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Summary: This was a boring book....
Review: This book was a great dissapointment. What I wanted was a light, funny read. What I got was a semi-depressing bore. I had never heard of this book, or of the hype others had mentioned. I was bored and needed a book, ran to my nearest warehouse club and bought this. I think back and I bought it because it seemed similar to The Nanny Diaries which I found interesting and very funny.Andrea is NOT a believable character. She is saccharin sweet and a bore. We are lead to believe that she is a saint and doesnt deserve such abuse. Well QUIT!!! That is what I kept thinking through the whole book! QUIT, QUIT, QUIT!! And she should have followed the old addage "If it is too good to be true, it probably is" referring to her interview and job. Also, the whole looking at the woman and the fashion world down her nose with disdain,but, managing to "score" high priced items was so annoying to me. I just felt the "saint" Andrea was a hypocrite and was begging to be a doormat.
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Summary: The Devil Wears Prada
Review: Although at times a humorous read, I completed the book really not liking the main character in the least. She reminded me tremendously of the stereotypical, spoiled, JAP, sorority girl who transfers to formally impressive Cornell so she's able to say she's graduated from the Ivy League, whines her way into a potentially fabulous job in fashion that people "would kill for" and then takes her vitriol and writes a book courtesy of probably one of the contacts she made in said job during her year of hell. We call that bad form. Having been in the industry for over a decade, I found Andrea Sachs' character unrefreshingly familiar: conflicted over her "deprived" lot in life, kind to the homeless not so much out of guilt but more out of her desire to potentially hurt her employer, conflicted over her selection of potential mate, conflicted over her choice of roommates, conflicted over free designer clothing and free trips to Paris. Where did theses ungrateful brats come from? When was everyone born with such a sense of privelege? When I joined the great world of fashion, entry level people behaved in a manner that was tantamount to the postulants of Vatican One. Look it up if you can't remember what that was like. I truly hope Lauren Whineberger's attempt at a roman a clef is more contrivance than anything else. Quite honestly, I didn't find Miranda Priestley's behavior all that bad. I've seen and acted much worse.
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Summary: Devilishly Dull
Review: This novel is all hype, no quality. The story revolved around our narrator, Andrea Sachs a young woman fresh out of college who through uncanny (and implausible) luck winds up a dream job as an assistant to the editor of a prestigous fashion magazine. And, in the tradition of The Nanny Diaries (another undeserving overhyped and utterly meanspirited novel), Andrea proceeds to reveal the seamy underside of this "fabulous" editor. She's demanding, she's ridiculous, she's mean. Surprise, surprise. There are plenty of these bosses throughout the offices of Manhattan, be they in fashion, publishing, law, you name it those bosses are there. Weisberger of course exaggerates to get her point across, but it's not really funny, just pathetic. There is also no plot to this novel. Young woman gets job, hates boss, wants to quit. Sorry, but that just doesn't add much. The only positive thing I can say about this novel is the Weisberger does have talent as a writer, she just needs to get a little more creative in her stories.
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Summary: What a waste of paper
Review: I have a word for the publishers out there. Just because a person likes fashion and "Sex in the City" doesn't mean they are illiterate. This book could have been a funny, entertaining look at the inside politics of a fashion magazine. Instead the book is a mishmash of fashion gossip without any story to kept it interesting. Did anyone...bother to edit this book? The idea behind the book seemed interesting enough-young woman gets job working for famous fashion editor-in-chief but where is the plot. There's some insider dish on the fashion industry but not enough to keep the reader interested. Miranda, the editor-in-chief, may be crazy but the assistant, Andrea, is a spoiled, whiny brat. Who am I suppose to like in this book? Andrea, I don't think so. Why should I care enough about anyone in this book to finish it? [...]
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Summary: Don't believe the hype! A total waste of time.
Review: I agree with the person who said that if you liked the Nanny Diaries, you'd like this book as well. Meaning, if you like vapid, "girls who should know better" characters in ridiculous New York situations, this is the book for you. Watch Ally McBeal? You'd like this book. Do we really need to read about yet another smart, capable young woman who falls prey to the allure of "City Life" and does stupid things in order to get by? I expected a trashy, Vogue-ish dishy read about Jimmy Choos, Manolos, and Prada -- and a character I could care about for at least a few days. But if you actually enjoy plot or character development, pass this one up.
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Summary: Hilarious and painful at the same time ...
Review: I waited with bated breath for this book to come out. Having been in advertising for many years, I knew that I would relate to many of the things that Andrea dealt with (but thankfully I was spared of much of what she went through). The best part about this book is although she put up with a great deal, she manages to land on her feet in the end and save her dignity as well. A great read -- it will make anyone else appreciate their job!
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Summary: Somewhat entertaining, but predictable
Review: I read about this book after I finished "The Nanny Diaries" and thought it sounded interesting and funny. However, I got a little bored with the whiny narrator and the predictable plot line. Basically, the whole book is about a spoiled Brown graduate who ends up working for a nasty boss. We've all been there and survived to tell about it, so what's so special about Andrea Sachs and her struggle to succeed in the real world?
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Summary: Amateur writing style killed it for me
Review: This book never would have gotten published if not for the dishy promise: Former assistant to a high-profile fashion editor writes "fiction" about....an assistant to a high-profile fashion editor. I only bought the book because I used to work for a big women's magazine and I was curious to hear her take on that world. As far as the dish goes, that part's pretty entertaining--and I don't doubt that the author culls from her actual experience, because all the parts that don't concern Andrea's dealings with Miranda are laughably lame and two-dimensional. I enjoy light beach-reading as much as anyone, but I believe a book can be fluffy and fun yet still smart and clever (like Bridget Jones' Diary)--and this isn't.
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Summary: Proceed with caution
Review: Each year there are must have books that spring on the best seller lists and have library waiting lists longer than opening night at a Matrix sequel. With the hype and gossip, "The Devil Wears Prada" is certainly one of the It Books of 2003. "Devil" follows the roughly year long stint Connecticut college grad/NEW YORKER writer wanna-be Andrea Sachs spends at RUNWAY as general dogsbody (actually second assistant) the Goddess of High Fashion, Miranda Priestly (think Anna "Nuclear" Wintour). It's a job Andrea is reminded regularly that millions of girls would kill for in a heartbeat. Andrea starts off as a young woman who wouldn't know Tom Ford from a Ford Focus. RUNWAY gives her a quick education in matters of high fashion. Given the sheer hype, when I saw "Devil" sitting on the library shelf, it was snatched away with glee. However a few days later when I had a moment to crack open the covers and began reading, the glee faded. I was fully able to close the covers, get ready for work on time and not pick "Devil" up again until the evening. I had the distinct feeling I had read this story before. And this tale of young woman goes to work for a maniac who thinks she owns her young employee body and soul before said employee has revelation family and friends come before work didn't charm me. If you loved "The Nanny Diaries" or the recent American Au-Pair novel, pick up "The Devil Wears Prada". Otherwise, considering saving your hard-earned cash for something better.
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Summary: "The Devil Wears Prada" is just dreadful!
Review: In this "novel" Lauren Weinberger trashes her boss, "Vogue" editor (and fashion diva extraordinare) Anna Wintour while trying to convince us the readers that she is poor innocent in this mess of a novel known as "The Devil Wears Prada." Although entertaining at times it often gets boring and VERY choppy in content and direction. Rathar than trash her boss Lauren Weinberger should have taken some writing lessons. Like the fashion industry this book is shallow. To Quote Anna Wintour "That's all"
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