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Summary: Blah, but mildly entertaining...
Review: This book was okay at best. I was waiting for a rise and fall of events or a definitive plot to come along, but when it all came down to it the book just told the story of a girl's life over the course of 1 year. I was looking for more humor and maybe a little more excitment. In fact the only part that caught my attention was the end. If you're looking for a book like this with a similar plot that'll make you laugh and sympathize and keep you on your toes, try 'The Nanny Diaries.'
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Summary: Good, but a best seller??
Review: I thought this was a good first effort by Lauren Weisberger although it really is no different from any other chick book, so I don't really understand why this one made it to the NYT bestseller list and any other one didn't. She does say in the acknowledgements that the people she named promised to buy multiple copies of the book if she named them, so maybe that explains the phenomenon.If you like chick literature, then I would recommend reading this book. I see it has some negative reviews, but it really isn't all that bad, it just has alot of hype, whether deserved or not deserved, you be the judge.
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Summary: PLEASE people - Be real!
Review: My goodness people - OK, this isn't supposed to be War and Peave here. It is simply an entertaining, humorous novel. It's an easy to read beach book, which by the way, was highly entertaining. People who are going nuts because it isn't of high literary caliber need to relax a bit. No one said this was a serious read. For god's sake - the name is The Devil Wears Prada. Come on now - If you are looking for a classic, choose Steinbeck, Hemingway, Dickens, even Shakespeare....But don't hate this book because it's not one of those. It is VERY entertaining, and if you are not ridiculous in expecting the great American novel, I think you'll really enjoy this. In fact, it was difficult to put down!
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Summary: Fabulously Funny
Review: The Devil Wears Prada offers insight into the glamourous world of fashion magazines. For anyone who has ever considered a carreer in fashion journalism, this book helps shatter the seemingly perfect world of magazines. It is written in a smart, witty style and while one may guess it is based on the author's own experiences, it is difficult to believe another human being could be so awful! It definately makes you appreciate your own boss a lot more after reading about Miranda's antics! Run carefully in your Jimmy Choo's and buy this book!
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Summary: NOT WORTH THE MONEY
Review: This was not a very good book. After hearing that it was a best seller I knew I had to read it. First of I knew not to really take this book seriously as it was written in a humorous manner. Now, even though we all feel for the Andreah because no one wants an evil boss. But, in the real world she would have been canned the first time Miranda realized that she was not "Cut" out for the job. Also, there is no way that they would have let her keep those clothes. This book was just all about clothes, make up and "Clackers". Save your money it's not worth it. I give this book a serious thumbs down. All three of the "Shop-o-holic" books were better than this one book combined.
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Summary: the only thing i couldnt predict was that it was bad
Review: The platform for this novel is great- it tells the tale of young Andrea Sachs, trying to make it in the vicious world of business competition, anorexic coworkers, fashion, and an incredulously unreasonable boss. However, I found that the novel, in general, was a disappointment. It is obvious that eventually Andrea will be forced to quit her job; it is silly that the entire novel drags along, causing her one disaster after another until she finally decides to quit. The weird part is that Andrea isn't into fashion and her passion for writing and aspiring to work for The New Yorker isn't presented strongly. I felt that the dialog for her boyfriend, Alex, and her coworker, Emily, is unrealistic. No one in real life talks in ridiculous paragraphs that sound like movie scripts without interruption. Miranda wouldn't be as highly regarded in real life as she is in The Devil Wears Prada. I have trouble figuring out if the author was into the wealthy lifestyle or not; a lot of the things about the novel confused me. The deterioration of Andrea's relationships was exaggerated; her trip and her homecoming were the same weekend, and then Lily's accident is during her trip too. Of course her boyfriend has to dump her and her sister have a baby and her best friend almost die in the same week. And, since Miranda was so horrible to her, why didn't she premeditate leaving her job? Why does she have to quit randomly without making a bigger scene than she did? It is frustrating to see her suffer for almost the entire year and then finally figure out that she wants to leave her job uttering only a few expletives. It could have been more exciting than that. Her next career option? Freelance writing for Seventeen...
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Summary: yuk! Get a life Andrea ..., I mean Sachs
Review: Ok, first some background on the reviewer-big time fashion follower. I run out and buy American and British Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Allure, and watch fashion programs incessantly.
I love designer clothes and have been slowly starting to get some of my own. Via outlet stores and the like-not actually paying full price.
So, when I found out about this book, I was naturally curious. What a horrible disappointment.
The girl in the book, which for the good of the world I hope is not based on the author her self is insufferable. She moves into an apartment in NY-"I have a shack behind my house in Avon that is bigger then this room." So go live there and spare us your whinning.
It also galled me when she made herself out to be so fashion ignorant for like 3 pages, because that way she is above those who value those things, then she is rattling off names of designers like they are her friends? Please. Those people, the Michael Korses and Karl Lagerfelds of the world have talent and are lucky enough to be able to be creative and make a living from it and they are not useless spoiled dilletantes, like the author of this book.
And she is always whinning. Get over yourself-everyone has the boss from ... at least once in their lives. So, you have to run errands. Enjoy it, be the best you can be at these errands, and guess what, they might even let your entitled ... do something more meaningful.
Oh and this nonsense about her working at the New Yorker. "I just have to work her for a year before I get my recommendation for the New Yorker." Have you done gone and lost your mind? Do you have anything to say about the world, or have any writing talent at all, what so ever? Here is a tip-if you want to be a writer, get a job directly related to editorial and learn the craft of writing. Oh wait, that would involve work and not just waiting to have it all handed to you. Illegal.
About Miranda Priestly/Anna Wintour-although Anna Wintour might have a reputation as an ice queen, when you see her in interviews, she is very dignified and speaks extremely well. People who are close to her have said that it is her shyness that leads people to believe she is icy. Her father was a famous newspaper man in England, and she's said he was a warm and caring man who was contantly being portrayed the same way she is in the media. She would not have gotten to where she is acting that way toward people. I've also recently read Andre Leon Talley's book about his life. He does not seem to be the sort of the man to put up with the sort of behavior Anna Wintour is supposed to have displayed. Besides, this Andrea character so irked me, I was cheering for Miranda while reading this book.
For those people who really want their fashion fix, steer clear of this steaming mount of ...... and read hintmag on the net. Those boys know how to let the air of those self important fashion people.
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Summary: Devilishly Funny
Review: I've read through the reviews and to be honest, I'm a bit shocked there are so many negative comments out there. This isn't intended to be the next novel of the day, it's a light hearted, funny story. Give the author some credit for creating a cute, laugh out loud story. I had to shake my head at some of the crazy demands that Miranda had for Andrea. If you like cute and funny, pick this up, if not, leave it on the shelf.
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Summary: Beach book -- but could have been better
Review: This is a perfect summer beach book, but all throughout it I kept thinking, "This could have been better written." There are some priceless anecdotes, though. And it will make a great TV movie ...
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Summary: A self-indulgent attempt to recover from narcissistic injury
Review: What happens when a young, sheltered, suburban narcissist goes to work for an older, celebrated, cosmopolitan narcissist? A better writer with more capacity for introspection could have perhaps described a certain, interesting, coming-of-age. Instead, we are subjected to a tedious account of all the blows to the ego that the author had suffered from the hands of her previous employer. The beginning of the book establishes the basic conflict between Andy, the unusually normal, beautiful, talented, idealistic, kind and sensitive protagonist, on the one hand, and Miranda, the bitter, rude, materialistic,impatient, sarcastic and self-centered employee on the other. The rest is a repetition of that very shallow theme: the idealized self and the villified other. Nothing in the portrait of Andy (who, despite claiming that she is not interested in high couture drops designer names like any other fashionista; who, despite attempting to establish her moral superiority over Miranda, unabashedly steals from and exploits her employers; and who never outgrows her self-entitled immaturity), nothing in the depiction of the secondary characters (one-dimensional caricatures) and nothing in the embarassingly bad writing redeem this book. Ms. Weinberger would have done better to save us the agony of listening to her rantings and to have found herself a good therapist instead.
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