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The Devil Wears Prada
A delightfully dishy novel about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses.
Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job “a million girls would die for.” Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani...more
Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job “a million girls would die for.” Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani...more
Mass Market Paperback, 448 pages
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May 30th 2006
by Anchor
(first published April 15th 2003)
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God have mercy, I finally finished this horrific book! Honestly, it wasn't so bad, just tedious and repetitive. I picked it because (a) the movie was coming out and (b) I recognized the title as a popular book, albeit a couple years ago. The premise to the book is that a young woman takes a Junior Assistant position at a high-fashion magazine and the She-Devil who runs the show. The movie had the same premise, but that's practically where the similarities end.
Andrea Sachs takes the job, even t
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This is one of the only books I have ever read in my entire life where the film actually improved my perception. It took me about three years to read this, and the only reason I ever finished it was because everyone else seemed to think it was so great, I thought I must be missing something.
I am generally bothered by books and films wherein the main character is offered an incredible opportunity, but because they are worried they are sacrificing themselves, they toss it out the win...more
I am generally bothered by books and films wherein the main character is offered an incredible opportunity, but because they are worried they are sacrificing themselves, they toss it out the win...more
Libbie
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Recommends it for:
people who are easily amused and don't care about good writing.
Recommended to Libbie by:
My mom. Big surprise.
Shelves:
fiction
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A woman came up to me while I was reading this book and said, "Oh, how is that book? I've been meaning to read it." I answered, "Um, well, it's kind of fun." She raised her eyebrows at me. "I see." I added, "I wouldn't pay full price for it. I got it on sale for, like, a dollar." She nodded as she began to walk away, "Okay, I know what you're saying."
I can explain more if you still feel like reading this book. Honestly, I won'...more
I can explain more if you still feel like reading this book. Honestly, I won'...more
Not bad, I suppose—especially interesting when compared to the film adaptation, which I'd seen first.
The movie was no great shakes, really, although the cast did a solid job with what they'd been given. Still, I sought out the book because I felt that, as with most film adaptations, a lot of depth had probably been jettisoned, and rightly so, in the translation to the screen. After all, a novel can tackle a lot more than two hours of screen time can.
Imagine my surprise ...more
The movie was no great shakes, really, although the cast did a solid job with what they'd been given. Still, I sought out the book because I felt that, as with most film adaptations, a lot of depth had probably been jettisoned, and rightly so, in the translation to the screen. After all, a novel can tackle a lot more than two hours of screen time can.
Imagine my surprise ...more
Katie
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people working their way up to fine literature from STAR magazine
I picked this up because it was in the guest room at my aunt's beach house and it seemed like good "summer is here, I just finished finals, don't make me think" reading. I think I read it in about 3 hours, and I couldn't remember a single thing that happened to the main character once I was done.
In fact, if they hadn't come out with the movie (which I'm a big fan of, by the way), the book would have probably disappeared from my radar forever.
Nothing really happened...more
In fact, if they hadn't come out with the movie (which I'm a big fan of, by the way), the book would have probably disappeared from my radar forever.
Nothing really happened...more
Where to start with this one! Seldom have I ever read a book that actually made my blood boil with rage, but this did it! I can, unfortunately, relate to the utter misery that Andy faces while at Runway, while my own clearly does not amount to her cataclysmic year of agony.
Having seen the movie well over 20 times, I found the book to be very little like the movie in most regards. The book is far more depressing, but far more real, and thus far more enjoyable. If you've never read...more
Having seen the movie well over 20 times, I found the book to be very little like the movie in most regards. The book is far more depressing, but far more real, and thus far more enjoyable. If you've never read...more
Main character: Andrea Sachs – in her early 20’s; wants to be a writer for the New Yorker, and lands a job as a junior assistant to this bitch magazine editor, Miranda Priestly. She puts up with all her crap, thinking that perhaps Miranda might give her a good recommendation to the New Yorker after she has paid her dues. I think I like the character of Andrea’s best friend Lily the best – she’s such a free spirit (although that characteristic gets her in trouble). Andrea almost gives up the ...more
i was reading this book at the same time i was working in a very similar environment as andy, the main character. i laughed and cried with her because i could relate to her character so much. miranda liked her perrier placed everyday on a certain side of her desk. my old boss, mehmet, liked his evian room temperature from the bakery across the street. miranda would dump her coat and bags on andy every morning. mehmet would hold out his arms for me to put his YSL coat on and bow his head dow...more
The only reason I waste words on this piece of trash is that it holds the distinction of being THE WORST BOOK I EVER READ. The title was held previously (for a good 15 years previously) by "The Bridges of Madison County," and it took some DOING to surpass that awfulness.
I could write for three days about how much I hated this book. I still can't believe I finished it, and the only explanation I have is that it was kind of like not being able to look away from a trainwreck...more
I could write for three days about how much I hated this book. I still can't believe I finished it, and the only explanation I have is that it was kind of like not being able to look away from a trainwreck...more
I kept thinking *THIS WILL BE A GREAT MOVIE* but never a good book. I was really disappointed and on a side note ... when I DID watch the movie I was so disappointed because all I could think was * This would be a GREAT book.
Victoria Evangelina
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Recommends it for:
nobody. better watch "The Devil Wears Prada" movie!
Shelves:
fiction,
in-english
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I do not know why I was so stubborn, or, better to say, hopeful and precise (after all I was grown up with the firm believe that "one ought to finish what one started!") and kept on waiting that the book will get better... in the next chapter... perhaps?
It did not.
Perhaps, I felt too weak to put it down because I had a very bad cold... and it was easier to keep on reading than to stand up and get a new book...
I found the movie en...more
I finished The Devil Wear Prada last night. I had some trouble getting into the book, those first descriptions of Andrea's adventures before joining the magazine were really not that interesting to me. After she enters the magazine world I became more interested in her relationship with everyone else. Meaning I'm not that into fashion so some people might actually appreciate the fashion angle in this book more than me.
Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the jo...more
Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the jo...more
Lauren Weisberger
The Devil Wears Prada
2006, Anchor
432 pages
Book bought in: Moab, Utah – USA
In this review, the book has not been compared to the movie; I wanted to review the book in itself.
As a horribly unfashionable person myself (at least, that’s what I believe, as Prada does nothing for me and I can’t for the life of me walk in heels, oh, and I like my hips), picking up The Devil Wears Prada with all of its fashion stereotypes meant indulging...more
The Devil Wears Prada
2006, Anchor
432 pages
Book bought in: Moab, Utah – USA
In this review, the book has not been compared to the movie; I wanted to review the book in itself.
As a horribly unfashionable person myself (at least, that’s what I believe, as Prada does nothing for me and I can’t for the life of me walk in heels, oh, and I like my hips), picking up The Devil Wears Prada with all of its fashion stereotypes meant indulging...more
I am giving this book a 3. I enjoyed this book, yes, but it was not to the point where I went "wow." I've read so many better books than this. However, don't get me wrong. I DID enjoy this book. It reminded me of Ugly Betty in a way. It's funny and pretty quick-paced. It would make a great summer beach reading, ya know? Also, the title - The Devil Wears Prada. Hm? I've kept that in mind while reading the book, and could not find any connection. Any idea? The devil's obviously the boss,...more
I usually enjoy these trendy books about editors and fashion and love, specifically Jane Green books, but this one was not the pick of the litter. Apparently we are supposed to be impressed that this girl works for someone who values a pair of shoes more than the people she works around, and we are supposed to feel sorry for the main character because she is so stressed she loses weight and has to wear Gucci. After this book I actually put it down and said "That's it??". I would have l...more
I enjoyed this book far more than I thought I would. I've made it a point to read these chick-lit NYC books (The Nanny Diaries, The Ivy Chronicles) and this one, although by no means good literature, pulled me in because of the relationship between the two main characters. I once worked for a woman who, although by no means rich or famous, had the same approach toward her employees as Miranda, and I found myself reliving some of my more horrible moments with my ex-employer. Although the book ...more
This book was terrible, and I'm someone who enjoys chick lit. The Devil Wears Prada is a roman-a-clef by Lauren Weisberger, a mediocre writer who takes herself too seriously. The plot is just a series of bad decisions made by the novel's unlikeable protagonist Andy Sachs, who thinks the best way to become a writer for the New Yorker is by becoming an assistant at a Vogue style magazine for a year. Andy spends most of the novel whining about her mundane entry-level job and stealing designer cloth...more
I read this book long before the movie came out, and I had mixed feelings about it. There was a lot of detail about the fashion world which I enjoyed reading about (it's always fun to read about something that you don't have experience in!) but Miranda was not an enjoyable villain for me to read about. I think that Weisberger had a great opportunity to make Miranda Priestly a great villain/antagonist but she did not come through. I found myself not caring about what happened to her in the end. T...more
I did not really enjoy this book at all- everything this book should have been was the movie. Cut out the other 70% of the book all together.
I was considering giving up and putting the book down a few times during this read- but I figured "it's gotta get bback on track sometime"
This was never ending- there was just so much bitching, and complaining and horror stories about this boss that it was almost painful to read after a while. She's the devil- in prada- we...more
I was considering giving up and putting the book down a few times during this read- but I figured "it's gotta get bback on track sometime"
This was never ending- there was just so much bitching, and complaining and horror stories about this boss that it was almost painful to read after a while. She's the devil- in prada- we...more
The movie was better. I know that I don't live in that life, and I don't doubt that there are people that shallow, but ugh, it was painful to read. I kept reading it because I wanted to see how they wrapped it up since it was COMPLETELY different from the movie. I liked Meryl Streep's portrayal of Miranda much more than the book version. Miranda in the book wasn't just a strong woman like Meryl played it, she was a tantrum-throwing two year old with a platinum card and a Mercedes. It was so...more
I should know better than to base my desire to read a book on a movie. In this case I thought that I would enjoy reading about Andi and her break through year after college and getting into publishing. I hated everyone in this story. Not in the way I disliked the characters in Vanity Fair, but in the way that I hate the rude people on the highway. You come in contact with them for about 10 seconds and then their influence is gone from your life. That is what this book is like. It has no message ...more
Well, that was a waste of time. I LOVE the film. It's one of my favourites and I've seen it dozens of times. The book, however, was not even remotely impressive. The dialogue was just so...flat. I felt no emotion in any of the characters and none of them really felt individual to me. I couldn't bring myself to care about any of them and their interactions seemed so stiff and forced. Most of the book is taken up with references to fashion labels, so much so that it was like reading one big giant ...more
this book blows. it's poorly written, the author uses the same words over and over, characters just do things at random and don't seem to have identifiable personalities of their own. if i was still in 5th grade and decided to write a book about working at a fashion magazine when i'm all grown up, this is what it would be like. i hate that the girl who wrote this is probably a millionaire. i'd like to hit her with a rock. as far as i can figure, it gets one star because she bothered to type it i...more
Devil Wears Prada was a fun book - at times LOL funny. I loved the "day in the life" style. But after a couple of hundred pages - it's a bit tedious. There is only a TRACE of anything that resembles a plot. I keep waiting for Andrea, the main character, to sabotage her boss - tie her up in a dressing room and then go out and run the company herself - like the secretaries did in "9to5". But no...there was a bit of a climax at the end - there was a "scene", but o...more
As with a lot of books I didn't actually realise there was a book until after i'd seen the film. This made it quite hard to create my own characters in my head as they are described very differently to how they were portrayed by Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep. It took me a little while to get into the book but eventually i couldn't put it down. Even though Andrea has possibly got one of the worst jobs in the world i found myself envying not only her wardrobe but her job too, and i have no idea w...more
I enjoyed listening to the ABRIDGED audio of this book, but only because it was short and I had an evening of cooking to do after Noah went to bed. The profanity prevented me from listening to it with Noah (in the car), but wasn't frequent enough to make me turn it off.
My primary interest sprang from the fact that I loved the movie...so perhaps it will come as no surprise that I liked the movie much better than the book. Here's why:
1. Visual - I'm not fashion savvy enough to underst...more
My primary interest sprang from the fact that I loved the movie...so perhaps it will come as no surprise that I liked the movie much better than the book. Here's why:
1. Visual - I'm not fashion savvy enough to underst...more
Over the holidays I picked up some DVDs from the library and this was one of them. I enjoyed it, I must admit, but irritated by the usual "friends get mad when main character can't spend time with them" scenario. Curious, I read the book, and it's an interesting case study in how the "essence" of a novel is used in a film and, of course, how the characters are changed. The boyfriend in the film is a chef, but in the book he's a schoolteacher. The main character doesn'...more
I first saw the movie and I loved it! It had this sort of charm to it that made me relate to the main character, Andrea Sachs. I picked up this book wishing that it could be better than the movie, which is usually the case. But not so much here.
Andrea Sachs is a new assistant for infamous magazine editor Miranda Priestly. Andrea comes in to the job with hopes of being a journalist and one year working for Miranda will give her all the connections she wants. Soon this job takes over her lif...more
Andrea Sachs is a new assistant for infamous magazine editor Miranda Priestly. Andrea comes in to the job with hopes of being a journalist and one year working for Miranda will give her all the connections she wants. Soon this job takes over her lif...more
In the summer, I like to sit on the deck in the sun and read "lite" books, as discussed in this BookCrossing forum thread.
Anyway, this was one of the original chick lit books I ever read, along with Good in Bed, and they were both so good, I became an instant fan of the genre. I have since realized they are not all created equal, but these two books do still hold a soft spot in my heart.
So it was interesting to re-read this one, as a lot of time has passed sinc...more
Anyway, this was one of the original chick lit books I ever read, along with Good in Bed, and they were both so good, I became an instant fan of the genre. I have since realized they are not all created equal, but these two books do still hold a soft spot in my heart.
So it was interesting to re-read this one, as a lot of time has passed sinc...more
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Lauren Weisberger was born March 28, 1977, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a locale recently made even more chic, if possible, by The Office. She was joined four years later by sister Dana, a.k.a. The Family Favorite, and moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania, at age eleven. At Parkland High School, Lauren participated in all sorts of projects, activities, and organizations for the sole purpose of padding h...more
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“…This… ’stuff’? I see, you think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and you select out, oh I don’t know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you’re trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back. But what you don’t know is that that sweater is not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually cerulean. You’re also blithely unaware of the fact that in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns. And then I think it was Yves St Laurent, wasn’t it, who showed cerulean military jackets? …And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of 8 different designers. Then it filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic casual corner where you, no doubt, fished it out of some clearance bin. However, that blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs and so it’s sort of comical how you think that you’ve made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact, you’re wearing the sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room. From a pile of stuff.”
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