The DUFF | The Girl Who Read Too Much

Hi guys! Today I decided to talk to you about my favorite book to movie adaptations. I don’t know if you’re like but most of the times I’m really pessimist about the movies even before the release because I had a lot of disappointments already (*cough* City of Bones *cough*). Because of that I decided to talk about some book to movie adaptations that I actually really like and also a few movies that I haven’t read the book yet but want to. (Note: The books are in a non-specific order)

Favorite Book to Movie Adaptations

1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky

I loved this book and the movie was so well done. The cast was amazing and everything was great in the movie. Maybe Hollywood should start using the authors as screenwriters because Stephen Chbosky did a great job on turning his book in an amazing movie. And not only he was the screenwriter but he was also the director. How amazing is that?

2. A Walk to Remember – Nicholas Sparks

I think I already told you how much I love Nicholas Sparks books. I’ve read all of them but normally I don’t watch the movie adaptations. I think I’ve only watched 3/4 movie adaptations of his books. This one is still my favorite and makes me cry every time (even when I know everything already).

3. The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins

I think that The Hunger Games movies are so well done. I loved especially the first one. There where a few things I would have changed (like you know, Peeta’s leg) but I still loved the movie.

4. Harry Potter – J.K. Rowling

I have to be honest here. In this one I saw the movies before I read the books (and I still have two to read) but these movies are epic and changed a whole generation. I think I don’t need to explain a lot right?

5. One Day – David Nichols

This movie is one of the cases where I liked the movie more than the book. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the book but for some reason I really loved this movie and everyone should watch it because I don’t know anyone that actually saw this movie and it’s sad.

6. The Book Thief – Markus Zusak

Another one that I think that doesn’t need explanation. This book is amazing and everyone involved in the movie was able to make a really good (and devastating) movie. If you haven’t seen it yet you really need.

7. The Fault in our Stars – John Green

Let’s talk about another movie that makes me cry every time?? The movie was beautiful. Okay I didn’t like Ansel as Gus but I’m able to forget that and appreciate the movie every time I watch it.

8. The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien

The first time I read The Hobbit I was thinking: “How are they doing 3 movies from this tiny book?”. Well, insert a lot of amazing scenes that weren’t in the book and that make the movie even better. But let’s be real, some of the scenes were still boring but I love this universe and it has beautiful views.

9. The Spectacular Now – Tim Sharp

Another book/movie that I normally don’t hear people talk about. I love coming-of-age stories and I liked the book but seeing it as a movie was even better. This is another one that I think that everyone should read/watch.

10. The Chronicles of Narnia – C.S. Lewis

I know… the movies were not that good but I loved them (well, I didn’t like the last one) and I don’t care about what other people say about the movies. Every time this is on TV I will watch it and love it.

Honorable Mention: The DUFF – Kody Keplinger

I’ve watched the movie last week and loved it. I loved the book and I was afraid to watch the movie because I knew how much they changed the plot but it actually worked. It was actually a good movie.

Books that I want to Read

1. The Invention of Hugo Cabret – Brian Selznick

2. Bridge to Terabithia – Katherine Paterson

3. The Princess Diaries – Meg Cabot

4. The Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold

5. The Lord of the Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien

These are some of my favorite book to movie adaptations and some books I want to read. I probably forgot a few movies but what can I do 😛 … Tell me in the comments what are some of your favorite book to movie adaptations and which books do you want to read..

Publication Date:

July 2nd 2015

Publisher:

Hodder Children’s Books

Goodreads Synopsis:

Kody Keplinger returns to the world of The DUFF in this brand-new companion novel!

Sonny Ardmore is an excellent liar. She lies about her dad being in prison. She lies about her mom kicking her out. And she lies about sneaking into her best friend’s house every night because she has nowhere else to go.

Amy Rush might be the only person Sonny shares everything with— secrets, clothes, even a nemesis named Ryder Cross.

Ryder’s the new kid at Hamilton High and everything Sonny and Amy can’t stand—a prep-school snob. But Ryder has a weakness: Amy. So when Ryder emails Amy asking her out, the friends see it as a prank opportunity not to be missed.

But without meaning to, Sonny ends up talking to Ryder all night online. And to her horror, she realizes that she might actually like him. Only there’s one small catch: he thinks he’s been talking to Amy. So Sonny comes up with an elaborate scheme to help Ryder realize that she’s the girl he’s really wanted all along. Can Sonny lie her way to the truth, or will all her lies end up costing her both Ryder and Amy?

Review:

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved The DUFF so I was pretty excited to read this book. While this book started out pretty well there was a point that I was starting to not like it. Sonny, the main character was my big problem. She is a compulsive liar and seeing that everything that she would do would always make everything worse was getting me pretty mad, especially after what she did to her best friend Amy. Basically the book talks about Sonny who ends up falling for Ryder Cross, the boy she hated in the beginning and thinks that he’s talking to Amy and not Sonny. While I understand her change of feelings I still can’t understand why she did what she did. There were some parts that I was actually enjoying the book but then that Sonny handled every situation was always making starting disliking it again. I also had a few problems with Amy and Ryder but I liked them a little bit more than Sonny. And I understand that she had a difficult life and was practically homeless but I just couldn’t like her personality. I actually loved Sonny and Amy’s friendship and it was pretty cool until Sonny messed everything because she was only thinking about herself. But the best thing about this book: Wesley and Bianca were on it. I loved them in The DUFF so I was happy to read about their lives again. The book itself was actually good and I liked the story that was created. Another thing I liked was the ending of the book. I liked how Sonny started handling the situation and tried to be honest. And that ending… I loved how it was left open and you can try to figure out what happens next.
While I didn’t like this book as much as The DUFF it was still an enjoyable read. My main problem was basically Sonny and her lies. I would recommend this book if you are interested on it and if you like light YA novels.

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