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Summary: NEEDS EDITING
Review: Okay, I admit that I have been a sucker for the recent Bridget Jones-esk books of twenty/thirtysomethings trying to make it in the big bad world but "the devil wears prada" was terrible. Andrea was an unsympthetic character with no charm. The book was plotless and Weisberger should have stuck to writing a memior about her life as a fashion editor assistant rather than writing an embarressing novel that will ensure that no one ever reads one of her books again. Lastly, who edited this book? There were so many poorly written sentences and grammer mistakes.
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Summary: BORING
Review: I found "the Devil wears Prada" to be a bit boring. I admit that I am a sucker for the recent glut of twenty/thirty-something tales of making it on the world but the plot was nonexistant. I kept waiting for something REALLY aweful to happen and Andrea would save the day and finally get her job at the New Yorker but no...nothing. This book feels more like the author complaining about her days as an assistant to the Vogue editor than a novel. Weisberger tries to add some other characters such as Andrea's pregnant sister but it fails miserbly to take the reader anywhere. Weisberger should have just stuck to writing a memior about her days as a fashion editor's assistant. Also, I think that this book was poorly edited. I found a few grammer mistakes and many sentences that felt out of place--as if they were supposed to be edited out but got forgotten. Leave this book on the shelf where you found it.
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Summary: It's no classic, but still fun
Review: Entertaining to jump on this roller coaster with main character Andrea, but her non-stop bitching and lack of a backbone makes it hard to empathize too much with her character. Predicted the ending from a mile away, which was a major letdown. Thought the characters of Lily as drunken hippie, Christian as smug writer, and Alex and do-gooder were too shallowly portrayed. Fun while it lasted, but feeling empty after the experience. Kind of like reading Cosmo these days.
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Summary: this book is a bestseller because....?
Review: ...Probably because it is every girl's dream to get a wonderful job as the assistant to a celebrity. Don't worry, the author/narrator of the book doesn't let you forget how lucky the spoiled main character is for landing the job. The main character literally scores this dream job while unshowered, in rumpled clothing, and hungover. Well wonders never cease. Tales of her woe ensue. The book is over 300 pages of garbage. The writing style is mediocre, it's poorly edited, and the story isn't even resolved. It's a poorly crafted story, and it needs a lot of work. I have no idea how it even got published with all those typos, spelling and gramatical errors. I am a fan of the "chick lit" genre, and I don't mind a fair share of fluff reading, I really don't. This book is just way out there, it's unrealistic and SOOO CLICHED. The main characted of the book is "too busy" for her friends and family, so we are supposed to believe that it's the main character's fault for her best friend's downward spiral due to excessive drinking. And don't get me started on the boyfriend/family issues. All in all, the book is 360 some odd pages of the main character's job as the assistant to a woman who sounds a whole lot like the current editor of Vogue. Oh, about 20 pages before the ending of the book, a hasty climax is written and then concluded. Save yourself the time and leave this book alone. Don't buy it...but if you want to read it...just get it at the library.
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Summary: The best thing about this book is the title.
Review: And it is the only good thing. I came to the conclusion at the end of this whiney diatribe by a spoiled, phony, ridiculous, mediocre excuse for an employee, that the devil was not Miranda, but Andrea. Skip it.
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Summary: The Devil Made Me Do It
Review: I fell under the spell of the magnificent marketing campaign and the catchy title and I bought the book. I eagerly anticipated lying poolside on a loungechair, diving in to the sunny summer reading fare. Unfortunately I took a bit of a bellyflop. Like the best laid summer plans, the book started out with such promise and then went nowhere at all. Young assistant has mean old boss. Got it. Now what? Characters are introduced and then left undeveloped. Situations are created and then left unresolved. Are we perhaps being groomed for a sequel? If so, lets hope that author Weisberger further develops her raw talent and we are given a new Devil's tale with more fire- that would be heavenly.
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Summary: A Disappointment
Review: This book was quite a quick read; in fact I was already at page 250 when I realized that nothing of real interest had happened yet. Rather than the witty and charming protagonist I expected, Andrea Sachs is predominantly unlikeable, rarely displaying any attractive characteristics. She's snide, rude, and negative. I have no doubt that the story is entirely autobiographical, simply for the reason that no writer would conjure up such mundane information, only to quickly pass over what could have been entertaining moments. Finally, for a person so critical of fashion magazines, it is notable that her book reads as though it was meant for nothing other.
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Summary: Meet Miranda Priestly . . . High Fashion Devil
Review: Meet the devil...Miranda Priestly, editor in chief of Runway magazine. Ask anyone who works either directly or indirectly with her and they might, in a split second of thinking-before-speaking, admit she's the worst boss ever - demanding, overbearing, unappreciative. The list goes on and on. Of course, then the phenomenon of "Paranoid Turnaround" will kick in and they will begin spouting what a truly extraordinary person she is. Try telling that to Andrea Sachs, her new junior assistant. In desperate need of a job, and hoping to land something as an editorial assistant, Andrea left resumés with several magazine houses. When she received the call for an interview, off she went, the Miss America of fashion-cluelessness, to the Elias-Clark building and the devil herself. Apparently, Andrea's obvious lack of knowledge evidenced by her mismatched choice of interview-appropriate clothing wasn't an important factor because she landed the job "a million girls would love to have." Good or bad? She would soon find out. Prior to becoming Miranda Priestly's assistant, Andrea had a boyfriend, a best friend and a life which included spending time with them and her family. This, however, was unthinkable while working at Runway. Miranda and her needs had to come first, in fact, they should be the only thing that exist in a person's life. How could anyone possibly think that friends and family meant more than finding an elusive restaurant review in an unknown paper, having a fresh breakfast delivered every 10 minutes (throwing away each previous one when the new one arrives) until Miranda finally waltzes through the door or updating the Bulletin every six seconds as each new phone message arrives? But for all of the humiliation and torture of working for Miranda, after a year a person could basically choose where they wished to work next. And Miranda would pull her strings and make it happen. Andrea wanted to write for the New Yorker so badly she could taste it, but would she be able to hold up under the stress for the first year...even when it meant losing everything that was dear to her? Author Lauren Weisberger has an amazing talent of her own - balancing humor and cynicism with an underlying seriousness. The story of Andrea's career as Miranda's tortured assistant will have the reader bouncing back and forth between laughing out loud, wanting to throttle Ms. "No-one-and-nothing-matters-in-the-world-but-Me" and even wanting to smack some sense into the semi-brainwashed Andrea herself. Never once will the reader find the story dull as Andrea is forced to do impromptu karaoke in order to get through turnstiles, run down slushy sidewalks on four-inch stilettos multiple times until the coffee she is fetching actually makes it back into the building warm and is constantly forced to endure fierce degradation while wishing she could speak her sarcastic comments out loud.
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Summary: lame
Review: i love a good chick book, especially one about ivy league girls trying to make it in manhattan, but this was pathetic. the only upside was that it is a very quick read, so you could find out what happens to the ridiculous protagonist with a minimal time investment. the characters are dreadful, ex. our "hero" andrea gets quiet revenge on Runway by stealing from the company (buying macchiatos for the homeless, leaving extravagent tips). the do-gooder boyfriend character becomes unbearably self-righteous. and the book couldn't deal with alcohol and sex addiction in a more flippant way. it all ends up making the "Devil" look good - focused, demanding, over-the-top, but delivering on all promises and totally predictable. if you've ever had a demanding boss, worked in a remotely glamorous industry, lived in a big city, or had to work your way up a corporate ladder, you will find this book trite and foolish. i will be very surprised if i ever see the author's writings anywhere near the New Yorker.
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Summary: Makes "Nanny Diaries" look like Jane Eyre
Review: I'm flabbergasted that this book is on the bestseller list. It is poorly written and edited. I had no empathy with the protagonist, and it was depressing to read about someone who cuts herself off from her family and friends because she thinks it will lead to a job at The New Yorker! Please! Don't waste your time reading this book.
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