Rating: Summary: I FEEL MORE STUPID FOR HAVING READ THIS BOOK Review: This book is so bad that it was a complete waste of time. The author discuses such juvenille issues. It seems like she used this book to showcase her knowledge of designer names. It talks about the woeful life of Andrea and her horrible materialistic boss. She devotes all her time to her work while she neglects her boyfriend and friend who is turning into a partying alcoholic. Her friend ends up getting in a car accident while driving drunk and it changes her view on her job and life. I can't put a book down once I start it, but this is the one book I wish I would never have picked up. It was so incredibly horrible. I truely feel shallow and insignificant after reading this book. I abhorred it and it is a genuinly heinous book. This author is TERRIBLE. Don't read this book!!!!
Rating: Summary: Neutral Review: I found the book to be a nice, quick, easy read. There weren't many surprises though. It was almost as if nothing happened until the end. I did enjoy the outcome however.
Rating: Summary: Ending disappoints. Review: The book makes for good light reading but all the while I kept thinking that the "devil" in this story would eventually get her come-uppance for being such a dreadful example of a human being, or at the very least, the protagonist Andrea would really give this woman a mouthful and tell her what everyone else is thinking but have never said to her. So the ending was a bit lacklustre, it left me disappointed.
Rating: Summary: The Nanny Diaries Called... Devil Wears Prada STOLE my Plot Review: I looked forward to reading this book. All of the hype made it sound like a fun summer read. THE BOOK WAS TERRIBLE!! The main character was contrived and all too stereotypical do-gooder. IT BORED ME TO DEATH!! If you liked the Nanny Diaries, you will hate this book!! It is the same plot only in the world of fashion instead of the world of an Upper East Side Mom. Worst money I EVER SPENT!!HORRIBLE BOOK!!!
Rating: Summary: Clever title...a repeat through Review: This book has a glamourous title and a fable of a girl who takes a job without realizing what it really entails. Nanny Diaries was actually more realistic and believable (i.e. there are probably more nannies in the world than assistants to a top fashion magazine editor). Good: Escapism and then suffering of the heroine who finally realizes what she wants Bad: Frantic subplots and suffering of the heroine for no discernable reason other than she is too dumb to leave. The nanny diaries, at least, you understood why she stayed in her job (loved the kid). Final: If you are into suffering, this is it. Otherwise, I enjoyed this month's issue of Vogue better. p.s. figured out that with her salary and the profits from the sale of her wardrobe and other perks, she came out pretty good for less than one year of work!!
Rating: Summary: Blech. Review: I enjoy a fun, mindless novel as much as the next chick (Good In Bed, Nanny Diaries, etc.) but this book was just plain awful. I found myself skipping ahead to see if anything interesting was going to happen but it just moved from one preposterous plot point to another with zero style or wit. The main character is such an annoying little brat that you start rooting for the "devil" (her boss). And one more thing: the spelling and grammar errors are just unforgivable. Wouldn't someone who is such an insider know how to spell supermodel Gisele's name? Or at least spell it one way consistently? I'll say it again: blech. If you still want to read it, I'm listing mine immediately on half.com.
Rating: Summary: PAGE TURNER! Review: I couldn't put this book down, it kept me addicted practically! Just the kind of book you want to read to forget the world around you and not have to think too much! I found it entertaining and very well written, while focusing on the fashion industry which I found amusing, it could be any one at any time at any job so it relates very well. I don't pick books usually based on reviews as you can't nest all books together for one person to like. I can't wait for another book by this author!
Rating: Summary: She's a writer? This book is terrible! Review: I was interested in this book with all of the hype surrounding it's publication. Then I read it. I finished it, but it was only because I was stuck on a cross-country plane ride with nothing better to do. It is very poorly written with tons of grammatical errors and oodles of redundancy. I didn't care about the main character and the secondary characters were also poorly written. Blech. What an awful book. I wish I had my money back.
Rating: Summary: amazing, but cut off Review: The author is clearly talented, once you read this book you have a new out look upon the fasion world. Andrea Saches starts by working for the famous Miranda Priestly, but things don't always turn out to be so peachy. This book demonstraights the high world of fashion. Although the author did a stunning job, she short cuts the book, by not ending its sub-plots. I think it left me wondering too much what was in store for the talented, whitfull Andrea, or as Miranda would say it An-dre-a. P.S. I hope for a sequal
Rating: Summary: Interest Ends at the Title Review: With a catchy title containing the words "devil" and "prada," as well as a comparison (not glowing, however) to "The Nanny Diaries," this book caught the attention of many readers. Thus, a top ranking on the best-seller list for many, many months. However, lacking any type of textual flow, over-use of flowery and unnecessary adjectives, and extreme drama over issues that the typical person would consider ridiculous, this book should be considered a waste of time. The tantalizing New York fashion gossip aside, it lacks any depth and most readers will likely find it difficult to empathize with, sympathize with, or even hate the central character of the story. Simply put, Lauren, it's no "War and Peace." She could have ended the book saying "HA, I helped you waste money, since this book is like reading high school gossip!" Because, for the first time in a lifetime of reading, I put a book down without finishing it. Readers are better served elsewhere.
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