to buy into the concept of the duff way more than they did in the book. Feb 01, 2015 i attended an advance screening of the duff and i already loved the book but how do they compare. Its a creepy, unsettling ride, testing audiences loyalties and freaking them out a little, too, as they teeter to and fro.

A companion novel lying out loud was released on april 28, 2015 and is set in the same world as the duff. Where the book misfires badly is when he tries to plumb the. But read the book and tell me how the book doesnt do the opposite of that. The book is over pages long so its fitting that the movie would almost be four hours long. In the movie, biancas friend casey is latin, this was not mentioned in the book. Duff plays raven halfacre, the teenage daughter of a promiscuous, alcoholic mother. Poppy hachette book group 237 park avenue new york, ny 10017 visit our website at. With mae whitman, bella thorne, robbie amell, allison janney. As the duff in many a friend circles in high school i found this book refreshing. They are good if we recognize where they came from and if we treat them the way the designer intended them to be treated. And where did bella thorne come from, she seems to have a huge part in the movie, but in the book, her character has a small role.

Dont hate me if you read something you dont want to read. Apr 29, 2015 the book is always better than the movie. The duff, by kody keplinger, is a novel of transformation and offers the reader a myopic view of life as a teenaged outsider. Shes also way too smart to fall for the charms of manslut and slimy school hottie wesley rush. The only thing that was similar was the fact was that she was called the duff lol. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels. Teens have sex, use birth control, and worry about pregnancy.

Kody keplinger was born and raised in a small kentucky town. High school like comment share high school movies are often cultural distillations of the current generation. For what it is a teen comedy the movie was fine to watch. In addition, there is a significant amount of crude lewd. The film is set to appear on the small screen for abc family. In the book, biancas way with dealing is to take physical comfort in wesley. Feb 20, 2015 yet, like most hollywood productions, the duff leans heavily on pop culture nods and periodspecific situations that will eventually date the movie for the sake of pandering to the current audience at the expense of older moviegoers or viewers who might watch the film years later when snapchat is no longer a household name, for example. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.

The idea that someone actually is a duff isnt possible because everyone sees their own flaws and others imperfections, and therefore always believes that they are the duff of the group. The duff comes across as the typical teenage fare that hollywood has produced for the last two or three decades. Youtube for whatever reason would not upload my entire video so it got cut off but its. Luckily for me, the movie was very engaging and enjoyable and the time just flew by. 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. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Fans of the book will definitely notice that sandels treatment is a streamlined version of the printed source abandoning many of the novels more. A young woman is rendered ageless after an accident. It isnt a bad book by any means, but its not a book that would be quite memorable to me either unless someone brings it up or if i experience a situation that is similar to biancas. He is best known for his twelveyear tenure as the bassist of the hard. A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the duff designated ugly fat friend.

I wanted to love this book, and in many ways i did. I really hope people who see the movie the duff arent judging the book based on that movie. Director david finchers steady hand effortlessly guides gone girls transition from noirish pageturner to psychological thriller. The novel begins as the protagonist, bianca piper, goes with her best friends, jessica and casey, to the local teen nightclub. Hilary duff stars as lane daniels, a fashion journalist. Which i wish i wouldve known when i was in high school. The characters arent nearly as dickish in the book. 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. He is best known for his twelveyear tenure as the bassist of the hard rock band guns n roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

But honestly, the movie was completely different from the book. The duff is a new york times bestseller and a major motion picture starring. Diary of a pissed off book fan why the duff movie didnt. As i mentioned, the book concerned me and biancas actions reflected that concern. Granted, the other movies were painfully badly written, but i still think the duff was a good spiritual successor to mean girls. The trailer sucks i understand that movies arent always exactly like the book, but changing the plot line has gone too far. Praise for the duff a new york times bestsellera usa today bestseller a wellwritten, irreverent, and heartfelt debut. When wesley rush calls bianca the duff the designated. But the coen brothers tell that story quite a bit differently than author cormac mccarthy. I get it high school kids are dependent on their cell phones and social networks, but. And, like you i though what they did to toby in the movie was tragic, they made him that typical guitar, indie playing guy. Oliver surprises the family with a vacation to puerto rico. 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. The duff 2015 movie quotes book the duff movie quotes quotes from the duff movie the duff 2015 quotes the duff movie quotes quotes from the duff book abraham lincoln quotes albert.

The duff is a 2015 american teen comedy film directed by ari sandel and written by josh a. The duff seventeenyearold bianca piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesnt think shes the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. Whether its the book or the movie, no country for old men is an incredible story. Jun 07, 2011 praise for the duff a new york times bestsellera usa today bestseller a wellwritten, irreverent, and heartfelt debut. Mar 02, 2015 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. As soon as i finished it though, i knew there would be changes for the movie. I rarely see the movie version of a book before ive read the book. Jul 09, 2015 in the book, biancas mom is the one who leaves, in the movie it is her dad.

Jul 10, 2015 just overall, the duff was so much more mature as a book, trusting its readers to connect with bianca because of her decisions, her mistakes, and her heart, not because shes socially awkward and gets bullied by a mean girl who doesnt even exist in the book, by the way. I met kody kempler in new york in may at bea and enjoyed talking with her and listening to her talk about this book. The movie the duff, starring mae whitman as the titular character, hits theaters february 2015, and today kody keplinger, the author of the ya novel upon which the movie is based, announced that. Posted september 29, 2015 by inge in book vs movie, features 8 comments today, im comparing the duffs book to its movie. Apr 07, 2015 the characters arent nearly as dickish in the book. The characters have much more depth than were able to see on the screen. 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. But the coen brothers tell that story quite a bit differently. It does contain some funny moments, but much of the humor is crass and tasteless. Kody started writing the duff when she was 17 and is now 19 years old. What i see in the bible, especially in the book of psalms, which is a book of gratitude for the created world, is a recognition that all good things on earth are gods, every good gift is from above.

Though the duff is rated pg, the amount of language alone should require an r rating. Feb 17, 2015 a smart highschooler gets a rude awakening to the intricacies of the pecking order in a comedy starring mae whitman. Bella thornes character as madison is nonexistent in the book. This emo teen movie has a refreshingly believable heroine in designated ugly fat friend. But then author kody keplinger surprises me by bringing this label full circle and in the end you come to realize we are all in a way the duff, and we all have our insecurities. Sep 23, 2015 hiya here are my thought on the book the duff by kody keplinger. Hiya here are my thought on the book the duff by kody keplinger. Book journey has updated the 2010 reading map to include the duff. 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. Overall, the duff is a good book, but not a book that really deserves the huge hype it gets in my opinion. In the book, biancas mom is the one who leaves, in the movie it is her dad. I was quite excited about doing this comparison, because i had quite strong negative feelings towards the book, and i heard the movies story was completely different. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison janney, and ken jeong.

Michael andrew duff mckagan born february 5, 1964, sometimes credited as duff rose mckagan, is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. But quickly and convincingly, it becomes its own funny and fastpaced phenomenon with its own modernday. Since then, kody has written two more young adult novels, shut out and a midsummers nightmare, and a middle. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison. See more ideas about the duff, the duff movie and chick flicks. In buy side, a wall street traders crash landing the. 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. Kody keplinger movie information synopsis frumpy highschool senior bianca mae whitman has a rude awakening when she learns that her classmates secretly know her as the duff designated ugly fat friend to her prettier and more popular pals. If the movie was the same as the book, it would most likely be rated r. The teachers in the movie do not exist in the book. The duff is not the ugly one in a friend group, but instead a concept that everyone falls into. Wesley lives next store to her in the movie instead of the mansionlike house in the book. Bianca piper has sex with wesley rush multiple times before they fall in love.