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Summary: Definitely a beach read!
Review: This book reads like a memoir and gives a glimpse of the fashion world and all its perks. Andrea ("Ahn-dre-a/Andy") Sachs works as an underpaid, overworked personal assistant/slave to Editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly of "Runway" magazine. Yet, she receives $38,000 worth of Louis Vuitton luggage and haute couture fashion, professional hair and make-up and massages at the Ritz in Paris, the opportunity to "borrow" exorbitantly expensive clothing (Gucci, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, etc.) that the average American woman can only read about in magazines. I'm not a big fan of Andy as protagonist. I think the book could've been improved if the story came from Andrea's senior colleague Emily's point of view. At least Emily had a passion for fashion. I'd probably sympathize more with Emily who made an effort towards a job well done. Andy just came off as arrogant, and self-centered- a result of attending some fancy "Ivy League" college so little tasks like fetching, faxing, and finding are beneath her. I'm surprised Andy couldn't "get it" in the end that she is like her boss. She demands the world to revolve around her. Andy never worked at a real job, whereas Miranda worked most her life to get into a position as the most powerful woman in publishing. I saw no real growth in the protagonist, which was disappointing. Andy should've made the best of her position and learned something. She's not the only gal in the world with a difficult boss.
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Summary: Save your Money
Review: I bought this on my way out for a 12 hour flight and wished I'd saved my money...I would have been more entertained reading the Delta Shopper catalogue or the in-flight safety manual. Good premis, but very poorly written, cardboard characters, etc...I really can't add anything new to what the many other negative reviews already listed...
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Summary: Extremely disappointing
Review: I was looking forward to a fun read, a la The Nanny Diaries, but this book is so vile and angry, I finally gave up on page 109. The "author's" agenda against her former boss is very clear, yet it is delivered without any wit or intelligence. It just seems like a mean-spirited catharsis for a whiny, narcissistic wannabe. Yuck! This one will be donated to my son's online store- I don't want it on my bookshelf.
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Summary: Great Read
Review: The Devil Wears Prada was an absolute great read. I found it quite funny and interesting before discovering the author, Lauren Weisburger's story behind it. It's nice to see young women telling stories from their point of view in the workforce. It sure made me remember how hard I worked not even five years ago. While reading the book, I also began to look at hard working "invisible" people differently and with more appreciation. If just a few people are effected this way by reading the book, publishing it was totally worth it. There was something in the book for everyone from Fashionistas to the ambitious to the naive to relate to and enjoy. Thumbs up Lauren! There should be a sequal, do include more traveling for Andrea when you write it.
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Summary: Give 'em Hell, Lauren!
Review: This book should be required reading for any college grad starting out in the fashion, publishing, entertainment, or PR worlds. It's a course in "Diva Duty 101," what they DON'T and WON'T tell you at your job interview, and it is NOT exaggerated.
I've been there, done that, and can vouch for her experiences. Though my job was in publishing and fashion PR, I encountered similar abuse, ridiculous demands, and sometimes hilarious situations. If you're starting out in fashion, read it!
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Summary: Really WANTED to like it...
Review: I really wanted to like this book. I jumped on it the second I heard about it. I work for a boss not unlike Miranda Priestly (except in my case the devil wears Armani) and Andrea's dream is my dream: to someday write for publication and earn a salary from it :) However, I honestly cannot say that this is a good book. It's disappointing writing from someone educated at an Ivy League school and I would hope that Ms. Weisberger's byline will not be appearing in the New Yorker in the near future. It is obvious that she is a novice and that her writing needs work. I love all kinds of books, from the fluffiest fiction to the most-indepth, well researched non-fiction. I definitely enjoy the fluffy fiction genre but there are definitely more worthy books to read. I would recommend Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic books if you're looking for something light and fun and entertaining. This one just doesn't do it. I think one of my favorite quotes from a movie sums it all up best: "More isn't always better...Sometimes it's just more". Ms. Weisberger's novel could have and should have been half it's length. How many times can a reader read the phrase "job a million girls would die for"? It runs rampant throughout the book. Ms. Weisberger is repetitive in other areas of the book as well but that is the one that got on my nerves the most. I kept thinking "OK! POINT TAKEN!!!" It's not easy to write a novel and I certainly applaud the effort but I agree with another reviewer that said this book was all about the sensationalism of a tell-all that's not a tell-all about what goes on behind the scenes at the workplace and that it was obviously pushed through the entire publishing process very quickly. I wanted to empathize with Andrea and like her but I thought she was just as snotty as the people she worked for and with and I also noticed the incongruency with Andrea's fashion sense. I wish with all my heart that I had liked the book. Very disappointed.
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Summary: A Fun Read
Review: This book was really fun to read. I don't know what some others who wrote negative reviews were talking about. If you have ever had a boss who took advantage of you this book is for you. If you every lived on wanted to live in NYC this book is for you. It was a page turner and I enjoyed every single page. I will read anything that Ms. Lauren Weisberger writes, bravo Lauren!!
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Summary: Don't Waste Your Money!
Review: While the subject matter promised interesting reading, the writing is horrid. I am not even halfway through and I cannot bring myself to continue. I am amazed writing of such poor caliber is published. Heaven help The New Yorker if Weisberger ever gets her "dream job!"
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Summary: Don't believe the hype.
Review: OK, so it's got a nice cover and got some good reviews, but come on! It's boring, and who cares about the main character? It's hard to get behind a character who hates and complains about everything yet is a toal hypocrite since she acts just as poorly as the people she bashes. Fashionistas - in the same category - is a MORE ENJOYABLE book. The story is fun and the writing is witty and humorous. I actually laughed out loud through most of the book.
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Summary: should be zero stars
Review: I bought it because of the hype. I read it because I bought it. I returned it becuase I'm not a fool.
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