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Summary: Savagely funny look at the fashion business
Review: In "The Devil Wears Prada," Andrea Sachs, a fresh Brown graduate, is hired as the junior assistant to Miranda Priestly, editor of Runway magazine. The conventional wisdom is that the book is based on the experience of its author, Lauren Weisberger, who worked for Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue." It is also rumored that La Wintour (Called "Nuclear Wintour" by some) was not amused. Weisberger has an infelicitous writing style, but she is a gifted storyteller, has a wicked sense of humor, and fills her book's pages with quirky, interesting characters. Thus, she has produced a fluffy, funny look at the fashion industry and the people who work there. Weinberger's depiction of her protagonist, Andrea Sachs, is almost as unflattering as that of the cold, arrogant, and overwrought Miranda Priestly, for whom Andrea works. Andrea has a bad attitude problem and learns that, because of her drive and ambition, she has become her own worst enemy. In the most telling scene in the book, Miranda tells Andrea, "You remind me of myself when I was your age," which causes Andrea to have an epiphany that I will not reveal here. The Devil Wears Prada is lightweight and not particularly well written. Nevertheless, it's a lot of fun. Highly recommended.
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Summary: inside a mad mad world
Review: Having worked IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY , it was easy to relate to this work and be awkardly reminded of some of my own actions while I was a 'player' in the business. Reading this and seeing the lifestyle fromt he outside confirmed the absurditiy of it all. Would be interesting to know of Anna ever read this book --I bet she did and hated every moment of it--Would she ever change--No way!!--Thats what kleeps her on top.
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Summary: Great fun!
Review: My only hesitation with this book is the fact that you'd have to have lived and worked in NYC to understand it. Nowhere else is there such lunacy. That said, it's a fun, quick read. Also recommended: Jackson McCrae's BARK OF THE DOGWOOD
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Summary: Totally predictable. Absurd dialog.
Review: Very catchy title. Great book cover. Decent plot, at first. But how the story is delivered is flat-out bad. The dialog is atrocious. The day-to-day unfolding of events, and how they're told, is terribly painful. This book is completely predictable on every level. The author spoon-feeds you the details in such a way that it feels like you're reading a young-adult, teen drama book. Groan! I do not recommend this book at all. The only thing interesting was the fashion-talk, and for that I'll give it two stars.
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Summary: Could have been better
Review: I finished this book in about three days, but wasn't very pleased. After months of wanting to read this book, I finally broke down and bought it. I should have checked it out from the library. I expected more excitement. I think it ended to soon. The end was rushed.
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Summary: Maybe another half star
Review: I wasn't overly impressed by the beginning of "The Devil Wears Prada," but a third of the way through the novel, the writing and momentum picked up and there were flashes of brilliance in some extremely well described scenes. (I found the song-dance routines Andrea had to go through with Eduardo hilarious.) The ending was anti-climatic. Surely a bright girl (Andrea) who knew the inner workings of Miranda Priestly's life could have come up with a more clever and classy way of terminating her relationship with her boss. The ending, like the beginning, was written in that annoying pseudo-sophisticated style found in many women's magazines.--Sophie Simonet, author of ACT OF LOVE, a novel of romantic suspense (Fictionwise)
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Summary: Great
Review: I thought this was one of the funniest books I have read in a long time. I can just picture every character and I now want to know what will become of everyone. Maybe a sequel? Very quick fun read!
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Summary: a fashionista Nanny Diary
Review: a fun and wicked read about working for a thinly-veiled version of Vogue's --- erm, sorry: *Runway's* -- fashion editor, who's just about as reprehensible as the mother in The Nanny Diaries. i'd probably would have given this book higher marks if I hadn't read The Nanny Diaries first, cos the two were so similar, centering around supremely awful women whom you just love to hate. fun to read if only for the view into the world of fashionistas.
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Summary: A devilish read!
Review: I LOVED this book and have recommended it to all of my girlfriends. I took this book on vacation with me and couldn't put it down! We've all worked with or for a 'she-devil' and I've had my fair share of 'lady attitude' but this takes the cake! I am an avid reader of all styles of novels and this is one book that I can say that I truly enjoyed. I hope Lauren Weisberger releases another novel soon. Some of the reviews here weren't so great but give the book a shot. You just might enjoy it. It's a great novel to put your feet up too. So grab a latte, kick off those heals and sit back, relax and escape into the world of fashion, flash and style...
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Summary: loved it!
Review: I definitely recommend this book to anybody who wants to read an entertaining novel. It is so hard to put down! I could not believe some of the things that Miranda was asking Andrea to do.....
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