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Summary: Disappointing ...
Review: Maybe I expected too much due to all the hype, but I found this book disappointing. I didn't hate it or throw it down in disgust, but, really, what's the big deal? I recommend skipping this one.
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Summary: Funny! Funny! Funny!
Review: I'm sure we can all relate to having a boss from hell, but this is a whole other level of misery. I loved the authors' quick wit and fast paced style. I read it all in one sitting. Andy's character and dilemma (putting up with satan in the hopes of a chance at a real career) were relatable and sympathetic. Many of us have had the experience of been young and stuck in some job early on in our career, where we had to weigh the pay off of putting up a lunatic boss against our pride--and sometimes even common sense for the greater good of future prospects. The situations and tasks Andy faces were hysterical --and sad. For instance having Miranda wake her up at 3am ordering her to charter a jet for her for 6am THAT MORNING! Miranda was a hysterical character--made even funnier by the fact that people like her REALLY do exist with all their insane idosyncrasies tolerated solely because they are in a position of power. It was a fun peek into the fast paced, glamorous world of magazine publishing. I found this to be a highly entertaining and enjoyable read, not at all the novice attempt others are criticising it as being.
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Summary: A good summer book, but nothing more than that
Review: This book was cute if anything. It started off slow, but it got better, and I got really into it. With a title like "The Devil Wears Prada," you really can't expect Hemingway or Salinger worthy literature. You do get what you pay for though. Weisburger is a young inexperienced writer who's testing the waters of writing. Granted the story was very scattered and not only lacked focus, but an entire plot line. It was a cliche story of small town girl tries to hit it big with her homely boyfriend and alcoholic best friend. It was entertaining at times, but definitly the kind of book you leave on vacation when you are done!
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Summary: Extremely Disappointed
Review: After the very intriguing title, the book goes downhill in a tremendous hurry. Storyline has potential but Weisberger is unable to make it work. Character development leaves much to be desired and Andrea Sachs, the heroine is completely unlikeable. She is self-centered, selfish and stupid too. I did not find Andrea's self absorbed diatribes about her difficult boss amusing at all. That's right, not even a chuckle. Several hundred pages are filled with Andrea's constant complaints and "poor me" rantings. Weisberger tries to redeem Andrea's character at the end of the book - She FINALLY tells her boss what she thinks of her (in no uncertain terms, I might add) NOT because she has a friend who is in the hospital and needs her, NOT because she has neglected her family and boyfriend BUT because this one last request from Miranda is just too outrageous. Of course, the book has a happy ending. Like I said, several hundred pages (I wonder how many trees were killed) of incessant griping to read about Andrea's trite epiphany - Hey I don't need to work in this degrading job that I hate, I can write articles that will sell and everybody will love. Blech!!! Give it a break! I think Weisberger needs to re-think her career choice. From the picture on the book's cover, she would make a perfect clacker.
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Summary: Lighten Up!
Review: The people who are offended by the grammar in this book are just as pathetic as the "social climbing" fashionistas depicted in this book. This is not "Hemingway" -- nor meant to be intellectual in any way. The grammar is written exactly how a 21 year old girl would talk -- it shouldn't be edited by some intellect whose translation would ultimately dilute Andrea's sarcastic and funny tone which is what makes the book enjoyable.
I know people well who live in this "fashion world" and it is so sad how self absorbed they are when their lives are really so meaningless and unimportant. There is such a consistent psycological profile among everyone in this industry from the fashion designer to the models to the fashion magazine editors --- they are all self centered, shallow, obnoxious, insecure, miserable human beings. The story of Miranda Priestly may seem far fetched to the normal working class family but spend a week on the New York fashion scene and you'll see dozens of Mirandas roaming the halls...even sadder...with dozens of wannabe's chasing after her. EXCELLENT READING for anyone who could care less about Versace's new fall line!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This book was just a plain disappointment. The first few chapters were very funny, but then it was the same thing over, and over, and OVER again. I can't even understand how Andrea got hired as Miranda's junior assistant in the first place. By the description of what she wore on her interview, she should have been screened out as soon as she walked through the door. And what was the deal with the creepy guy in the lobby who made her sing to get into the building? Scary! And, OK, we get that your boss is a witch. Move on and tell us something we don't know. This book had a lot of repetition, no plot, and a truly horrible ending!
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Summary: Diary Redux
Review: This book is essentially the same as "The Nanny Diaries" but not as well written. Without giving away the plot, I can say I found it implausible that she would
a.) stay in a job where she is abused daily.
b.) think spending one year as the assistant to the assistant to the editor of a fashion magazine would get her to her goal of writing for the New Yorker.
At least in "The Nanny Diaries," Nanny has a good reason for staying with her obnoxious boss.
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Summary: ENTERTAINING AND FUN!!!
Review: I absolutely loved it!! Weisberger gives a truthful account of what it is like to work for one of the biggest names in the fashion publishing world. As a friend of someone who worked for the actual woman this book is based on, I can tell you, it is all true!! This book keeps you sucked in from the first page to the last. It is very well written, hysterically funny, and an overall great summer read! I highly reccommend it!
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Summary: Its position on the bestseller list mystifies me.
Review: I had the chance to read an advance galley copy of this book while snowbound in NYC on President's Day. I think the only reason I finished it was the utter lack of anything else to do. I cringed at not only the errors others have mentioned (spelling, grammar, etc.) but also simple facts. For example: Although the book takes place over 1 year, Miranda's twin daughters are described as 8 years old, then 13 years old, and then 8 again. That's not the only thing I disliked. All of the characters are shallow and underdeveloped and I felt no sympathy for them. I might have taken pity on Andrea (the main character) for putting up with her hellish boss, except much of the book is her bitching and moaning about everything. The rest of it consists of: 1) Weisberger pummeling the reader with one name-drop after the other of today's fashion stars. 2) Miranda's strange requests and resulting temper tantrums, which sadly didn't even escalate as the book went on. If this was certified chick lit Weisberger should have at least crafted an iota of tension between Andrea and the hot single writer Christian. Not only was that missing, but there is no true conflict between Andrea and the other characters. Sure, they get [mad] at her for being at work so much, but just like with the characters themselves,it's hard to care. Even if you have the fashion bug (like me!) I suggest you avoid this book. Go buy Vogue in solidarity against Lauren Weisberger!
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Summary: B-O-O-O-ing..."Fashionistas" is WAY better
Review: This is not a novel. It's an exercise how to put down a boss in 10,000 different ways. It has no discernable plot of interest. The writing style is atrocious. In three words: skip this book. If you want to read this year's novel about fashion, please read "Fashionistas" instead. It's a far more entertaining read (and being a trade paperback, it's cheaper too.)
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