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Summary: Excruciating
Review: Satire has a long and distinguished history, and everybody, deep in their heart of hearts, probably enjoys seeing nasty, arrogant megalomaniacs get their comeuppance. But it only works if the person doing the satirizing has 1) SOME kind of moral authority, 2) A razor-sharp wit, and 3) the ability to see him- or herself somewhat objectively. Weisberger displays none of the above in this lame bit of opportunism. I found myself rooting for Miranda. Not a good sign.Prose that would be dripping red in a decent Freshman comp. course, cardboard characterization, a storyline that goes nowhere. Luckily I got my copy free from a friend who warned me not to waste my time reading it--if only I had listened. I would recommend you not make the same mistake I did, or compound the mistake by actually paying money for it.
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Summary: TERRIBLE!
Review: ... Here's my opinion: The author is a young well educated woman who comes from a well to do family. She is too young to be taken seriously as an author- this is a term paper thats WAAAAY too long. The story goes: She lands a dream job and instead of taking anythng positive from the experience she whines and complains throughout the entire book (that is when she is not explaining how horrid her boss is). ...
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Summary: Laugh out loud funny!
Review: This book is a must read! After 2 years of being a "personal assistant" to a high-profile executive in NYC, I can personally relate to many of the over-the-top and absurd demands that are brillianly and colorfully detailed in this amusing novel! For all those that don't believe this mythical and rediculous world really doesn't exist...well, it does! Thank you to Lauren Weisenberger for letting me point all my relatives and friends to this delightful book to say, "see...everything I told you about being a 'personal assistant' was true!" Well done!!!
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Summary: what goes around comes around
Review: I think it hilarious that people in the fashion world are so outraged by this book. The general theme they cite is "how dare she bite the hand that fed her?" Well, if this is based on Anna Wintour, and if she is even half the monster of the boss in this book, then I have no sympathy whatsoever, and say "well done!" for Lauren for having the guts to write this. Considering this is her first book too, I think she has done a superb job. It won't win any literary awards, but it is well written for the most part, and really draws you in. I read bits and pieces on my lunch break, and then finally caved and bought the book. I wanted to know what happened next...and isn't that the goal of any story? This is just a fun book, a peek inside a world that most of us know nothing about. It is at its best when focusing on the job, rather than the relationships outside of work, but overall, it's a great escape, and I predict will be seen on beaches everywhere this summer. I look forward to seeing what she comes up with next.
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Summary: Great Vacation Read!
Review: Funny, if not life changing, look at the worst boss ever!
Take it to the beach this summer for a light, easy read that will make you feel better about your own insane boss.
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Summary: Fun read--and probably true!
Review: I've had bosses from "hell" like this one! So what if it isn't a Harvard classic? It's fun, entertaining, and great to see the "high and mighty" get taken down a peg or two even if it's only in print! I definitely recommend this book for light reading.
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Summary: Humorously accurate portrayal of first job hell
Review: This book made me smile as well as empathize with Andrea, because I too am suffering through my first job out of college. The author is flawlessly up to date on the trends, names and places of the real fashion world, causing the book to seem even more plausable. The main character is humorous with a dry wit that makes you laugh and cringe simultaneously. The portrayal of the [unkind] boss as a [bad person] is hilarious, and ultimately forces the reader to acknowledge similar extremes in their own life. As most books, the ending does lead you to see what should be the priorities in our own lives, and at the very least, gives hope to those of us who have had our high hopes of the real world shattered to the tune of emails, excel spreadsheets and office politics.
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Summary: I wanted to love it...I really did!
Review: When I heard about this book, I couldn't wait to read it. Unfortunately, it just wasn't that good. I, like some of the other reviewers, read the whole thing but just to see how she finally quit. I wanted to like it but it was so boring. It was missing wit and humor. The Nanny Diaries was similar but so much better. This book was missing the laugh out loud humor like Girls Poker Night. It was an insight into the fashion world but nothing I already didn't know from watching the movie Intern.
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Summary: All Buzz and No Book
Review: The only possible reason for reading this book is to see if Anna Wintour stand-in Miranda Priestly is the worst boss ever. She is. However, unlike The Nanny Diaries, this book is so poorly written that by page 300 or so, you couldn't care less is Miranda had her young assistant Andrea drawn and quartered. There are a collection of characters so poorly drawn, serving only to satisfy the author's whim at the moment, that any arc is rendered flat and you find yourself waiting for the next Miranda outrage, which, after the twentieth one, is no longer shocking. Is Emily a back stabbing co-worker or a comrade in arms? Will sweet boyfriend Alex dump job-obsessed Andrea? Does funky best friend Lily have a drinking problem? Will Andrea survive this job to make it to The New Yorker? Who cares? After reading this book, I promise you, you will not care. Watch the final season of Sex and the City and you'll get the same fashionista flush as you had hoped you'd get from this pitiful book.
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Summary: rant,rant,rant
Review: This book started off fun and then you realize that all this girl does is rant and complain...all the time. By the time you reach the middle of the book I didnt think her "monster" of a boss was mean enough to her. MY GOODNESS...keep this character and the author quiet.
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