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Summary: It's gotta be the shoes
Review: An easy predictable pleasurable read, I loved the portrayal of the many fashion editors balanced with the main characters parents. I would love to have seen both at the launch party for "Devil wears Prada." Not a book I am proud to have read, but certainly one I enjoyed. Michael Duranko, Bootism: a shoe religion
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Summary: Will do??
Review: Maybe it's a little thing, but I found it irritating and implausible that Andrea and her friends use the phrase "will do" in response to the snooty orders they issue each other. These are supposed to be struggling 20somethings and they come off as arrogant and unlikable. The Nanny Diaries is basically the same story but is much, much better written.
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Summary: Devil in what?
Review: This book not only failed to satisfy my carnivorous hunger for guilty pleasure reading but it strected on longer than needed. How many chapters can one read about describing the silly hoops a boss will take you thur? I never felt a strong connection to the main character and never felt any empathy whatsoever. I waited a long time to read this book and wish I would have waited longer.
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Summary: Too familiar
Review: Having worked for a woman very similar to that described in the book, albeit in Interior Design, I felt great sympathy for the main character, Andrea. There are some truly revolting people out there, and frankly you are better off getting out early on -I only spent 6 weeks there, as opposed to the year the main character put in - and this book was giving me horrible flashbacks.
Apart from the similarities to my experience (which meant that in a lot of ways I didn't really enjoy the book as it brought back a lot of bad memories), I found the book shallow and fairly glib - there was no soul searching at any point except the end, and then that was fairly over dramatic. In addition, the novel was quite poorly written - ungrammatical and mostly consisting of "conversations" rather than descriptions. Reads like a screenplay.
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Summary: fun fun fun!
Review: This is not a book that uses all your brain cells to understand what's going on. That said, this is pure reading cotton candy, fluffy and sweet to the brain tastebuds. It is a book that you can pick up and just tear through in a couple of days. Poor Alex, you want to just scream at her "QUIT ALREADY!" You may not learn from it, but you certainly will be entertained by it. So, if you're in the mood, this book is for you.
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Summary: Loved this book!
Review: Similar to the Nanny Diaries but more outrageous behavior and amazing clothes.
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Summary: Delightful romp!
Review: This book does what it promises-entertains! It's a witty, light, delightful romp.
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Summary: "A delightfully dishy novel"
Review: That's what the blurb on the jacket says, and that's what this is. Funny at times, certainly exaggerated, and always very glamourous, it was an enjoyable little novel. Yes, it places a terrific emphasis on fashion. That's because the action takes place at a fashion magazine! (The jacket mentions Prada, Armani and Versace, in italics, no less.) Yes, it's superficial and gossipy. Novels that proudly describe themselves as "delightfully dishy" generally aren't known for nuance or subtext. Weisberger is a much better, more talented writer than Candace Bushnell, to whom she's been compared on this board. This book is nowhere near as good as NANNY DIARIES. But it is what it is -- a little tome that's easy to polish off and makes you feel better about your plain little off-the-shelf life.
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Summary: Great escape
Review: This isn't great literature but is is entertaining. A nice change of pace from heavy and meaningful. I true "chic-lit" novel from the opening line to the end of the book. Every once in a while it is nice to lose yourself in a book that is pure fantasy and entertainment.
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Summary: I couldn't put it down!
Review: I understand that this was not the most well written or suprising book, but I truly enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone looking to read a fun, easy book.
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