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The devil made her do it.
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I read this book basically to see why there was so much fuss about it. The movie was coming out and there was some not so discreet buzz that Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Winto...Read more
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The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger (2006, Paperback, Reprint)
Author: Lauren WeisbergerPublisher: Anchor BooksLanguage: English
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Written by a former Vogue staff writer, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA is about Andrea Sachs, a staffer at a trendy fashion magazine in Manhattan whose boss, the eponymous Prada-wearer, treats Andrea like a cross between a galley slave and a retarded child. As things get worse, Andrea must decide whether she will allow the devil to steal her soul--or find the strength to quit.
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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! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA gives a rich and hilarious new meaning to complaints about “The Boss from Hell.” Narrated in Andrea’s smart, refreshingly disarming voice, it traces a deep, dark, devilish view of life at the top only hinted at in gossip columns and over Cosmopolitans at the trendiest cocktail parties. From sending the latest, not-yet-in-stores Harry Potter to Miranda’s children in Paris by private jet, to locating an unnamed antique store where Miranda had at some point admired a vintage dresser, to serving lattes to Miranda at precisely the piping hot temperature she prefers, Andrea is sorely tested each and every day—and often late into the night with orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get Andrea a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, however, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not the job is worth the price of her soul.
A small-town girl fresh out of an Ivy League college lands a job at a prestigious fashion magazine, but wonders if the glamorous perks are worth working for the editor from hell.
Landing a coveted position as the assistant to a prominent fashion magazine's editor, Andrea Sachs immerses herself in the office's appearance-driven culture and her employer's idiosyncratic demands in the hopes of launching her own career. Reprint. (A 20th Century Fox film, directed by David Frankel, releasing June 2006, starring Meryl Streep & Anne Hathaway) (General Fiction)
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"A Judith Krantz for the new millennium! Lauren Weisberger has produced a work of trash fiction of such unimpeachable quality--I enjoyed every page--that the golden girls can hang up their spurs....Weisberger writes with the passionate intensity of a ninth-grader whose pride has been wounded, and I forgive her much....[N]othing can hurt a book like this...; a career has begun."
Atlantic Monthly - Caitlin Flanagan
"It's hard to get past the onslaught of Page Six gossip and film-rights buzz that has preceded THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, Lauren Weisberger's thinly veiled roman à clef about her thankless year sidetracked in the trenches of a fashion magazine. Start with a Mommy Dearest premise featuring our most famous fashion editor, add an irresistible title and throw in a six-figure movie deal--does it even matter what's actually on the page when everybody is reading between the lines?"
New York Times Book Review - Kate Betts (04/13/2003)
"Weisberger writes with humor and authority, but her plot circles like a whirlpool...."
Kirkus Reviews (02/15/2003)
Written by a former Vogue staff writer, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA is about Andrea Sachs, a staffer at a trendy fashion magazine in Manhattan whose boss, the eponymous Prada-wearer, treats Andrea like a cross between a galley slave and a retarded child. As things get worse, Andrea must decide whether she will allow the devil to steal her soul--or find the strength to quit.
| Key Details | |
| Author: | Lauren Weisberger |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Anchor Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| ISBN-10: | 0307275558 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780307275554 |
| Additional Details | |
| Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | |
| Length: | 432 pages |
| Thickness: | 1 in |
| Weight: | 8 oz |
Publisher's Note
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! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA gives a rich and hilarious new meaning to complaints about “The Boss from Hell.” Narrated in Andrea’s smart, refreshingly disarming voice, it traces a deep, dark, devilish view of life at the top only hinted at in gossip columns and over Cosmopolitans at the trendiest cocktail parties. From sending the latest, not-yet-in-stores Harry Potter to Miranda’s children in Paris by private jet, to locating an unnamed antique store where Miranda had at some point admired a vintage dresser, to serving lattes to Miranda at precisely the piping hot temperature she prefers, Andrea is sorely tested each and every day—and often late into the night with orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get Andrea a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, however, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not the job is worth the price of her soul.
A small-town girl fresh out of an Ivy League college lands a job at a prestigious fashion magazine, but wonders if the glamorous perks are worth working for the editor from hell.
Landing a coveted position as the assistant to a prominent fashion magazine's editor, Andrea Sachs immerses herself in the office's appearance-driven culture and her employer's idiosyncratic demands in the hopes of launching her own career. Reprint. (A 20th Century Fox film, directed by David Frankel, releasing June 2006, starring Meryl Streep & Anne Hathaway) (General Fiction)
Industry Reviews
Atlantic Monthly - Caitlin Flanagan
New York Times Book Review - Kate Betts (04/13/2003)
Kirkus Reviews (02/15/2003)
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The devil made her do it.
Created: 27/10/06
) I read this book basically to see why there was so much fuss about it. The movie was coming out and there was some not so discreet buzz that Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, was the model for the book's boss from hell, Miranda Priestly. Naturally, one would be intrigued.
Once I got into the meat of the book, I was disappointed. The litany of Miranda Priestly outrages pile up tediously and you get it, yes, she's an unreasonable, cold blooded she-demon in designer clothes. The draw of the book is the way it slams the fashion industry and influential people like Ms. Wintour, ahem, Miranda Priestly. And, sadly, we all love a good slam.
I wish this book was more of a guilty pleasure, but far too soon I felt dragged down by the harping on a superficial theme with mediocre writing. It's a superficial book about superficiality.
Although the book tries to pretend otherwise the trod-upon heroine of the book, Andrea, has a superficial arc: she learns to dress better. She's essentially the same person as at the beginning and pretty much spends the whole book knowing she needs to quit the job, but she leaves it with a better fashion sense. And maybe this is enough to ask of one the trademark "chick lit" books so prevalent out there now, but it wasn't enough for me.
Author Lauren Weisberger presents Andrea in the first person as she chronicles her experiences at "Runway" magazine and let's us know she is a writer of talent. Except her writing proves otherwise, it's often awkward and feels adolescent.
It's enjoyed best on the level of a giggle at the expense of the ridiculous pretensions of the fashion industry and people who max out their credit cards on one-season Manolos and Birken bags. I give it two meh's and a hee.
Once I got into the meat of the book, I was disappointed. The litany of Miranda Priestly outrages pile up tediously and you get it, yes, she's an unreasonable, cold blooded she-demon in designer clothes. The draw of the book is the way it slams the fashion industry and influential people like Ms. Wintour, ahem, Miranda Priestly. And, sadly, we all love a good slam.
I wish this book was more of a guilty pleasure, but far too soon I felt dragged down by the harping on a superficial theme with mediocre writing. It's a superficial book about superficiality.
Although the book tries to pretend otherwise the trod-upon heroine of the book, Andrea, has a superficial arc: she learns to dress better. She's essentially the same person as at the beginning and pretty much spends the whole book knowing she needs to quit the job, but she leaves it with a better fashion sense. And maybe this is enough to ask of one the trademark "chick lit" books so prevalent out there now, but it wasn't enough for me.
Author Lauren Weisberger presents Andrea in the first person as she chronicles her experiences at "Runway" magazine and let's us know she is a writer of talent. Except her writing proves otherwise, it's often awkward and feels adolescent.
It's enjoyed best on the level of a giggle at the expense of the ridiculous pretensions of the fashion industry and people who max out their credit cards on one-season Manolos and Birken bags. I give it two meh's and a hee.
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Created: 10/09/06
) The Devil Wears Prada...and is the new boss of recent college graduate Andrea Sachs. Miranda (the devil) is an over the top editor of a top-notch fashion magazine where Andrea lands her first job as Miranda's assistant. You won't be able to stop turning the pages of this book just to see what outrageous request Miranda will make next. If you like books by Sophie Kinsella or Jennifer Weiner, this is the book for you. Funny, quirky and smart.
Delightful but Sometimes off...
Created: 19/11/06
) What Would You do if your Heaven-Sent job turned out to be a Living Hell? What I would do, I would be like Andy and prove that I'm tougher than the others. I kind of enjoyed this adult read, even though it went on-and-on sometimes. I didn't really care for all of the "curse" words in it, sometimes it was funny reading them and who Andy was saying it to in her mind. I also didn't like the insult Andy spoke about Harry Potter "The fourth book in that wretched Harry Potter series was due to be released the next day, a Saturday, and Miranda's ten-year-old daughters each wanted one." I didn't enjoy reading that about Harry Potter because I enjoy reading that series, but I read on. This is a must for any person who loves fashion. I'm not a huge fan of fashion, but this sparked me. What really interested me about this book was that I saw the preveiws of the movie on television. I love Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, so I wanted to see it. But, I wanted to read the book before I saw the movie when it came out. I can't wait to see how the movie is like, I hope it is like the book but a little different.
Note: This book goes on-and-on sometimes and may leave you bored with it. But, don't drop it but finish it. Even though it went on-and-on sometimes, I didn't give up on it and I liked it. I didn't love it to give it "Five" stars, but I liked it enough to give it "Four" stars.
Hope you enjoy!
Jordan
Overall grade* B
Note: This book goes on-and-on sometimes and may leave you bored with it. But, don't drop it but finish it. Even though it went on-and-on sometimes, I didn't give up on it and I liked it. I didn't love it to give it "Five" stars, but I liked it enough to give it "Four" stars.
Hope you enjoy!
Jordan
Overall grade* B
The Devil Wears Prada is better than the Movie
Created: 25/06/07
Of course everybody knows that books are better than movies. Well this movie was basically the same as the book but did leave a bunch good stuff out. Like the part when Andrea quits. The book was so much better than the movie in this part. Of course the ending was also different. The book much better.
Anyway, I read this book in like two days. It kept my attention the whole time. The writer is awesome. If you ever get a chance to read it you must do. Do not judge the book by the movie. The book is so much better.
Anyway, I read this book in like two days. It kept my attention the whole time. The writer is awesome. If you ever get a chance to read it you must do. Do not judge the book by the movie. The book is so much better.
Catchy title...
Created: 04/09/06
Overall, I enjoyed reading this book. However, the main character did the same kinds of things over and over in the book. The things she said and did were very predictable and served only as a means to lengthen the book. In our materialistic society this book fits the mold. I think I bought this book because it has a catchy title and I love Prada purses. I think I should have left my money in my Prada purse!
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