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The Devil Wears Prada
Author: Lauren Weisberger
Book Information
Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
Rating: 154

ISBN-13: 9780385509268 - ISBN-10: 038550926X
Publication Date: 4/2003
Pages: 368

Book Description:
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.

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Top Member Reviews

Kelly S. (getinmybellykelly) from ROCHESTER, NY wrote on 8/16/2008...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really enjoyed this book. My first instinct was to pass it by, as I had already seen the movie, but I'm so glad that I didn't. While definitely chick lit, it's a fun and very entertaining read. There were times that I actually laughed out loud with the author's very humorous writing style. An easy, smartly written, funny book.

Marquaita O. (Quaita) from COLLEGE PARK, GA wrote on 7/8/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Just could not get into this book. I put it down and came back several times and still was not able to finish it. I guess it was just not my cup of tea.

Caroline O. (cmoh) wrote on 1/30/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I saw the movie first and was expecting a light comical read and did not get it. If not compared to the movie the book is very good. Just don't expect a comedy.

Nymphadora T. (nymphadora) from GLENDALE, AZ wrote on 10/30/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Okay, you have to ask yourself, "Is it okay to read a book about a character you can't stand who is getting beat up by a boss you would have told off right around lunch time on your first day?"

Christie C. (ChristieC) from KENMARE, ND wrote on 6/15/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I loved this book! I wanted to read it before seeing the movie and thoroughly enjoyed it! Very funny - her boss is truly the devil. What an arrogant witch! I think Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep will do justice to the lead roles!

Susan G. (WestofMars) from BRADFORDWOODS, PA wrote on 1/23/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This was a fun, fluffy, fast read that made me chuckle more than I thought I would. In fact, I'd thought I'd hate it, but I really surprised myself by actually loving it.

Yeah, it's not the world's greatest literature. But it's become a classic of contemporary fiction, and deservedly so.

Cathy V. from JUPITER, FL wrote on 8/22/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

A sometimes fun/sometimes painful tale of a toxic work situation -- the boss is awful, but the employee sneers at the whole fashion scene--so the outcome is well, predictable.

Yasmin E. (yasmin) from WOODBURY, NJ wrote on 8/25/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

if you've seen the movie then you definitely need to read the book.....if you think its gonna be the same as the movie...GUESS AGAIN!!!

Kelli S. (Kelli) from FAIRMOUNT, IN wrote on 8/17/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book is horribly boring. I had planned on reading the book before seeing the movie, but I don't plan on doing that any longer. The main character is annoying, the work scenario is ridiculous, and you find yourself wondering how anyone with a decent IQ level could bother working for someone so uppity. Then you realize that it would never happen in real life and put the book down in disgust. The author, in a meager attempt to impress upon the readers just how upscale the boss is, goes on and on (and on and on) with lists of various designers and so on. You could easily skip nearly a whole page now and again because of it.

In short, not worth the read unless you're marooned on a desert island and have nothing else to do. Even then, I'm not sure I'd bother.

Jessica M. (iluvlibros) from AURORA, CO wrote on 5/11/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really liked this book. It was fun, entertaining, uplifting, and laugh-out-loud funny. Such a joy of a book. The movie was great, too. :)


Rate These Member Reviews

Rachael A. (Grateful-Mommy) from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote on 11/16/2008...


I really enjoyed this book. Although fun, this is not a fluffy chick lit book.

Donna C. (MrsJimbo) wrote on 8/16/2008...


Good book

Kimberley O. (jkzjs) from SCHERTZ, TX wrote on 4/18/2008...


You have to read the book before you see the movie. The book is so much better than the movie. I wouldn't even bother watching the movie. They cut so much out of the book when they made the movie.

Danielle F. (DanielleFM) from NORFOLK, VA wrote on 3/7/2008...


great author book better then movie !!1

Val M. (jaglvr) from ELIZABETHTOWN, PA wrote on 8/26/2007...


unfortunately this is one case where I actually thought the movie was better. i enjoyed the book enough, but probably should've read it first to have enjoyed it more. oh well..

Tina T. (tina-talley) from LAS VEGAS, NV wrote on 8/25/2007...


I really liked this book! I loved how it ended. I'm anxious to see the movie now, even though I doubt it will be better than the book.

Monica B. (Alohna) from LARKSPUR, CA wrote on 8/20/2007...


If you liked the movie, you'll love the book too. The screenplay and the book have different facts, many in fact, but the flavor of the story is the same and has a more realistic, and less fairy-tale quality than the movie. I loved it, a great, fun, easy read.

Rebecca H. (RHENRY) from WINTHROP, ME wrote on 8/10/2007...


Too funny! I enjoyed being in her life through the pages of this novel.

Jane P. from AMES, IA wrote on 8/6/2007...


I loved this book-great vacation read!!!!

Mary B. (TangoBrat) from COTTAGE GROVE, MN wrote on 6/26/2007...


Loved this book. Very funny read.